Valve seat grinding

[allrightmike]

   Is valve seat grinding considered old school compared to using cutters?

[Barry_R]

Old school for sure.

But a skilled operator can still do a damn fine valve job with stones.

[pbf777]

Old school for sure.

But a skilled operator can still do a damn fine valve job with stones.

     Agreed, but the trick is finding the "skilled operator", and the public won't pay for him (or her?) or the greater time it takes to execute the quality job expected.       

     But every once in while I'll pull our Sioux seat grinding set out to use on some obscure job, or even after utilizing our Sunnen VGS20 or the Peterson TCM-25 when I what to lay down a texture remaining from the carbide cutters on some unfriendly seat material.     

     Scott.

[Lowrider]

I agree old school. I started out in the 60's using the stones for valve work. Sometime in the early 70's I picked up a set of cutters that did a fantastic job over the stones. I was sold. I stop by a friends machine shop and watch him do some awesome work with the cutters he uses. It certainly was the "Stone Age" back when I started.

[pbf777]

It certainly was the "Stone Age" back when I started.

     The old slow way of doing it for sure, but you know...........you'll find that the stones will generally provide less 'run-out' potential than that of the single flute carbide cutters.     

     But of course it takes capable hands with either, as otherwise someone will even break the anvil if given the chance!       

     Scott.