What kind of sander to flatten flanges?
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What kind of sander to flatten flanges?
I hear all this stuff about flattening potentially warped flanges after the use of a welder. What should I get to do such a thing?
Would this work?
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Would this work?
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I attempted to sand head flanges at work using the bigass 6" x huge belt sander. It didn't work well.
I have a similar 4 x 36 belt sander as the one you linked to at home, I haven't tried it because you'd want something the entire flange can fit on.
I have a similar 4 x 36 belt sander as the one you linked to at home, I haven't tried it because you'd want something the entire flange can fit on.
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wait... 4"x36" wouldn't be enough? I was mainly thinking flanges for downpipes, exhaust, manifolds...etc. That should fit right?
I wanted something more like the one I used at school...same dimensions I think - but it was a wet sander...and from this, I also know the importance/suckiness of applying equal pressure... heck, if it's not "equal" it'll be tilted...but if you do it long enough, it'll get flat.
Can I use the one in the OP with metal? Or would it get too hot at one point...or would I be changing out belts every time?
I wanted something more like the one I used at school...same dimensions I think - but it was a wet sander...and from this, I also know the importance/suckiness of applying equal pressure... heck, if it's not "equal" it'll be tilted...but if you do it long enough, it'll get flat.
Can I use the one in the OP with metal? Or would it get too hot at one point...or would I be changing out belts every time?
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With a 36" belt, the 'table' is only about 12". So, not long enough for head flanges. I've used them on aluminum. Like when I made my intake manifold, I used it to straighten the runners so they mated up nicely to the plenum. Other than that, I've used it to debur edges on alu/steel. But, nothing that involved lots of material removal.
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Also, if you have much warp, it will take a week to cut it down with a sander. I'd bet you could find a small couple man old school machine shop and they would mill it for $30. Every town/city has them. You just have to look. Look in the yellow pages for "general machining", no ad, just the phone listing. If they can afford an ad, you don't want them.
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So with this... (that thing you just posted)... would I essentially be flipping the piece over...sliding it back and forth?
Or better yet, pull off that "stopper" at the one side of the "table" and essentially slide the piece back and forth if it's bigger than the disk?
Or better yet, pull off that "stopper" at the one side of the "table" and essentially slide the piece back and forth if it's bigger than the disk?