Just Discovered These - Corner/Round Edge Flapdisks

[CalgaryPT]

I had no idea they made flap disks with rounded corners now. Just picked up a couple of these to try out and they work great for smoothing out fillet welds—you can get into the corners and smooth the weld down if you are looking for a clean look on table legs, etc. They do a much better job than a right angled die grinder with carbide burr. Only downside is you really need access to both sides of the fillet.

https://www.diablotools.com/products/DCC045040N01F

 

[Dabbler]

yeah, they are great

 

[ShawnR]

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/di...-disc-for-metal-grinding-polishing/1000720740

Canadian source

 

[buckbrush]

$22.00 for one disc!?

 

[Dabbler]

yes - and worth every penny.

 

[6.5 Fan]

I will check those out for sure, don't mind paying for tools that work.

 

[Dabbler]

@buckbrush here's my unvarnished thought:

I am not a pro welder, even if I have pro tools. So my welds are a little uneven, and have some minor gaps that I have to fill in on a second pass. So my result is very strong, but looks, well, another thing entirely.

So for a 90 degree fillet weld, these rounded disks can get in there, and make a nice smooth fillet - just like I knew what I was doing. For me, a small price to pay - I'm a little too much of a perfectionist, and this makes the result satisfying to *me*.

 

[John Conroy]

My friend who is a journeyman welder makes fun of my welds and tells me "if your have to grind your welds to make them look good, that makes you a grinder not a welder"
He can be such a jerk sometimes. LOL

 

[DavidR8]

"A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't"

 

[Susquatch]

I had no idea that I was among so many waana be welders like myself! I'm not sure mine could be fixed with a grinder and paint though. Usually most of the original part is laying on the floor in globs of hardened molten metal. Hard to grind something that isn't there anymore and paint doesn't stick to air very well.

 

[buckbrush]

Bondo and paint is a stick welders best friend.

 

[Former Member]

My regular welding is ok, my welds in the wrong places are great.