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Oct 29, 2020 19:46:16 GMT
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The best way to dress welds in my experience is with a die grinder and a double cut carbide burr I have both so they will be used. I tend to prefer hand tools when I get close though. I used to make jewellery so working from file cuts to polished isn't new to me, stainless is a different deal to gold or silver though!
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melle
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Oct 29, 2020 20:38:56 GMT
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I only use carbide burrs if access is limited, they're horrible tools. I've had good results dressing welds with a power file, but I've never tried for a mirror finish on stainless welds. Roloc discs as skkylinedave suggests are great too, I use 2" sanding and scotch ones for amongst others panel work.
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Oct 29, 2020 20:49:20 GMT
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I only use carbide burrs if access is limited, they're horrible tools. I've had good results dressing welds with a power file, but I've never tried for a mirror finish on stainless welds. Roloc discs as skkylinedave suggests are great too, I use 2" sanding and scotch ones for amongst others panel work. I had a blending wheel like the roof discs, was a free sample from norton iirc. Not sure what grade it was but was lovely for knocking back and, errrr, blending. slater has now got me looking at cheap tig welders now too! 😂
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moglite
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Oct 29, 2020 22:06:03 GMT
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Cut some 1" pieces, and get your welder dialed in the best you can. That will save you hours of finishing.
A powerfile with Cubitron belts is pretty handy to have too.
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Darkspeed
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Oct 29, 2020 22:12:40 GMT
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TIG is the way to go with stainless. Use polished stock materials and care with prep and you could probably weld it together without filler materials. Polishing the colour off is a simple as a rag and Autosol.
MIG/MAG is an altogether different proposition when welding stainless and with what you aiming to make is a bit like fixing a window bead with glazing tacks using a club hammer. Its possible but will make hard work of it.
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Oct 29, 2020 22:42:31 GMT
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Been reading more and it seems the argon I have isn't really suitable for mig welding stainless. Fine if using tig though.
That throws another spanner in the works.
I do need to get some chrome done on other parts, maybe I'll make it in mild and just suffer the extra chroming costs.
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