Borat Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I have tried everything, sharpeneding the disk to as thin as poss. It is a thin metal cutting disk, please help me as my grinds just come out soo light that they wear off in a day or so. :/x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Only go over each part of the rim once, doing that majorly helped my grinds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Ok thanks ben, anymore advice for an old ww1 veteran?x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hmm, push down harder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiboi Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Maybe check a video on youtube if there is one mate, you might not be angling the grinder the right way therefore only skimming the surface.Ill have a look and see if i can find a write up or video somewhere Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookyboy Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 The harsher the grind you want the steeper the angle of the disk needs to be! 90ish degrees to the rim surface will give a harsher grind than say 30 degrees if you get me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) Krisboats gives a video tutorial somewhere, it's probably in the Wiki. It'll give you a pretty good idea / show you how to do it. Found it : link Edited July 12, 2009 by Hendrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiboi Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Got there before me hendrix n1 mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le @ Tnn Engineering Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Mate use a NEW disc at 90 degrees that'll get you a sharp grind. Use a thin cutting disc that'll be most forgiving on the rim. Use a thicker NEW disc for more aggressive grind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Thanks lee, but thats the thing. They are new disks and it doesnt make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 What sort of angle grinder is it - using a sanding disk on a power drill I was able to get a grind that sounds a lot like you describe. An angle grinder is way more effective... It sounds like you're either not pushing the disk hard enough into the rim or the angle grinder isn't spinning fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Making sure you're moving the disc really fast over the rim surface? Only going in one direction not back and forth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cox. Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 pretty easy to be honest, smooth rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith!! Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 pretty easy to be honest, smooth rim.but dey dont work in wet u f**kin moron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Considering you've already been banned, it's pretty surprising you're still being a total f**kend?On topic though, just get the grinder steeper and press harder, pretty much. Just experiment with it and you'll find out how to do it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith!! Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Considering you've already been banned, it's pretty surprising you're still being a total f**kend?On topic though, just get the grinder steeper and press harder, pretty much. Just experiment with it and you'll find out how to do it right.Lmao, if ANYONE else said that you wouldn't warn them, its called a joke.. It's not the end of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Lmao, if ANYONE else said that you wouldn't warn them, its called a joke.. It's not the end of the world.Plus you and Harry know eachother dont you? (Im not siding with anyone here!)x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith!! Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Plus you and Harry know eachother dont you? (Im not siding with anyone here!)xYeah lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Whenever I grind my rims I dont put any force into it (only the weight of the grinder) and I use the grinder at 45 degrees from the rim, using a thin (1.5mm?) metal cutting disk, I always grind anticlockwise and dont go over the same place twice. On a dx32 that grind lasts 4-5 months and gives perfect braking (for me) with heatsink yellows. Bigman taught me to do it that way and it works very, very well The only time Ive ground at 90 degrees I ended up with a badgers arse rough deep grind that was just went blunt and I had to grind back loads to get it even again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Heh, a guy I know, when he first ground his rim, he got the grinder, pointed it perpendicular to the rim, and just cut into it, it ended up having a kind of pattern like this |||||||||||| where the rim was shaped to the edge of the disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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