The invention discloses an application method of an automatic grinding machine used for grinding a small roller and provided with a patching sharpening grinding wheel. The automatic grinding machine comprises a lathe bed, a marble table board, a bottom plate, a graphite wheel sliding plate drive device, a graphite wheel drive device, a grinding wheel device, a sharpening copper ring device, a vertical sharpening sliding plate device, a vertical sharpening drive device, an electric spindle device, a guide wheel transverse feed device, a guide wheel drive device, a supporting wheel device, the small roller, a graphite wheel sharpening device and angle plates. According to the automatic grinding machine, the small roller is subjected to grinding machining, meanwhile, the grinding wheel can becorrected online, the sharpening grinding wheel can be electrolyzed online, and therefore the grinding forming precision of the small roller is improved, the grinding efficiency is greatly improved,and cost is low; and due to the fact that the grinding size consistency of the small roller is good, the quality is stable and reliable, and the advantages that adjustment, mounting, maintaining and use are convenient are achieved.