[TR] Grinding aluminum

[Rick]

Darrel,

I use a high speed die grinder and find that an egg shaped burr is good for
general aluminum work. To prevent galling use machining wax that comes in a
tube that looks like a grease gun cartridge. You could probably substitute
bee's wax. Go real easy and keep a very tight grip on the grinder!

Rick Patton
http://sidedrafttbi.com/


> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of Darrell Walker
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 12:36 AM
> To: Triumphs List
> Subject: [TR] Grinding aluminum
>
>
> Quick update on my DCOE project, I purchase a new set of intake
> manifolds, Cannon instead of TWM, and the fit is much better.  I'll
> be able to use my existing header without any modifications.
>
> But now I want to do a bit of port matching between the intakes and
> the carbs.  What is the proper way to grind aluminum?  It always
> seems to load up the stone/paper/whatever.
>
> Thanks,
> Darrell