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2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
81cr450:
Any place that "grinds" flywheels should be able to fixture that sprocket & grind it thinner. Take the bolts or a whole sprocket would be easier to hold. Also I got an 86 or 87 sprocket awhile back & it didnt have the taper for the bolt head, I dont know if it was a fluke or not but ...
sandblaster:
Good to know.
Across the street from my shop is a machine shop I worked at for 12 years.
The surface grinder owes me a favor :-)
I was going to make the fixture for holding the sprocket today..
Motorrad:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on August 02, 2013, 02:40:46 AM ---Good to know.
Across the street from my shop is a machine shop I worked at for 12 years.
The surface grinder owes me a favor :-)
I was going to make the fixture for holding the sprocket today..
--- End quote ---
I'd be surprised if the would do it.. The shop I grew up in wouldn't... Alum dorks up the $$$ grinder wheel..
Now. Go get a steel sprocket. It may be differant
sandblaster:
They have a couple of different wheels for grinding aluminum...
They use to do aluminum surface plates and straight edges so I know they still have the wheels or pads depending on the grinder they use.
But, I may not go this route at all...
Still looking at the possibilities.
I thought about using a steel sprocket because I wouldn't have to make a fixture :-)
But, steel is harder for me to work with.
I looked around on your build thread last night Motorrad.
I didn't see a pic of your spacer for the sprocket.
Do you have a pic, or can you describe what you did?
Thanks!
sandblaster:
The guy who operates the surface grinders isn't at the shop today so I don't know which wheel is which.
I know they have diamond, aluminum oxide, and Silicon carbide wheels.
I think they use the Silicon carbide for aluminum.
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