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asilva23:

--- Quote from: Bunky on March 20, 2015, 12:27:50 PM ---I just grinded out some drops from 3/8ths to 14mm and deepened them while I was at it. 

The best way to do it is with a Dremel tool with the small sander wheel.  I'll try and remember to take a picture of mine when I get home from work.  It's real easy if you keep it on a slowish setting so that you don't burn through the dropout fast.

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This. Like he said, slow is key.

pegs:
bmx dropouts aren't hard to file and .1" is fuck all. if you have the gear go ahead but files from a discount shop will do the job

edit - don't get me wrong if i was at work i'd be using a die grinder/rotary bit. i'm just saying its easy to do with the basics and the lad would make a mess with an angle grinder by the sound of it

GUMP_:
Sort of thread related. If some one had a set of 10mm dropout forks and wanted to run a 14mm axle hub. When filing the drop out besides opening it front to back would you also have to deepen the axle slot?

weedbix:
You'd want to yeah, else the peg/washer/nut/whatever isn't going to have as much to grip/support the axle

Geo would be altered if you didn't too but I wouldn't worry as much

metalbmxer:

--- Quote from: pegs on March 21, 2015, 08:31:27 PM ---bmx dropouts aren't hard to file and .1" is fuck all. if you have the gear go ahead but files from a discount shop will do the job

edit - don't get me wrong if i was at work i'd be using a die grinder/rotary bit. i'm just saying its easy to do with the basics and the lad would make a mess with an angle grinder by the sound of it

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.1"x4 is fuk all but doing x4 is a pain in the arse

angle grinder going slow is where it's at. grind, stop, check. repeat

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