"Disagreements are fine. Name calling is not. If you choose to do that, do it my email or PM"
Good morning Tiny.
I find it astonishing that people descend into "name calling" (I didn't see the actual post) over simple discussions of this hobby that we pursue just for fun. One of the things I enjoy about this and other car/truck forums is the wide range of approaches and opinions that people bring to these projects. The topic of arc grinding linings is just an example. To some it's an essential part of a brake job. To others it's unnecessary.
To each his own, huh?
"In my past life as manager of a automotive service department for a national retail chain, it was common practice for the mechanics to use the air gun to blow the dust off brake drums and backing plates. The entire shop (6 bays) would be filled with asbestos dust for several minutes before settling on every surface in the shop. We also had the grinding machine to arc shoes for a proper fit"
Good morning to you also Justhorsenaround.
I remember those days also, although just as an observer. That's why I personally don't worry about the tiny amount of asbestos that comes my way from the brakes and clutch disc on my restored '36 Chevy pickup and '32 Ford roadster street rod.
In the summer of 1967 I worked as a welder in Doug's Headers factory when I was a college kid. In one room the welds at the flange connections to the tubes were ground smooth by guys with die grinders. That filled up the welding and grinding rooms with fine metallic particles that were blown around by the fans and we breathed all that stuff in. There was no dust collection system nor breathing masks. The environment is really cleaned up compared to what it once was.
Now the risks to our health are distracted drivers. Hopefully that will also be a thing of the past some day.
