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Old 05-14-2008, 12:33 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Default Re: Bench grinder or angle grinder?

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Originally Posted by canoetrpr
Maybe I should ask you guys this silly question then.

How should I go about grinding down the swivel eyes on a top link with a angle grinder... never used a grinder of any sort.

I have a 3" bench vise. I was thinking of just holding the cylinder in it and using a grinding wheel at an angle to go after the swivel eye and try to grind it down uniformly on each side.

Sound reasonable?
Do you have a large magnet?
Use your vise and a magnet to keep the swivel quite. Or you could grind the swivels like this on a surface grinder. First photo shows the grind and second one shows one ground and what it used to look like.
So with that in mind, I would say get a surface grinder too!

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