[TheForge] surface finish

Sun Jan 18 19:25:23 2004

Bob,

I have taken a stone in a die grinder and run it over the ground weld to
slightly texture it and take out the grinder marks (if they're not too
coarse) or to rough up the polished surface so it would blend with
surrounding mill scale.  It at least doesn't stand out as obviously as
smooth/grinder marked.

Kevin

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>  I put together some stuff with a mig welder then grind down the welds.
>  I would like to restore the ground area to the same look as the
>  surrounding unforged mill scale. Heating with forge or torch doesn't
>  match up and sometimes warps the work.. Any ideas other than paint?
>
>  I'm also interested in learning more about chemical patinas. Does
>  anyone use them? Are there any web sites that show how they look on
>  steel?
>
>  Thanks. Bob.
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