sealing up v bands
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Re: sealing up v bands
Originally Posted by gen4acclude
it make the molicule freak out to much and can crack a weld not to mention temper it and make it brittle
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Re: sealing up v bands
Originally Posted by gen4acclude
it make the molicule freak out to much and can crack a weld not to mention temper it and make it brittle
The reason that milling a vband isn't good is because the clamp is designed to work with a certain thickness on both vband flanges. If you mill it down, it doesn't have as much material to squeeze on to and hold a tight seal.
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Re: sealing up v bands
Originally Posted by jagojon3
What the ---- are you talking about? Belt sanding a piece of metal isn't going to affect the molecular structure :1
The reason that milling a vband isn't good is because the clamp is designed to work with a certain thickness on both vband flanges. If you mill it down, it doesn't have as much material to squeeze on to and hold a tight seal.
The reason that milling a vband isn't good is because the clamp is designed to work with a certain thickness on both vband flanges. If you mill it down, it doesn't have as much material to squeeze on to and hold a tight seal.
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Re: sealing up v bands
Originally Posted by jagojon3
What the ---- are you talking about? Belt sanding a piece of metal isn't going to affect the molecular structure :1
The reason that milling a vband isn't good is because the clamp is designed to work with a certain thickness on both vband flanges. If you mill it down, it doesn't have as much material to squeeze on to and hold a tight seal.
The reason that milling a vband isn't good is because the clamp is designed to work with a certain thickness on both vband flanges. If you mill it down, it doesn't have as much material to squeeze on to and hold a tight seal.
