Griding A Weld On Sheet Metal

The best tool for weld finishing is the flap disc.

Griding a weld on sheet metal.

Welds tend to have dips up and down so holding the grinder at an angle could cause it to gouge into the metal. Hold the grinding disc as level as you can to the piece of metal. Overhead work where the weight of the grinder is important. In this demo see the 2 step weld removal and paint prep process using a 3m cubitron ii flap disc 969f and a scotch brite light grinding and blending disc.

A100 a30 fine grinding third ste. The removal of excess stock from the weld itself. The aim here is to grind the joint down to a level and continuous surface with the rest of the parent metal. As a rule when mig welding sheet metal never use a body filler metal that is thicker than the base metal.

Better surface finish than a grinding wheel or fiber disc grit for grit. It is recommended that a welder should use 023 or 024 inch wire for light gauge sheet metal work. Removing weld splatter without overgrinding 50 grit or finer. Say if you are welding an 18 gauge stainless steel sheet that is 2 2 feet in size to repair the side of your tank start by creating a weld that is 1inch long then skip 6 inches and then create a 1 inch long weld.

But there s no getting around it. High where overgrinding is a concern such as thin walled sheet metal. For weld clean up on sheet metal there are much better tools available. Made of compressed composites if they get in a bind or crack from heat they can shatter sending brutal shrapnel all over the place including your face.

Initial weld grinding the first stage of weld finishing is the same. The act of grinding can be deceivingly simple. Continue the same way along the sides of the piece of sheet metal. These are essentially layered squares of sandpaper bonded onto a plastic or composite disc.

Keep your grinding disc nearly parallel to the metal so the grinder smoothes out the edges of your weld even to the sheet metal. K36 k120 pre grinding second step. Kfs 125 ce ii va. But the devil s in the details.

However if you are dealing with materials that are 18 gauge or thicker one should be able to use 030 inch welding wire.