Grinding steel parts

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1.0 Recommended tools and equipment

Tools for manual grinding work.
Machines/equipment for machine grinding work.

2.0 Grinding outer shell and structure

Always replace abrasives which have already been used to treat aluminum (risk of corrosion).

Do not grind the material thin.