Hi all,
I'm just curious, what techniques have you used to fit tubes together that hasn't involved an elaborate jig or a credit card? I was reading a guide to tig welding 4130 tubing and they quoted the fitment tolerances of a certain autosports team, only "Perfect and almost not perfect" joints are acceptable. My old technique of using a hacksaw and the rounded off corner of a bench grinder wheel didn't quite get me to that standard but I was gas welding so it was passable..
Anyone using sanding drums in a pneumatic die grinder or burrs? Maybe a nicely worn angle grinder abrasive wheel? Still have all ten fingers?
What other strategies, other than just taking your time, are out there? Thanks and bonus points for pics
I'm just curious, what techniques have you used to fit tubes together that hasn't involved an elaborate jig or a credit card? I was reading a guide to tig welding 4130 tubing and they quoted the fitment tolerances of a certain autosports team, only "Perfect and almost not perfect" joints are acceptable. My old technique of using a hacksaw and the rounded off corner of a bench grinder wheel didn't quite get me to that standard but I was gas welding so it was passable..
Anyone using sanding drums in a pneumatic die grinder or burrs? Maybe a nicely worn angle grinder abrasive wheel? Still have all ten fingers?
What other strategies, other than just taking your time, are out there? Thanks and bonus points for pics
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