Stainless Steel

[Alex Tig]

Hi, just bought a Sealey polisher with a belt sander attached on one side. The question is when I order a new belt what grit should i go for if I'm working with 316 Stainless steel tube?

This ebay shop does Blue Zirconia Aluminia: P36 - 40 - 60 - 80 - 100 - 120

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261764620885?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&var=560639536321&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[hotrodder]

Going by the size those belts are for a bench mounted machine which isn't much use for blending out welds on tube
What exactly are looking to do, blend out and regrain welds or use a belt grinder to notch/cope/fishmouth the end of tube for weld joints?

 

[Alex Tig]

 

[Alex Tig]

I know this is not the best but I'm just starting off. It will be used for fabricating a few boat parts in Stainless steel. Not a lot to start with.

I was thinking of using the belt to tidy up a few burrs etc when notching tube.

 

[hotrodder]

Any of those grits will do the job for deburring, if you don't want to stock up i'd probably go with 60 or 80 as a compromise- coarse enough to remove stock but not too aggressive for other jobs

 

[Alex Tig]

Thanks Dude.