what tittle says..i'd like to see what tools do you use for get the best polish for ss pipes/tubes

 

I use a pipe sander/polisher.

 

Which brand do you have h2.4?

 

hardin, other ones were pretty expensive.

http://specialtydiamond.com/hpg-331-...er-welds-.html

 

That's what I was hoping to hear.

 

I've been eyeing these pipe sanders for a while now, drives me crazy how expensive they are.

 

^^ the hardin one isn't that bad. I used to use a big flapper wheel on the bench grinder before I got the pipe polisher/sander. It worked pretty good. but was a little hard to get some bends done, but it worked alright.

 

idk why these are expensive!!!! i will try to make a homemade one lool!

 

Scotchbrite Metal Finishing wheels. Mount to a 1.5HP Baldor Buffer. We polish thousands of parts a year with these.

 

That's the cheapest one I've seen. Looks like a quality unit too. Are u guys using the pipe sanders on schedule as well? Or are sch bends just too small to work with? That scotch wheel I suppose might be the way to go for weld els. But damn 3m is proud of it. Rightfully so tho. Scotch brite is in a class of its own.

 

The wide scotchbrites last quite awhile. I'm never thrilled when I have to restock them, but it comes down to pennies per part.

 

well, i found this : , then ordered and yesterday i tested and works great!

steel:



Alu :

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wish i saw this a couple days ago,
i just got the hardin polisher from ebay,
ill give a review once ill have it,

 

The hardin one works great, a little loud. I just use 80 grit to polish/sand. And you can do els on it. the other thing looks like it'd be hard to do small els. I have my hardin sander mounted to the bench and hold the pieces I'm sandin/polishing. dunno if i'd have enough patience to go through more than one step to sand pipe and tube. . Especially if you're doing it as your job and not a hobby where you can spend the time. I haven't tried the scotchbrite wheels though. they look interesting.

 

i love it!



i will get more sanders with differnt grit for to get better polish even..

 

^^looks like it works pretty good!

 

Where would you get one of those belts and drums in the US?

 

idk in US, Im in Europe. Since you are from US, you can buy a cheap sander..

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HARDIN-Pipe-Polisher-Sander-Grinder-for-Polishing-tig-arc-plasma-welder-welds-/130943619800?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7cd912d8

 

What belts are you guys using for the Hardin sander?

 

I've had the hardin for alil while. I buy the metabo belts for it. U can find them online. I'd like to try that scotchbright wheel because i have a 1.5hp baldor buffer but damn its expensive lol I bought my pipe sander on ebay for less than that wheel lmao!

 

Walter is another company that makes a similar wheel to the scotchbrite one. I use the walter 6" one on my bench grinder all the time!!

 

Post some pics of the finish and which one u have. Bruh.

 

80 grit.

 

thanks im bidding on one of these sanders now and I cant seem to find different belt options.

 

sweet I won the auction for 127$ but I cant find belts now lol