Dressing plate edges for welding

[boslab]

Gents, found an angle grinder jig ( intended for tile cutting but needs must) that makes chamfering for vee prep on steel plate a little more pleasant and a lot less rough, and anything that helps getting nice even chamfers on steel up to 3/4” without sweat I like, as I said it’s intended for ceramic tile using 125 mm angle grinder but works nicely with a thin cutting disk on Ali or steel plate, also noticed a clever app for extruded Ali strut and 2 sawhorses in the shape of their bench I never thought of
its limited in angles but a bit of file work to the angle slot increases the min/max as you need, graff do a carbide continuous rim metal disk that’s thin too, not cheap but outlasts abrasive on Ali and steel, in fact a saw blade for metal can be fitted and handled safely as I don’t like saw blades or the like on a loose angle grinder

https://youtu.be/zDbvIWaae2s

might make life easier as it looks fabri cobblable if you don’t fancy buying one
you might need another project! Lol, fol what’s fol, fart out loud
mark

[JRouche]

Gents, found an angle grinder jig ( intended for tile cutting but needs must) that makes chamfering for vee prep on steel plate a little more pleasant and a lot less rough, and anything that helps getting nice even chamfers on steel up to 3/4” without sweat I like, as I said it’s intended for ceramic tile using 125 mm angle grinder but works nicely with a thin cutting disk on Ali or steel plate, also noticed a clever app for extruded Ali strut and 2 sawhorses in the shape of their bench I never thought of
its limited in angles but a bit of file work to the angle slot increases the min/max as you need, graff do a carbide continuous rim metal disk that’s thin too, not cheap but outlasts abrasive on Ali and steel, in fact a saw blade for metal can be fitted and handled safely as I don’t like saw blades or the like on a loose angle grinder

https://youtu.be/zDbvIWaae2s

might make life easier as it looks fabri cobblable if you don’t fancy buying one
you might need another project! Lol, fol what’s fol, fart out loud
mark

I like it. Decent champers are pretty easy for me. Ground many with a 9" grinder in 1/4" That sounds like a toy or something to me? It takes a lot of power to properly champher a 1/4" plate much less a 1/2" plate.

Neat tool for the smaller pieces Ill bet. JR

[Noitoen]

I think something like this will work better

[Peter.]

Old Skool beveller:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144431076353

[boslab]

I like the plate bevelling machine, very robust, not sure how I’d bevel a 6’ x 3’ x 1/4 or 3/8 plate, think that’s its downfall really, the metabo is better but they wanted £1300 for one, I nearly bit the bullet but did it by hand, I was going to torch bevel as I have a track cutter but discovered the torch assembly ( the straight oxy/fuel torch with rack gear on) missing.
I did 9” angle grinder
mark

[Noitoen]

You can use the Metabo idea to build one.

[Doozer]

Gents, found an angle grinder jig ( intended for tile cutting but needs must) that makes chamfering for vee prep on steel plate a little more pleasant and a lot less rough, and anything that helps getting nice even chamfers on steel up to 3/4” without sweat I like, as I said it’s intended for ceramic tile using 125 mm angle grinder but works nicely with a thin cutting disk on Ali or steel plate, also noticed a clever app for extruded Ali strut and 2 sawhorses in the shape of their bench I never thought of
its limited in angles but a bit of file work to the angle slot increases the min/max as you need, graff do a carbide continuous rim metal disk that’s thin too, not cheap but outlasts abrasive on Ali and steel, in fact a saw blade for metal can be fitted and handled safely as I don’t like saw blades or the like on a loose angle grinder

https://youtu.be/zDbvIWaae2s

might make life easier as it looks fabri cobblable if you don’t fancy buying one
you might need another project! Lol, fol what’s fol, fart out loud
mark

I have no clue what you are trying to communicate.
Are you posting intoxicated ?

-D

[reggie_obe]

I have no clue what you are trying to communicate.
Are you posting intoxicated ?

-D

I think you have Boslab confused with another PWI ( Posting while Intoxicated) member.

[boslab]

I don’t drink, however if you are suffering intellectual fatigue i will elaborate, it is a way to hold onto an angle grinder to enable the person who has the misfortune of grinding ( or other means) a chamfer onto a steel ( or aluminium/ any metal) the metal remains stationary and the angle grinder traverses the work cutting a chamfer ( on the back) the mating plate is then treated giving you a proper vee prep that’s consistent allowing root and multi pass welding
both sides for twin operator or double vee.
I am sorry I failed to communicate it correctly
mark

[Lee Cordochorea]

Perhaps Doozer was dozing again...

[MichaelP]

I like how the guy cuts the plate without any means to keep the line straight.

[Paul Alciatore]

It looks nice but the video would have been a LOT better without that music. A voice description would be a lot better.

And I think I agree with Noitoen that his is probably better. The guide looks better with support on two sides. It would be nice for just deburring the rough edge after a cut as well as for welding chamfers.

Gents, found an angle grinder jig ( intended for tile cutting but needs must) that makes chamfering for vee prep on steel plate a little more pleasant and a lot less rough, and anything that helps getting nice even chamfers on steel up to 3/4” without sweat I like, as I said it’s intended for ceramic tile using 125 mm angle grinder but works nicely with a thin cutting disk on Ali or steel plate, also noticed a clever app for extruded Ali strut and 2 sawhorses in the shape of their bench I never thought of
its limited in angles but a bit of file work to the angle slot increases the min/max as you need, graff do a carbide continuous rim metal disk that’s thin too, not cheap but outlasts abrasive on Ali and steel, in fact a saw blade for metal can be fitted and handled safely as I don’t like saw blades or the like on a loose angle grinder

https://youtu.be/zDbvIWaae2s

might make life easier as it looks fabri cobblable if you don’t fancy buying one
you might need another project! Lol, fol what’s fol, fart out loud
mark

[Paul Alciatore]

My goodness, don't you watch Youtube? Guides are for sissies and wimps. Real craftsmen use dull magic markers to draw the lines and just follow them by eye. Need a hole in the center of a part? Just whip out that dull magic marker and eyeball it. Then off to the drill press. At least some of them actually use a punch first.

And their accuracy is so good that their gizmos never fail to operate better than anything you can buy.

I like how the guy cuts the plate without any means to keep the line straight.

[QSIMDO]

Can you set it to 37.5°?

[Bented]

I would bevel plate edges at 38 deg. for welding,
However I do wear suspenders in the shop thus changing the angle somewhat, the standard Suspender Correction Factor is +.011 deg.