Re: [CR]Resurfacing Campy BB bearing surfaces....can it be done?

(Example: Framebuilders:Alex Singer)

Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:24:18 -0400
To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Resurfacing Campy BB bearing surfaces....can it be done?
In-Reply-To: <20061021030829.30093.qmail@web51612.mail.yahoo.com>


Yes, this is possible. I refurbished a BB spindle for a friend this way using a toolpost grinder.

John Betmanis Woodstock, Ontario Canada

At 08:08 PM 10/20/06 -0700, bruce thomson wrote:
>Folks: I have been looking at a small pile of Campagnolo spindles that have a range of pitting on the bearing surfaces. This ranges from a couple of pits to cobblestone ring on the spindle. I know ther would be slight lateral dimentional changes, but would there be any other problems and is this feisable.
> i have a gunsmith/machinist friend that I think I can sweet-talk into lighting up his lathe for me.