I think this is a "plasma cutter", no? I've never heard it called an air arc. These are great tools for cutting steel, very fast, but in my experience they tend to butcher some of the steel.. I wouldn't use it on something I had to put back together the same way.
I use a burr quite often when processing adjustable wrenches for resale. If they won't close all the way it is normally because it was used as a hammer. Where the adjustment arm exits the wrench when fully closed gets deformed because of hammering, I open up the hole with a burr. Quick and works well
100% correct! I avoid using them unless absolutely necessary for this reason.
Yep! There's a time and a place for burr bits for sure, but generally I don't use them unless I have to. Mainly for all the tiny metal splinters that it shoots out. A single cut burr bit can leave a very smooth finish though
Can you upload a Pic of what you're doing. Possible that there is an easier way.
I've been running a pass on each side of a T-joint. More commonly known as a fillet weld. Instead of tossing the sample T-joint aside into the scrap pile like normal people would do, I've been disassembling the entire sample and reusing the steel for more samples. So far the quickest way to go about it I've found is to take a cut-off wheel and make a cut along the full length of the runner above the weld, and then grind what's left of the runner and the weld off of the sleeper with a grinding disc. I prefer to get the sleeper completely flat like it was before it was welded. So basically restoring the runner and sleeper back to original. It's a lot of grinding, but maybe it will motivate me to pay more attention to the process of running the weld passes and not screw up. Every once in a while I'll run a perfect pass by accident and those I don't have to disassemble.
You can't get a cut-off wheel on an angle grinder in there then flat grind after?I've been running a pass on each side of a T-joint. More commonly known as a fillet weld. Instead of tossing the sample T-joint aside into the scrap pile like normal people would do, I've been disassembling the entire sample and reusing the steel for more samples. So far the quickest way to go about it I've found is to take a cut-off wheel and make a cut along the full length of the runner above the weld, and then grind what's left of the runner and the weld off of the sleeper with a grinding disc. I prefer to get the sleeper completely flat like it was before it was welded. So basically restoring the runner and sleeper back to original. It's a lot of grinding, but maybe it will motivate me to pay more attention to the process of running the weld passes and not screw up. Every once in a while I'll run a perfect pass by accident and those I don't have to disassemble.
WEB = "runner"
FLANGE = "sleeper"
I have found that there's no way to remove the weld while leaving the T-joint fully intact without cutting into the runner. Eventually the runner get's cut off from trying to remove the weld from the sleeper. So I figure I might as well go ahead and cut the runner off preemptively so that I have easier access to the weld on the sleeper.