Deburr Deburr Deburr… February 23rd, 2006
Deburring basically means polishing the aluminum surfaces to the point where there aren’t any sharp corners, scratches, etc. This reduces the probability of having the piece crack under stress. At this point I’m starting to understand that deburring is going to take a large chunk of the total building time.
Here’s a picture of my favorite way of deburring. I found the mini-die grinder at Lowe’s, and put in the small Scotch-Brite wheel. It does a perfect job every time! A lot smoother than using Emery Cloth. I will probably still use Emery Cloth on the skins and other thin material, though.
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