NX fork?

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scootermcinnis

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k, so i have the nx fork and its all ready to ride except i need to file the middle part down, i don't have a grinder so i took it to metal shop at my school ant they said the aluminum would ruin the grinder, but a band saw is a possibility, if i can't get this shaved down here, where should i go to grind it?
 
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Snow Patrol

Member
you can grind aluminum on a grinding wheel, but it sticks in the grains and gets into other stuff later on.

they make a rinse that will loosen the aluminum off the wheel, but even that is hard.

just get your own and you can ruin that haha.
 
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c4scooters

Barspins
Well, you won't be able to grind the whole thing down.

You will be able to grind about 1/4 of it down but the rest will need filing. If you want it to fit 110mm wheels, add an extra 3 hours to the filing lol.
 
spitfire0453

spitfire0453

Member
Gino Troian said:
Well, you won't be able to grind the whole thing down.

You will be able to grind about 1/4 of it down but the rest will need filing. If you want it to fit 110mm wheels, add an extra 3 hours to the filing lol.
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lol
 
the_SD_local

the_SD_local

I own SR.
Connor L said:
i took it to metal shop at my school ant they said the aluminum would ruin the grinder
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Tell them they are full of shit. Grinders grind everything, that's what they do. Aluminum clogs up the wheels a little bit but it doesn't ruin anything.
 
Jason

Jason

Silver Member
If you grind aluminium with a stone wheel, the aluminium will leave shards on the wheel. These shards will heat up with further use of the wheel, causing the wheel to slowly become fragile. A stone wheel spinning at over 5000rpm then suddenly breaking while your standing a foot away, you do the math. Aluminium isn't the only thing you shouldn't grind on a stone wheel, anything that doesn't make a spark will cause the same problems. I'm surprised you don't know this Andrew.

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This is the grinder I have in my shed. One side is the stone wheel (caked with aluminium as you can see), and the other side has a belt and disc grinder. Both of these have a sandpaper-like surface, only they are alot stronger. The results from these are somewhat better than what you would get by using a stone wheel.
 
Roycee

Roycee

Member
Jason E said:
If you grind aluminium with a stone wheel, the aluminium will leave shards on the wheel. These shards will heat up with further use of the wheel, causing the wheel to slowly become fragile. A stone wheel spinning at over 5000rpm then suddenly breaking while your standing a foot away, you do the math. Aluminium isn't the only thing you shouldn't grind on a stone wheel, anything that doesn't make a spark will cause the same problems. I'm surprised you don't know this Andrew.

grinderdw9.png


This is the grinder I have in my shed. One side is the stone wheel (caked with aluminium as you can see), and the other side has a belt and disc grinder. Both of these have a sandpaper-like surface, only they are alot stronger. The results from these are somewhat better than what you would get by using a stone wheel.
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I Have one of those grinders jackson, i just grind on the sandpaper one, when the sandpaper wears out i put new sandpaper on
 
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