MJM
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Yeah that's the gentleman's name. I really like the way he speaks with his laid back attitude. I've picked up several of his fabrication skills. My grinding tip comes from Ray at Pro Shapers. It was a game changer for me.
Weld or Upol fiberglass filler to fill holes ?
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Yeah that's the gentleman's name. I really like the way he speaks with his laid back attitude. I've picked up several of his fabrication skills. My grinding tip comes from Ray at Pro Shapers. It was a game changer for me.
Dean Jenkins
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I really like Fitzees video on the tools he uses. Almost everything is simple and homemade.
He showed how to cut the guards on grinders to make them more useful but still safe.
And he noted that he rarely uses shears for sheet metal anymore, just a cutting wheel in most cases. Good stuff!
RosharonRooster
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MJM
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Here's how I grind welds. I learned this Pro tip from Ray at Pro Shapers. Ray is a Master metal craftsman. He can be found on YouTube.
I had a problem taking to much material off of the adjacent metal on either side of the weld. What Ray does to combat this is to cut grinding disks into a hexagon. This way you're only using the tip of the grinding disk which makes it easier to stay on the weld.
What I do is grind the weld with a non cut disk until I have the weld ground down very close to the adjacent metal, then I switch to the hexagon shaped disk to get the rest of the weld even with the adjacent metal. Once that's done I make a couple of passes with a non cut disk to blend the weld and adjacent metal together.
2" 36 grit disk on the right with a 2" backer. 2" 36 grit hexagon disk on the left with a 1" backer.
After grinding weld
After grinding weld and going over it with 80 grit on a DA.
Welds completed and dressed, ready for epoxy.
I had a problem taking to much material off of the adjacent metal on either side of the weld. What Ray does to combat this is to cut grinding disks into a hexagon. This way you're only using the tip of the grinding disk which makes it easier to stay on the weld.
What I do is grind the weld with a non cut disk until I have the weld ground down very close to the adjacent metal, then I switch to the hexagon shaped disk to get the rest of the weld even with the adjacent metal. Once that's done I make a couple of passes with a non cut disk to blend the weld and adjacent metal together.
2" 36 grit disk on the right with a 2" backer. 2" 36 grit hexagon disk on the left with a 1" backer.
After grinding weld
After grinding weld and going over it with 80 grit on a DA.
Welds completed and dressed, ready for epoxy.
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