Grinding Stainless Steel welds - best tool?

Grinding Stainless Steel welds - best tool?

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NISaxoVTR

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268 posts

176 months

Thursday 12th July 2012
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I'm looking for some advice on the best tool to use for grinding/smoothing out stainless steel welds on exhausts and manifolds, typically on the joins between sections internally. Up to this point I've been using a dremel with an Aluminium Oxide stone (orange coloured) but I'm wondering if there is anything that could make lighter work out of it?

I also have a decent compressor with a small die grinder and couple of drills etc, the main problem is the correct abbrasive though I think as the stones are destroyed in quick order compared to the actual metal material removed making tedious work!

Edited by NISaxoVTR on Thursday 12th July 13:01

DVandrews

1,325 posts

290 months

Thursday 12th July 2012
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I would be using a carbide cutter (double cut type) for the bulk of the material removal, then use a pink stone for finishing.

Crafty_

13,482 posts

207 months

Saturday 21st July 2012
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flappy disc on a grinder