1961 Project

EAnderson · **Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:30 pm

ConcreteAce wrote:

oval1 wrote:

You gonna show that car on mirrors or drive it :redguy:

you're right I am getting a little carried away. I need to stop

You're not getting carried away, just stepping it up a little :thumbs:

keep up the good work!

fartfignewtons · **Posted:** Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:21 pm

ConcreteAce wrote:

Moving on to some polishing. Thanks to Kostya for picking these up, and thirty hard earned dollars later I have some nice bolts for my axle's, spring plate covers, and beam bolts.

my bench grinder is just a little to aggressive for this job so I pulled out my trust rubbing stone.

This is what I am trying to remove (letters)

I started with some 80 grit

then added a little water to some 400

Getting close

almost there

this what I am looking for

Dang fool, you seriouly need a belt sander for them their bolts! :thumbs:

lostcauses · **Joined:** Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:15 am **Posts:** 336

What no friends with a lathe or did the wrist just need a workout?

ConcreteAce · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:45 pm

lostcauses wrote:

What no friends with a lathe or did the wrist just need a workout?

I switched to a drill. I never thought of using a lathe, even with the bolt chucked into a drill it is still taking forever.

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:17 pm

bench grinder maybe?

ConcreteAce · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:06 pm

mk-Zero wrote:

bench grinder maybe?

Tried that as well. Its real aggressive and easy to cut deep.maybe if my stone was a little flatter and not so coarse it would work. I think I have found the trick though. I clamped the drill down in the vice and turned it on auto and used my mini anvil with the paper between it and the bolt head.

notchback65 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:07 pm

ConcreteAce wrote:

lostcauses wrote:

What no friends with a lathe or did the wrist just need a workout?

I switched to a drill. I never thought of using a lathe, even with the bolt chucked into a drill it is still taking forever.

Yes it does,I did the bolts for our trophy that way.......

fartfignewtons · **Posted:** Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:23 pm

fartfignewtons wrote:

ConcreteAce wrote:

Moving on to some polishing. Thanks to Kostya for picking these up, and thirty hard earned dollars later I have some nice bolts for my axle's, spring plate covers, and beam bolts.

my bench grinder is just a little to aggressive for this job so I pulled out my trust rubbing stone.

This is what I am trying to remove (letters)

I started with some 80 grit

then added a little water to some 400

Getting close

almost there

this what I am looking for

Dang fool, you seriouly need a belt sander for them their bolts! :thumbs:

I like what this fool said! :thumbs:

60 grit!

lostcauses · **Joined:** Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:15 am **Posts:** 336

there's also a six inch belt sander here that needs the dust knocked off. I'd spin um in the lathe

EAnderson · **Posted:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:05 pm

The 12" disc sander with 80 grit is what I use at the shop. I also put the bolt in a Makita drill and hold it flat against the base of the sander's table. Then I make a pass with the deburring wheel, a few passes on the surfacing stone with 180 grit wet , and straight to polish. Takes about 30 seconds or less per bolt to get the letters of this way. It's faster than setting them up on the lathe. If you can find someone with one of these sanders to borrow, it will make quick work out of the bolts.

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