joe b Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Well sunday again. Did poo in the comp. Got no homework. Bored as f**k. Thought i'd post a new topic :turned: . Just wondering (as it says in the topic title) what type of grinding disc do you use? eg. stone grinding, steel grinding Cheers, Joey B! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Last time i ground my rim i used a metal grinding disc and that was on a koxx rim. I wouldnt bother using any other disc but steel cutting to be honest, there is no point as steel on steel is just common sense :turned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted June 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Last time i ground my rim i used a metal grinding disc and that was on a koxx rim. I wouldnt bother using any other disc but steel cutting to be honest, there is no point as steel on steel is just common sense :turned: ← Dude, koxx rim's are made out of aluminium. You meant to put 'metal on metal' didn't you (Y) . Cheers, Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 I use a Metal Cutting disc, it gives a nice sharp grind :turned: (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 I use metal cutting disks, but the ones i have seem to wear away loads when im grinding so i think i need to find something a bit more durable to get a better grind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 I'll post up how I grind, so I get a nice sharp, even grind. :turned: 1) Hold the axle of the wheel in a Vice or your Frame. 2) Spin the wheel Clockwise. 3) Put the grinder on the right hand side of the wheel, let it bounce about a bit so what you get a nice deep grind (Y) 4) After that you should have a nice sharp grind. 5) Go ride! :) I'll do a diagram if anyone wants me to? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urpedigreechumdog Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 (edited) Ooooooops, just double checked and it's a stone cutting disc :turned: Meh, does my fine. Edited June 12, 2005 by Urpedigreechumdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Stone cutting disc :turned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Stone cutting. I have deja vu :turned:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 metal grinding disk. press hard. through away the disk after use(sharp disk for a sharp grind...it makes sense (Y) ) rotate the wheel after ever section done. i have a ronnie btw. :turned: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 12, 2005 Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 Stone cutting. I have deja vu :mellow:" ← Haha, me too! Yeh, i find metal grinding gives a light grind that isn't very sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted June 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2005 (edited) I'll post up how I grind, so I get a nice sharp, even grind. :mellow: 1) Hold the axle of the wheel in a Vice or your Frame. 2) Spin the wheel Clockwise. 3) Put the grinder on the right hand side of the wheel, let it bounce about a bit so what you get a nice deep grind :- 4) After that you should have a nice sharp grind. 5) Go ride! :D I'll do a diagram if anyone wants me to? :- ← Ohh no! You dont get what i mean... I'm only posting up in boredom and curiosity to see who see what grinding disc's folks use! Nice tehcnique though i just do the old foot-on-wheel technique and is sound as a pound :P . Cheers, Joe. Edited June 12, 2005 by joe b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 I went out and bought a stone cutting and a metal cutting. The stone one is crap, the metal one is awsome. Koxx rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 I went out and bought a stone cutting and a metal cutting. The stone one is crap, the metal one is awsome. Koxx rim ← what you will find is actually you have a crap rim. koxx rims are shit for holding grinds and always will be. try a real rim such as an echo/ronnie you will notice a swift difference in the capabilities of a rim for holding a grind and how the stone cutting disc works superb on these rims. my opinion, not looking for an argument. ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 ok. Not a crap rim though, not for me. Personal I dont see how a disk will work differently on 2 different rims. As in the style of cut would not change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 ok. Not a crap rim though, not for me. Personal I dont see how a disk will work differently on 2 different rims. As in the style of cut would not change. ← Yes but the softness of the alloy that the rim is made from does vary, so the grind would vary from rim to rim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 Of course the hardness of the rim will effect the outcome. What I mean is the pattern, or the way the disc cuts into the rim will stay the same. People obviously do get different result with different combinations. I think alot of it also depends on how you use your particular combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted June 13, 2005 Report Share Posted June 13, 2005 I see your point JIX... Though one way of explaining it, is if you get a grinder, a bit of Playdough (Playdoh?)...Blutack, and some metal. Grind the metal, and grind the Blutack. They will have different patterns on them, because of the hardness. That's a bit of a shit way of explaining it, and there are other things involved like elasticity etc. but thats the general idea (N) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIX Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 I get your point, although the difference between rims isn't that drastick, despite what people say about koxx rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 When I was grinding my BMF aaaages ago I used a metal grinding disc and that went really well. Thanks, Muhammad Ali. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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