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Hi all,
I'm just curious, what techniques have you used to fit tubes together that hasn't involved an elaborate jig or a credit card? I was reading a guide to tig welding 4130 tubing and they quoted the fitment tolerances of a certain autosports team, only "Perfect and almost not perfect" joints are acceptable. My old technique of using a hacksaw and the rounded off corner of a bench grinder wheel didn't quite get me to that standard but I was gas welding so it was passable..
Anyone using sanding drums in a pneumatic die grinder or burrs? Maybe a nicely worn angle grinder abrasive wheel? Still have all ten fingers?
What other strategies, other than just taking your time, are out there? Thanks and bonus points for pics
![20231114_115857.jpg 20231114_115857.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/biplaneforum/data/attachments/79/79818-42b2a6ee31d2b3d1aef0803297dee18a.jpg)
I'm just curious, what techniques have you used to fit tubes together that hasn't involved an elaborate jig or a credit card? I was reading a guide to tig welding 4130 tubing and they quoted the fitment tolerances of a certain autosports team, only "Perfect and almost not perfect" joints are acceptable. My old technique of using a hacksaw and the rounded off corner of a bench grinder wheel didn't quite get me to that standard but I was gas welding so it was passable..
Anyone using sanding drums in a pneumatic die grinder or burrs? Maybe a nicely worn angle grinder abrasive wheel? Still have all ten fingers?
What other strategies, other than just taking your time, are out there? Thanks and bonus points for pics
![20231114_115857.jpg 20231114_115857.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/biplaneforum/data/attachments/79/79818-42b2a6ee31d2b3d1aef0803297dee18a.jpg)
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