[simpits-tech] O.T. Grinding Aluminium.

[Marv De Beque]

I posted this, not quite a week ago.  I recommend you post your question
there since the forum has many experts on the subject that can help.

Here is a place that can give better advice than I can.

Go to:

http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/

There are experts on the subject at that message board.

The General discussions link is:

http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/ubbs/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=G
eneral&number=1&DaysPrune=45&LastLogin=

You'll get the exact answer you need there.

Marv

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> From: "Brian West." <bcw@palma.infotelecom.es>
> Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:18:56 +0200
> To: "Simpits-tech." <Simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> Subject: [simpits-tech] O.T. Grinding Aluminium.
> 
> I was cutting and filing some aluminium canopy brackets at the weekend and
> kept thinking about an article I had read a couple of months ago.
> It said under no circumstances should you ever grind aluminium. I don't,
> simply because I know it will clog wheels or discs. I was trying to think of
> the reasons. Health, aluminium contributes I think to Parkinsons Disease.
> Explosion, I could see this with magnesium.
> Any of you machinists have any idea.
> Regards,   Brian West.
>