Beeswax on a grinding wheel
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Beeswax on a grinding wheel
I asked a shop that sells abrasives about a grinding wheel made for aluminum. He said they are available but beeswax will work on a regular wheel. It is also good on abrasive belts and files. Also on carbide lathe tools used on alum.
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I would be leery of using anything but a wheel designed for aluminum-aluminum fragments in a regular wheel create a wedging effect in the voids between abrasive particles-I have seen wheels come apart because of this-I will agree with using it on abrasive belts-it does lubricate the belt and they will last longer and cut smoother
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Get the right grinding wheel, at the very least it will make the right type cut instead of melting the aluminum off in rough chunks. I made the mistake once of using a cut off tool to trim some aluminum, the wheel did suffer.
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I have used both bees wax and chalk on files and belt sanders for working with Aluminum. As far as grinding wheels are concerned I use the correct type only. It is just too dangerous messing with something spinning that fast.
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