David Boyer
Plastic
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2007
- Location
- Hastings MN
Hello.
Occasionally I have to surface grind aluminum and it usually isn't to big of a problem but I wish I could figure out the optimal way to do it.
Currently I tend to use whatever alum. oxide wheel I already have on the machine which is usually a 46H, 46I, or 46J (Norton 32A). It seems to make very little difference which one because all are so much harder than the aluminum.
I spray the parts with WD40 or LPS while grinding to keep the wheel from loading. This generally works fine.
I would like to improve in three main areas:
1) Optimal choice of wheel
2) Optimal dress of wheel
3) A way to use regular flood coolant so I don't have the mess of WD40 which then contaminates the coolant tank. I would like to find a coolant which works for both steel and aluminum.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
Occasionally I have to surface grind aluminum and it usually isn't to big of a problem but I wish I could figure out the optimal way to do it.
Currently I tend to use whatever alum. oxide wheel I already have on the machine which is usually a 46H, 46I, or 46J (Norton 32A). It seems to make very little difference which one because all are so much harder than the aluminum.
I spray the parts with WD40 or LPS while grinding to keep the wheel from loading. This generally works fine.
I would like to improve in three main areas:
1) Optimal choice of wheel
2) Optimal dress of wheel
3) A way to use regular flood coolant so I don't have the mess of WD40 which then contaminates the coolant tank. I would like to find a coolant which works for both steel and aluminum.
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!