cleaning up weldes

[minibikekid16]

we got out chopper frame done, but we have nasty bulgey welds cause we had to fill in holes.(didnt have tubing bender used angles)


we tryed useing a grinding pad with our angle grinder that works abit, is there any better way to make this look better and work better??

 

[Strigoi]

usually people use a grinder like you did.

 

[jim fallon]

i do alot of weld here on a bunch of mini`s i use an4 1/2 " angle grinder for the big stuff to get it down to a small amount of weld and then use a small air angle sander with 2" disks too smooth out the rest the small air sander is worth it`s weight in gold i use it on everything almost everyday. the disks are flexible so you can work it around the frame tubes without grinding too much off of the frame . they are pretty cheap at harborfreight under $20.00 , great tool to have for finishing fab work and welds. :grind:

 

[briggs_boy]

yea man get a flap wheel sanding pad for your grinder they do not cost much but they work wonders. get 120 grit and you can make the welds look show quality.

here is what they look like.

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[jim fallon]

if you going to use a big grinder , the finer the grit the better , heavy grit will scare the frame . and that will be more work finer the better !!