I was wanting to thin out some G11 for folder scales, and I did not want to sit in front of the belt grinder forever and then have to flatten everything. I took a piece of scrap mild steel, couple drops of CA to hold the piece to the steel, and away I went. Worked awesome. Couple taps with the hammer and pieces separate. Next time I need to use the coolant, that dust is such a mess. .375 to .200 in five minutes and perfectly flat.
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Who grinds more than steel on their surface grinder?
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I do, using a similar trick I learned 30 yrs ago in the Die shop when grinding carbon EDM electrodes. Double sided tape. It works quite well for this application. For apps that it doesn't, I use the super glue trick like you did.
Rather than glue the non-ferrous or synthetic to a plate I go right to the magnet.
Six of one-half dozen of the other
The surface grinder is an amazing tool, and not just for ferrous materials :thumbup:
Good to hear you're getting the max from yours too
Oh BTW, I'll bet my carbon dust was dirtier than your G10 dust
Take a hot tip, nix the coolant. You did right by NOT using it on the G10. It will make a real !mess! of your coolant tank :grumpy:
Another trick is to make a little fixture for your shop vac hose that will place it just behind the wheel. Suck it up as you're grinding :thumbup:
YMMV, I'm just sayin'
Rather than glue the non-ferrous or synthetic to a plate I go right to the magnet.
Six of one-half dozen of the other
The surface grinder is an amazing tool, and not just for ferrous materials :thumbup:
Good to hear you're getting the max from yours too
Oh BTW, I'll bet my carbon dust was dirtier than your G10 dust
Take a hot tip, nix the coolant. You did right by NOT using it on the G10. It will make a real !mess! of your coolant tank :grumpy:
Another trick is to make a little fixture for your shop vac hose that will place it just behind the wheel. Suck it up as you're grinding :thumbup:
YMMV, I'm just sayin'
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With all of the crazy materials knifemakers mill-drill-grind etc., my shop vac can usually be found running right along with whatever machine I happen to be cranking the handles on
:thumbup: My grinder has a dedicated vac system.
Like you said, wood chips/dust, micarta, G10,...... it goes everywhere and "settles on everything". Shop vac helps keep it at a managable level ..... kind of
