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Old 12-14-2004   #108 (permalink)
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Exclamation "Wide" burrs for "soft" metals

Originally Posted by jordan
would this work better, or smoother for the porting instead of the the single cut type bur http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...=1&keyword=bur has anyone tried it?
also are the pictures on the hemmings opel page of one of bob's ported intakes the "torquer" type?
You definitely need the "wide" burr as the ones used for steel and other "hard" metals will "load up" very rapidly. I have used this type extensively on "porting" aluminum, though not purchased from Eastwood.
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