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Yep, de-burring or easing edges is as important as making things dimensionally correct. It is part of the process. Smart management enforces this with an iron fist, knowing how much time and money is lost when employees need to be sewn up. It's tough to get some folks on board with the practice though.

Haha I got 2 different cuts and a scuff in my hands from edges that somebody else didnt deburr and the scuff from a grinder with a flapdisk slipping this morning 😂

Old hotrod guy here, I chamfer both sides of every hole I drill, it's saved me a lot of spilled blood over the years. Like your work.

sometimes learning by experience is the only way that gets through

Well said! 🙌

Great video, quick and to the point. These short videos are a great fill in between the project videos. Please keep up the great job!

Interesting! I’ve noticed this when painting and never put 2 and 2 together. 💡

Absolutely !!!! the mil thickness difference is substantial and even more so with powder coating...the sharp edges will always be the point of peeling or lifting of the powder coat in time and thus starting the creeping of under rust making powder coat bubble and peel even more. I one sands the bevel to a radius, even minutely, it is huge in paint and powder coat adhesion. Think of cutting and breaking a piece of etched or scratched glass over the edge of a table to make a straight edge...the same is happening to paint and powder coatings.

Thank you, Brent! No better compliment has ever been given. I love Rowe. Wish he was my Dad. 😆

ACTUALLY… believe it or not I just discovered these! I had seen them used but never bothered until I saw them on the counter at the hardware store. Grabbed one just cuz and it’s magical. I’ve only used it on tube. (square and round) I never considered using it on a drill hole. Thank you!

Somebody definitely noticed, Randy. Guys like you and I notice the joints in the handrails at Disney Land. A boss definitely noticed my work once. I was building utility trucks. He said he had never seen more beautiful work. But blue collar employees don’t care about their trucks and I took way too long. He fired me.

Haha! I feel you, but the dissimilar curves I’m promoting still result in symmetry, which is what MY OCD requires. YES! That’s the whole goal of the channel my man! Liberating people from the mindset that high dollar machines are a requirement. It’s amazing what can be done with a grinder and a drill.

Yes! Absolutely fantastic to hear. Thank you my friend. Can’t wait to see it!

So much truth! Intricate internal cuts are tough, but again, simplicity is often so much better!

Nice! I learned to drive in a 51 GMC!

Thank you, Michael. You are very much appreciated my friend. I’ve considered one day offering in-person courses where we can build a car from the ground up and learn about everything from welding and suspension design to tools and methods. Lemme know how your journey goes!

Thank you my friend! I imagine it depends on the application. I’m privy to many holes themselves being stress risers. So when in doubt, I leave them out.

I loved that jacket! Until I put editing headphones on and realized I sound like a balloon. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Is a convolute wheel the same as a deburring wheel? I looked them up but couldn’t see much from the photos. They appear to just be grinding discs. One site however allowed me to zoom in (on a deburring wheel) and it looked like a dense Scotchbrite pad. Am I on the right track? I’d be willing to try one. I have a grinder with a wheel I don’t use. I considered replacing it with a cloth polishing wheel. Maybe I’ll get your convolute wheel instead. 🤔

I dig it!

He didn't mention in the video but I also commented saying basically the same. He mentioned beveling the exposed edges but not of the weld seam. To better describe what you said, beveling gives you more surface area for the weld and also basically eliminates the worry of penetration thus making the strength much more consistent throughout the entire joint. 45° minimum total grove is a structural spec (22.5° on each with a v groove bevel or 45° with a single bevel.) For these brackets I'd do a single bevel and have the plate flush with the side edges beveling only the inner plate. Regardless, plenty strong really no matter how you construct it given you have solid welds! Also makes it visually appealing as the weld will be more flush and the back and forth motion of bridging the gap and filling in the void gives you the scales (aka "stacking dimes look"). He didn't never his edges, instead he butted they two inside corners which is the same thing. Visually I don't like it as much because it gives it a weird rounded edge. I don't know if there's a strength advantage/disadvantage to either or.

Side note, I’m one of the ones that disagree with the stack of dimes mig look especially on tabs and brackets that see a load of any kind. Keep your wire at the leading edge of the puddle and quite playing around. You will not penetrate as much with any kind oscillating compared to a straight and steady push or pull weld. Just look at the automated welds on truck frames and that sort. No dimes. It would be easy to program if it had a benefit.

Don't forgot prep and patience

I’m not familiar with dual shield. Is this flux core with gas?

That’s exactly what it is. Dual Shield is the name brand. No splatter or smoke so it’s easy to see, and I think it’s easier to get good penetration, but I don’t have enough MIG time to have a meaningful opinion.

@jackjmaheriii I’ll look into it! Thank you. No splatter sounds too good to be true!

Good call mate! Might make for a good short video with some closeups. 👏

​@GarageFab Excellent,I'll keep an eye out for another fabulous installment.👍👍😎😎

Adding holes in some cases ADDS strength or is required unless you want to add supports ( for instance... Probably the only instance 😂 but dimple dies in sheet metal!)

Oh it’s fading everywhere my friend. Here in America mainly the willingness to work and exert any amount of additional effort is incredibly rare. Thank you my friend!! I don’t think I have any step notch videos yet. 🤔 😂

My pleasure, Justin. Thank you for your time!

It’s also not mentioned in automobile manufacturing. As a technician, I seem to always be bleeding.

Thank you Peter! Insanely appreciated. That’s the second Ricciardo comment I’ve received. This time I know who he is. Not a bad looking guy! 😆

HOWEVER there is certainly a time where function is all that matters. Function over form always! Just because one thing looks better, doesn't always mean it is better, however typically a nice looking weld equates to a strong weld by nature. Old farmers make some crude shit but by hell it will stand the test of time! Farmers used to cobble things together because they didn't have time, they are always racing against the clock and not to mention it's not easy work or short shifts! Down time they couldn't afford and more time they didn't have. "Pretty" didn't make money, utilizing what is laying around saves money, spending money takes money! .... Farming used to not be a huge business, it was to make ends meet. Now it's just another corporation, money hungry conglomerate. They own the market, what costs them more don't matter, they just pass the buck and there's nothing we can do... But that's getting into something else entirely. If it's not your boss riding your ass then who cares! On the other hand, if your boss is and you're not happy with the product you are producing then it's time to move on! (Caveat of course being unless it's taking you more time to produce the same quality as the others... Of course)

Hopefully that wasn’t misunderstood by everyone as, “If you can’t make safe welds, hide it with a grinder.” That certainly wasn’t the intent. Rather, it’s the idea that even the perfect weld is still ugly. The only way to improve “perfection” is to go a step further and finish the welds.

Actually "breaking the edge" is called (rather means) rounding, beveling, chamfering and deburring the edge. Breaking the edge on wood and asphalt helps to prevent cracking.... With metal it is to prevent you from cracking your knuckle wide open! I've never heard that with metal and it doesn't make sense. But I'm open to learning as I know I don't know everything.... Yet! 😂 (That's a joke)

They also make ball end flap wheel bits(?) That would make bigger holes easier. (Big counter sinks are extremely expensive 😂) Or a pneumatic chamfer tools are pretty cheap!

Me too!! 🙌

Thank you my friend! 🙏

Gladly!

Hahaha! Fair enough. 🙌

My pleasure my friend.