Whiteboy Posted May 29, 2004 Report Share Posted May 29, 2004 yes I do pull the lever hard is it a bad grind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteboy Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 bump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 I did my 1st grind the night before DJ's funeral. I'd been putting it off for so long thinking it would be tricky. Borrowed a grinder, and only had the cutting disc for steel. The grinder was very loud, but felt steadier and so safer than I thought when actually in contact with the rim Had a practise with a spare wheel to start with. Essentials to remember (Concerning the shards of Alu which you grind off!): 1. Wear safety glasses and gloves (I used my cycling gloves, and it's worth the hassle of going to B&Q and buying some safety glasses rather than getting a sharp shard of Alu in your eye!) 2. Cover the hub in some way to stop the tiny shards of Alu getting inside. E.g. use a carrier bag and some sellotape, an old sock, or some kitchen roll (as I've done in the pics) 3. Grind somewhere away from anything which could be damaged, e.g a car's paintwork, a stereo. I ground my wheels in the shed, and it was easy enough to hoover the shards up around all the junk in there. I found that dragging the cutter quickly in the motion shown below, and repeating this on the same portion of wheel until all smooth regions were removed gave a result identical to Mr Janson's. At first I thought that it didn't look as deep as others I've seen, but I haven't had any slippage. The Koxx bloxx on the back make a swoosh noise, no squeeking and squealing (edit: brakes weren't set up completely flat to rim - they squeaked after I'd set them up right :P ). The technique I use is completely different from the one I saw in the AndrewT video where he seems to hover in the same region, rather than work on an arc roughly 1/3 of the wheel. When I tried the hovering technique, it seemed to result in a relatively smooth surface. It was only when I tried moving the grinder quickly around the rim that the surface produced looked what I thought was acceptably rough. ^ My grind, it works for me :angry: ^ Disk used (note it's a "cutting disc" not a "grinding one") - 99p from B&Q :lol: (make sure you get the right size for your grinder!) ^ Technique: clockwise strokes around the rim from 1 - 5 pm. Upon touching the grinder to the rim, drag swifly for a courser surface. I find it takes me about 6 strokes to makes sure there are no missed bits. When that 1/3 (roughly!) of the wheel is done, rotate it around to present the next virgin part of rim. Works for me! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 I did my first grind today, i tried to do a fairly light one so it didn't eat my CRM's to much. I took the wheel out, took the tyre off, and knelt on the rim. I held the grinder at a fairly shallow angle, and ground away (i was wearing safety goggles and earmuffs, just to be on the safe side :rolleyes: ). It was suprisingly easy, and took around 5 minutes to do both sides of the rim. I thought it was fairly rough, although i hardly put any pressure on the grinder at all. However, i was disappointed at it's performance - it locked fine in a forwards direction, but slipped very badly backwards. I tried applying a small amount of tar, but it still didn't work very well. I sanded it off and applied muc-off, now it's back to it's former self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonney@X-Street Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 me and dave marshall put a grind on my 521cd the other week, might lighten it slightly as its eating pads like rick waller eats pies! but i love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 i put my rim in a work mate and made sure that the rim was very secure i then span the wheel as fast as i could and pressed the grinder with a stone cutting blade firmly against the rim at an angle. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 I'm soon gonna purchase some Heatsink pads, so i'll get grinding when i recieve them. I'll try a harsher grind this time. My mates have recently ground theirs, so i'll see what it's like :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoShO Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 i put a really nice grind on my rim this morning. works a treat.i really trust my brake now. I did like 4 strokes a an angle over about 5 inches. Beuty Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Smith Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 (edited) link to the best rim grinding vid >> http://thrashed.blip.tv/file/280326/ Edited April 15, 2008 by ANDY-MBK-RIDER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Another rim grinding vid: http://tartybikes.co.uk/media.php?group=guides&id=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Beach Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Another rim grinding vid: http://tartybikes.co.uk/media.php?group=guides&id=2Awsome vid, hope to be using that to grind my rim soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkb4112 Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) Made this today. Might be helpful for someone to watch if they're doing it for the first time like I was. Edited December 25, 2011 by pkb4112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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