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Question for Metalworkers (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I realize this is a woodworking community so don’t kill me, but I’m in the process of upgrading my tablesaw with a new fence so it’s somewhat related. Plus there’s no metalworking community that I could find on Lemmy.

To the point: I’ve got a piece of steel angle I want to use for the back rail on my table saw (where the end of the fence rests), buts its Swiss cheese full of holes and some holes are in awkward locations where I need to drill new holes to mount to the table saw to. Anybody dabble in welding know if I could fill in the holes with a mig welder and grind it flat? If so, any tips? I’ve got a flux core mig machine.

I bought the Delta T3 fence kit for my rigid saw because people online said “super easy to install. You only need to drill and tap a hole or two”. That turned out to be bullshit. 😅

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Welding will distort the steel. It'll no longer be straight. Steel is pretty cheap. Find a metal supplier near you (not a big box store) and buy the angle you need.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Agreed. You could even get tighter tolerance pieces off McMaster-carr