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Flattening 16mm steel plate for a welding table
Hi all - Happy New Year !!
I've been given a 1200x600x16mm piece of scrap plate to use as the top for a small welding table, but turns out it has a bit of a bow in it.
Approx 4mm if I put a straightedge across it.
What is the easiest way to get one side relatively flat? My first thought is to just go at it with the angle grinder (in which case would it be better to remove the center from the convex side or the edges from the concave one??).
My other thought was that I might be able to get some of the bow out by running some decent beads across the convex side with the MIG prior to using the grinder. Everything I weld seems to distort , but I don't know whether that size plate would get any useful movement.
Any suggestions?
Steve
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