Re: [CR]Carborundum WARNING

(Example: Framebuilders:Masi)

Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:07:34 -0400
To: Classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Carborundum WARNING
In-Reply-To: <JJEEKLDDELHGFDGDBELBEEALFIAA.avitzur@013.net.il>


At 09:26 AM 27/10/2007 +0200, Amir Avitzur wrote:
>If the cups and cones were cheap to begin with, they may not be hardened
>throughout and
>the carborundum will cut away whatever hardening there was.

That's true. However, since most vintage bikes are not ridden a great deal, this is still preferable to having a pitted hub if a replacement is unobtainable or outrageously expensive. I have even resurfaced a BB spindle in a lathe using a toolpost grinder.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada