[W126 Coupe] Rotors, was: I'll be needing a new hood...

[Rusty Cullens]

It's how the surface is machined.

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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Rotors, was: I'll be needing a new hood...

Rusty Cullens wrote:
> They are "cross thatched" and not "spun" like most disc.
>   
I'm going to have to learn more about that. The only way I can visualize

making a vented rotor is to cast it, and then machine the surfaces. Is 
"cross thatching" some special technique during the casting process?

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