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DOH!
04.13.2024 (cont...cont...)
Well...now that the bracket was off, that meant it was time to do the fun (NOT) part of this project. Cleaning up this mess...
I used the plasma cutter on a lower setting (30A/55PSI) to trim a few of the bigger remnants.
Not wanting to accidentally cut the frame with the plasma cutter, I switched to the grinder and the ol' wheel-O-death. I attempted to keep the grinder as parallel as possible to the frame while cutting into the remnants. Then I used the air hammer with a flat chisel installed to peel it up. Basically repeated that process a bunch of times, until the remnants of the bracket were gone. Went through 4 wheel-O-deaths, though to be fair 3 were already 'used' and the last one (new) is about 1/2 way now.
Luckily, I managed to do that without completely destroying the good part of the frame, though there were a few 'DOH!'s here and there. I might fill them with a few quick welds, or maybe not. They're not very deep and will be directly behind the very strong reinforcement section, so it might not be worth the effort or time.
I used the grinder and a 1/4" grinding wheel to clean up the remaining bits of weld and bracket, as well as the mess I made cutting the bracket off. I also ground down a few of the rosette welds and welds from the prior work, so the reinforcement can sit flush. I finished cleaning the area with the grinder, first with the wire cup and then the wire wheel.
Well...now that the bracket was off, that meant it was time to do the fun (NOT) part of this project. Cleaning up this mess...
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I used the plasma cutter on a lower setting (30A/55PSI) to trim a few of the bigger remnants.
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Not wanting to accidentally cut the frame with the plasma cutter, I switched to the grinder and the ol' wheel-O-death. I attempted to keep the grinder as parallel as possible to the frame while cutting into the remnants. Then I used the air hammer with a flat chisel installed to peel it up. Basically repeated that process a bunch of times, until the remnants of the bracket were gone. Went through 4 wheel-O-deaths, though to be fair 3 were already 'used' and the last one (new) is about 1/2 way now.
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Luckily, I managed to do that without completely destroying the good part of the frame, though there were a few 'DOH!'s here and there. I might fill them with a few quick welds, or maybe not. They're not very deep and will be directly behind the very strong reinforcement section, so it might not be worth the effort or time.
I used the grinder and a 1/4" grinding wheel to clean up the remaining bits of weld and bracket, as well as the mess I made cutting the bracket off. I also ground down a few of the rosette welds and welds from the prior work, so the reinforcement can sit flush. I finished cleaning the area with the grinder, first with the wire cup and then the wire wheel.
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