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Re: [TR] Grinding aluminum

To: "Triumphs List" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, "Darrell Walker"
Subject: Re: [TR] Grinding aluminum
From: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:52:48 -0500
I have used a burr quite successfully when I have done this.  You can also 
try a wheel but it must be very coarse to stop the loading that you refer 
to.  For final finishing, I wrapped a bunch of steel wool around a mandrel 
and used it to polish the ports.

Mike

>
> 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.
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