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Filing sander?
pewe - 10/6/11 at 11:19 AM

Guys, I need to do a lot of cleaning up on the welds where I've re-attached the new front sub-frame after the tree parking incident.
Rather than attack them with Mr Angry Grinder I thought a filing sander might be useful.
Seems to me there are a couple of options - a Makita electric one which costs quite a lot or a pneumatic one I can use off the compressor.
B&D do one but it looks a bit puny to me.
Any thoughts/comments as to which please?
Cheers, Pewe


designer - 10/6/11 at 12:14 PM

Use a flap disc mounted in the angle grinder.

And make sure you do not go beneath the original surface.


Chippy - 10/6/11 at 04:11 PM

Yes, second the flap disc, leaves a nice finish just dont overdo it, :-) Cheers Ray


Badger_McLetcher - 10/6/11 at 04:41 PM

Third on the flapper disc, though I've just bought a B&D powerfile (see topic) and it's quite good for getting in to clean inaccessable welds and stuff.


Peteff - 11/6/11 at 07:33 PM

I use fibre disks about 60 grit and a flexible backing pad in the angle grinder, they work out cheaper than flap wheels and last ages.


pewe - 22/6/11 at 08:59 AM

Thanks for the replies.
Bit the bullet and bought a filing sander.
Incredible piece of kit - reaches all those inaccessible bits.
Now I just need to learn how not to snap the belts every five minutes!

Cheers, Pewe