1. I thought the bearing surfaces of better spindles were heat-treated and hardened, not just ground and polished. And that the pits in bad spindles I have seen go through that hard surface.
2. What a place to announce the service, since the service is bicycle-specific !! If he gets customers, Ted, I think it will be entirely due to your sharing.
Harry Travis New Jersey USA
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Ted Baer <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> I've always wondered if old quality (Campagnolo, etc) pitted BB spindles
> could be re-ground and reused. It appears the machining process to re-grind
> spindles is available as per this ebay auction: 120521983989.
>
> If the seller is a list member I apologize in advance. I was a little
> taken aback when I saw the spindle in the photo which I was interested in
> purchasing only to learn this fellow is advertising a service on ebay. Does
> ebay allow such activity? I don't really care--just thought I'd share it
> with the list.
>
> Ted E. Baer
> Palo Alto, CA
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