General | Tips for grinding aluminum - Practical Machinist
2007年3月16日 · Water soluble coolants will work well on aluminum if you make the mix richer than normal. A 46 grit wheel is going to work as well as anything. I have been told by guys over the years that green wheels work better. Ive done a lot of grinding(jig,OD,ID,surface) and my routine with aluminum is to use the wheel that is mounted.
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2019年6月17日 · There are four main types of abrasive grains available for grinding discs. Each type has unique properties when it comes to hardness, strength, fracture toughness and resistance to impact. The choice of the abrasive is inevitably related to the material of the workpiece. Aluminum Oxide. Aluminum Oxide is the most common abrasive used in ...
How to grind aluminum welds? - Miller Welding Discussion Forums
2007年9月2日 · WOW!! I just took a look! Thanks for all the replies!! All very helpfull! I should have been more specific. When I repair older alluminum castings, some times I have to grind out the weld and do it again, do to all the old oil and crap in the original casting, for me the grinding out never goes well, the stones load or just don't cut …
General | Surface grinding aluminum - Practical Machinist
2009年7月23日 · Grinding aluminum with the right setup you can easily hold parts flat and parallel to .0001 in a 10" x 10" part or even a larger piece if you are really good and have a great grinder. You can't do that on a mill. Parts can also be ground after Hard anodizing with amazing results.
Archive | Bench grinder and Aluminum? - Practical Machinist
2005年7月22日 · A dust explosion is a complex phenomenon involving simultaneous momentum, energy, and mass transport in a reactive multi-phase system.13 Aluminum particles, when in dust, powder, or flake forms from operations such as manufacturing powder, grinding, finishing, and processing, may be suspended as a dust cloud in air and consequently may ignite ...
Preventing aluminum on a bench grinder - Practical Machinist
2015年11月22日 · The engineering lab where I work has a pedestal grinder with a black general purpose grinding wheel on it. I have not pulled the guards, but assume it is Norton as the other grinding wheels in our building are. I have a co-worker that insists on grinding aluminum on this wheel, and is of course gumming up the wheel. I have two questions:
Grinding Aluminum?? - Practical Machinist
2016年8月21日 · Is it possible to grind aluminum? This would be in a 5 axis grinding machine, with a 7100 rpm spindle. 1000 psi scrubbers, and 100 gallons max, 200 psi max coolant flow. Grinding with cbn on aerospace materials come second nature to me. But had a machine tool builder ask about grinding in their aluminum table +/-.0001. and not to sure about this.
Grinding hard anodized aluminum?? - Practical Machinist
2005年8月29日 · Internal Grinding - A fine git wheel produces the best results. Cylindrical Grinding - This is done with a finer grit wheel that is free cutting but capable of producing a very fine finish. Polishing or Lapping - This is best performed by using a baron carbide abrasive (or equal) mixed with a heavy oil or petroleum jelly. polishing sticks or ...
Safe to dress wheel heavily clogged with aluminum?
2019年7月16日 · The aluminum angle grinder hard discs do a really good job. They are on the soft side so dont last as long as a normal wheel used on steel. Sait A46N-bf is one that I use a lot of: SAIT A46N Aluminum Type 27 1/4" Grinding Wheel - Grinding Wheels - Abrasives
How to achieve best "visual" surface finish on aluminum
2002年7月20日 · I make my own product and some of the parts get anodized (red) and then laser marked. Trying to get the best surface finish on a shell milled surface. On a lathe I'd use diamond tooling or a larger radii and fine feed rate. I'm milling parts approximately 2" …