Hi, I need to sand some steel tubing thats quite tricky to get to.Same sort of size as bicycle tubing. I could take a grinder and an abrasive nylon pad to it, or I could do it by hand but obviously would rather not. I want to be sure that I dont put flat surfaces into the tubing with an abrasive.
So, anyone got any tips for doing this? I see there are some tube sanders that you can rig up to angle grinders- anyone used one?
cheers
Will
How to sand tubing
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Re: How to sand tubing
Vapour blast.....or use strips of emery cloth wrapped around the tube hold both ends and pull it back and forth....Ooooo Er Missus.
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Re: How to sand tubing
Hello matey, thanks for the reply.haasad wrote:Vapour blast.....or use strips of emery cloth wrapped around the tube hold both ends and pull it back and forth....Ooooo Er Missus.
I think vapour blasting is out (its the chassis tubing on my 7) as i think that needs some sort of contained system. I think I'll try some starchem stripper and then sadly, it'll be a long and lonely manual task after that;)