by RichD » Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:37 am
I was able to get a smooth tire straight off of my Hudy without any polishing. A Hudy will leave grooves in the tires unless you make a small modification in the machine. I turn the axle drive pulley around so there is a little side play in the axle. Once I am done truing the tire I poke the drive pulley repeatedly to move the tire from side to side, that quickly removes the grooves. Although these tires are easier to true they will still get hot as you grind them, if they do get hot and you are using Superglue the glue may debond. In the past I limited the grinding time to less than a minute, then let the tire cool down before I continued truing. Now I drip soapy water on the tire as I true it, that keeps the tire cool and also keeps the sanding drum from getting coated with crud.