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What is a good tool to smooth out a 1 1/8" inside radius cuts made with a torch in 3/8 metal plate? Hand filing is getting old rather quickly. Do not have a drill press able to handle this diameter.
radius cut smoothing
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Shield Arc
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I always use a die grinder with a roto burr.
Brushhill dave
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Went to Lowes and picked up this Kobalt tool as it was the only rotary tool I could find there. It worked best at slow speed in a variable speed drill. Took about 5 minutes so its slow but gets the job done. As they are only about 4 bucks, I could by several to finish th job. They also work plastics and wood of course.
Thanks for your advise.
Thanks for your advise.
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Hooked_on_HP
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If I want it smooth I use a drum sanding roll.
Bill
Bill
lstinthot
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I guess I have a long way to go cutting with the torch, my cuts look too jagged to be useful. I stopped cutting with the torch and find some other way.
Mace Canute
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Making a template to help guide the torch will smooth up the cut a great deal as compared to hand held torch, unless you have a very steady hand.
jake98
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Five minutes doesn't seem slow to me, for what you're grinding there. What are you making, a quick-hitch?
5 minutes was to finish up the hack job I did with the file which did most of the rough work. (over a half hour) They are brackets to go on top of a loader bucket to hold bar type forks. This way I can load and unload the forks w/o getting off the tractor as I have only a pin type mount for the bucket. The torch was used only for the radius as I could not get in there with the sabre saw. The right drill press would have eliminated this problem all together.