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shaving valve cover?
just wondering what methods you guys are using for shaving the valvecover.
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just-a-neon just wondering what methods you guys are using for shaving the valvecover.
big palm sander, or die grinder, or mill, or flat sander, or the REALLY fun way... hand file and sand
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Grinder and a DA will work. Start with a 40 grit disk, then 80, then work your way up with the DA. Just be careful as aluminum is quite soft and chunks will fly at you. You should also wear a respirator or a mask.
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A mill with a fly cutter would make it look the best
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A lathe
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just-a-neon just wondering what methods you guys are using for shaving the valvecover.
a Bic & some Barbasol
It get's pretty hairy if I don't
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a mill would be alot easier to set up on.
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<----works on one every day at work
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on a lathe??? lol that would be interresting... unless you are talking about my 5 axis lathe of course...
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Doesn't surprise me one bit
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It get's pretty hairy if I don't
a mill would be alot easier to set up on.
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