Subject: RE: Bench Grinder to the Rescue!
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Feb 12, 2005, 5:21 AM
Post ID: 1718379200
I've had good luck with my bench grinder/buffer, Skip. No, its not
nearly as nice as one of the pro-style buffers from Eastwood, but it
does a great job for me. Come over to my house and try it out for few
hours and see how you like it - I've got plenty of stuff that needs
polishing! Actually, just bring over those V7 Sport valve covers and
we'll polish the WHOLE valve cover! ;>
Skip & Jane wrote:
I was thinking about converting a grinder, but had a metals guy tell me the RPMs are to high and that it would burn the polishing rouge. Any thoughts ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Ruff" <klru-@comcast.net> To: <Loopfram-@topica.com> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 10:46 PM Subject: Bench Grinder to the Rescue! Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Is your computer freezing up or slowing down? Repair corrupt files and harmful errors - protect your PC Take a 2-minute PC health check-up at no charge! http://click.topica.com/caadaSrb1dfltb7mpEHa/PCPowerscan ------------------------------------------------------------------- Was at Home Depot today and snooped around in the tool section. There it was, the good ole Ryobi 6 inch bench grinder for a mere $39.97. Bought it since I have been wanting one for a long time now, then bought some 6 inch buffing pads and 2 types of aluminum cleaner (brown bar and a white bar). Holy s#$t!! What a difference 3600 RPM's makes! The valve covers, intake manifolds, and belt cover are shining like they never have before! I was grinning ear to ear working on them - just something rewarding doing it yourself and seeing the results. I was all set to take the bits to a cycle shop to have them polish everything up, but no more. I'm now armed and dangerous. Granted it ain't show quality like the ones from Mark or Moe, but for a garage mechanic, nice. Looking forward to polishing up the front wheel hubs, may have to sell those NOS chrome front wheel hubs (both sides) if they come out as nice as the valve covers did, and there still in the box! Have a Great weekend all. Keith Ruff 70 Cafe Racer Ambo Manahawkin, NJ Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here and get your free* stock car racing gift. http://click.topica.com/caac8uab1dfltb7mpEHf/PermissionData ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Regards,
Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender