At 05:17 AM 2002-07-22 -0500, Mark Beckwith wrote:
>VE7HCB wrote:
>
>Maybe someone else can comment, since I have this on old-wives authority
>only, but I heard you DONT use a grinder for aluminum because the aluminum
>can get so hot it melts and clogs the pores of the grinder
I know that the sanding pad of a grinder can clog up!! It just melts some
stuff because of the speed and heat. Just ask me when I tried to remove
paint from metal and wood. I have been looking for an open pad that can
remove the paint but the heat generated is bad for melting.
>then when it
>cools it expands and can break the grinding blade or grinding wheel apart
>while it's spinning at a bazillion RPM. Is this true?
I donot know about this. I have seen regular grinding wheels just choked
with soft metal, but the pads on an angle grinder ?? I would not do it
because it ruins the pad anyway.
>I say this because VE7HCB discusses a miter saw with a clamp. The ones like
>that which I've seen are all for grinding-type blades which are for cutting
>steel, which I would not use on aluminum for this reason.
There are large mitre saws that move about two inchesm similar to the
radial arms saw movement. But is called a mitre saw. Some might call them
chop saws. The miter saw that I have allows for clamping the stock then
angling the saw and angling the blade for a compound cut. This might be
great for metal stock if the correct blade is used.
>Just wondering, and would hate for someone to have a spinning blade blow up
>in their face as a result of a post here!
I aggree fully.
>Can anybody straighten me out?
>
>Mark, N5OT
Chris opr VE7HCB
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