coyoteboy
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| posted on 24/4/20 at 11:35 PM |
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Flywheel resurfacing
So I'm tempted to challenge myself, at risk of buggering up my tin top flywheel.
I have a mill. I don't have a rotary table. Or a flywheel cup grind wheel. My local flywheel place wants £60 to resurface the wheel. Not a bad
price, a bit steep maybe but i'm happy to support a local specialist before they all vanish.
However for ~120 I could get a rotary table, convert it to a 4th axis using my spare steppers and cup grinder and give it a try on my mill.
I just don't know whether my mill is stiff enough, or if I'm just giving myself another project I never finish 
Anyone tried it before?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 25/4/20 at 06:46 AM |
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Definitely buy the bits and do it yourself, further down the road you will want to lighten a flywheel and find other uses such as skimming discs to
minimum size to save weight.
I skim and lighten flywheels in my lathe using carbide to remove the bulk of the material then finish with a grinder.
[Edited on 25/4/20 by mark chandler]
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 25/4/20 at 10:20 AM |
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Sold, to the man who had a compulsive tool purchasing problem 😂
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nick205
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| posted on 25/4/20 at 03:39 PM |
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Good man, I like to buy tools as well
I do have few I've only used for one job, but I still enjoy buying them.
I've not done flywheels, but it seems you'll find other jobs to use the tools you buy for so go on and have a go.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 26/4/20 at 08:04 PM |
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Bahh having taken the old clutch off there's absolutely nothing wrong with the fly - it's spotless after 175K miles - not even a wear step
lol.
Ah well, tool order on hold. Might still get the RT for a 4th axis soon
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