Thanks guy lots of good ideas
Will have a play with some scotchbrite flap wheels before looking for a polisher...
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- by Paul_au
- Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:03 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: My first stainless steel job
- Replies: 14
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- by Paul_au
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:41 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: time capsules
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3171
Re: time capsules
I would just make it look fancy and pretty for the people that will put in the ground. Highly polished box type thing with a glass viewing panel with some kind of document viewable so they can all go oohhhh ahhhh before dumping it in the hole. Put the actual contents within vacuum sealed bags and PV...
- by Paul_au
- Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:15 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: My first stainless steel job
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1408
Re: My first stainless steel job
It will sit in a mobile building filled with data racks and other expensive stuff I know nothing about, that building is dumped out in the middle of nowhere next to a tall ass tower and powered by a generator. Just gotta look good for the big wigs that will run there eyes over it. Sounds like a sir ...
- by Paul_au
- Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:31 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: My first stainless steel job
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1408
Re: My first stainless steel job
It's a frame where most of it is visible, all welds will be ground and blended apart from the fillet welds. For the next frame I'll be sure to use material with the same finish but for now ill use what I got. Just still wondering if a straight grinder will do in place of a burmishing machine/linear ...
- by Paul_au
- Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:00 pm
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: My first stainless steel job
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1408
Re: My first stainless steel job
I'll go for a brushed finish, it's only a stand for some electrical equipment, why it's got to be out of stainless I don't know. I only need to finish the outside surfaces of the angle and the flat bar will be cut into small 25mm tabs so I think it's doable. Youtube helped a bit, I like the look of ...
- by Paul_au
- Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:44 am
- Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
- Topic: My first stainless steel job
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1408
My first stainless steel job
So my boss thinks because I'm a welder that I can weld anything and assigns me a little stainless steel job I'll be welding up very soon. So I measure it up and order some 304 grade SHS, flat bar and angle. The SHS is nice and shiny and I can cut that in the cold saw on the slow speed setting right?...
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