2manyrocks
Super Member
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2007
- Messages
- 8,548
Hey Smoke, maybe my post just above is misleading-I was trying to express gladness that I can get the stuff cut to fit the shape of existing pipe guard at local metal vendor. That cutting was the part I was unsure about. This is not a rectangle, it slims down towards bottom. Maybe I'm wrong, but I was envisioning my getting a nice clean cut on that expanded stuff might be tricky. Never cut the stuff.
We got the welding covered.
The key to getting the expanded metal fit to the contours of a grill guard is to take an oversized piece and lay it on top of the guard. Align the expanded like you want it. Then clamp in place. Tack weld starting in one corner. Move the clamps as needed to keep the expanded metal tight to the grill guard as you move along to the next area. When it's all welded, then cut off the excess with a cutting disk in a grinder.
If you try to cut the expanded metal to profile first, it's probably not going to work out as well and it makes the job harder.