Got a fair bit done on the altitude trunions, machined flat and profiled ready for the next step. The chuck on the lathe was gripping the inside of the wheel so didn't have much gripping power...
This resulted in some lathe chatter on the outside edges as the harmonics of these were ringing like a bell. I am actually very happy with the chatter effect on the front side.
Next step is to machine out the center 5 stud holes and have one larger, better looking hole, then mounting them to the tube rings.
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Originally Posted by Leo.G
Yes, the regular grinding/cutting wheels fill with swarf and can no longer maintain a grinding surface (same thing happens to files, keep a good wire brush handy to clear the teeth).
There are also better branded quality wheels than cheaper ones too (not suggesting you used cheap wheels).
It would have taken a while hand cutting the rims?
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Angle grinder with the right discs worked well once I finally bought some ali ones. It only took ages with regular steel discs as I had to keep changing them haha