brazed body panels
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brazed body panels
I have lots of brazing material on the cab of our '40, most of it will be cut off when I replace the panels with new metal. The back of the cab has a very large panel brazed to the back of the cab and I was wondering how to remove this stuff so I can weld in a new panel. There are Pic's in my gallery. Any and all suggestions would be welcomed. 
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John
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John
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What's wrong with brazing?
Anyway, if you want to remove them, a body saw (air saw) makes quick work of this, then you can angle grind any bumps or leftover pieces.
I find using an 40 or 60 grit "flap wheel" in the angle grinder much easier to control than a true grinding wheel. I get them in home depot and lowes. I checked both sites and I'm clearly not searching for it correctly as I couldn't find it... but essentially it's a threaded metal bung that screws over the die grinder's threaded post, it has a backing disk on it, then layers of aluminum oxide sandpaper that's layered around the sanding surface of the disk. So as it wears, you get more sanding surface.
They're a little more expensive than grinding wheels, but they last so much longer and if you bump or wobble the angle grinder, you don't get huge notches in your workpiece.
Anyway, if you want to remove them, a body saw (air saw) makes quick work of this, then you can angle grind any bumps or leftover pieces.
I find using an 40 or 60 grit "flap wheel" in the angle grinder much easier to control than a true grinding wheel. I get them in home depot and lowes. I checked both sites and I'm clearly not searching for it correctly as I couldn't find it... but essentially it's a threaded metal bung that screws over the die grinder's threaded post, it has a backing disk on it, then layers of aluminum oxide sandpaper that's layered around the sanding surface of the disk. So as it wears, you get more sanding surface.
They're a little more expensive than grinding wheels, but they last so much longer and if you bump or wobble the angle grinder, you don't get huge notches in your workpiece.
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Never use brazing where strength or flexability is needed.It will crack.
Mig weld or Lenco spot welds on flat panels.
yrs ago there were no mig welders so people use brazing.
One thing about grinding braze be very careful of your eyes ,the brass is light and will find its way into your eyes.
Rich
Mig weld or Lenco spot welds on flat panels.
yrs ago there were no mig welders so people use brazing.
One thing about grinding braze be very careful of your eyes ,the brass is light and will find its way into your eyes.
Rich
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