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Old 03-30-2009, 02:56 PM   #1574
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Originally Posted by nieko View Post
i was always told sharpen the tungsten and then grind of the actual point right?

well for stainless and carbon steel.

alluminum is the rounded.

correct me if im wrong
When I used to weld at a bike manufacturer (mind you, the thickest stuff we did was .065 and .083 - but 99% was 0.035 or 0.049) we would always use a belt sander to make it sharp, and then a buffing wheel to take out imperfections - and we'd leave it sharp. But mind you we were welding relatively thin stuff...

When I work on car junk, I just sharpen it with a belt sander and go to town. Just don't use a grinder or it'll weld like shit. Just sayin'. Sander>Grinder - Sander will be way smoother.
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