[TheForge] finishing aluminum

[Dave Brown]

At 13:54 09/21/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >if and where you can use one of those sandpaper flap wheels
> > that you can put into the chuck of a drill.
>
>I used flap disks on my grinders to dress the welds,

That's not the style of flap wheel I'm suggesting ... they look somewhat 
like a drum sander bit except it has sandpaper flaps ... yeah, it dawned on 
you, eh?

>OOOhhh, you're talking about actual flap disks made for a drill--I bet that
>would look nice! have to try it...

It will give a look similar to what you'd get if you took sandpaper in your 
hand and ran it lengthways down the tube.  The drill sanding wheels, not 
disks, are good if you're doing a lot.  But you can get away with a hand 
job if there's not too much there to work on.

>Thanx,
>Andy G.

You're welcome,
Dave Brown

"2 hours on the forge ...
  will save you 20 minutes with pencil and paper"