Again I am seeking knowledge from those who are older and/or wiser than myself.
In making the exhaust header adapters for my TZR and for a future more complex design for the offset SP cylinders I need to smooth out some mild steel to tidy where I have plasma cut and welded.
The attached picture, artistically staged to conceal poor cutting, shows where I have finished the plate to the tube. I used a file briefly and then a blue conical stone (6mm shaft) on an air die-grinder. While this was effective it did rather munch through the grinding stone (was a cheap one btw). I need to do quite a lot more so I would need to buy quite a few stones.
My question is am I being the most efficient/good engineer? Should I get manly and be using the half round file more? Are grinding stones the correct tool to use? Would a carbide burr in the die-grinder be more sensible? If I get a carbide burr should it be single or double cut for grinding mild steel and welds? Are there better stones or burrs to get?
Any advice would be gratefully received.
In making the exhaust header adapters for my TZR and for a future more complex design for the offset SP cylinders I need to smooth out some mild steel to tidy where I have plasma cut and welded.
The attached picture, artistically staged to conceal poor cutting, shows where I have finished the plate to the tube. I used a file briefly and then a blue conical stone (6mm shaft) on an air die-grinder. While this was effective it did rather munch through the grinding stone (was a cheap one btw). I need to do quite a lot more so I would need to buy quite a few stones.
My question is am I being the most efficient/good engineer? Should I get manly and be using the half round file more? Are grinding stones the correct tool to use? Would a carbide burr in the die-grinder be more sensible? If I get a carbide burr should it be single or double cut for grinding mild steel and welds? Are there better stones or burrs to get?
Any advice would be gratefully received.