"Lane" lane (no spam) at copperaccents dot com wrote in message
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"carl mciver" wrote in message
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Cutting some 2 1/2" square tubing into 4 inch pieces today and I found
that the weld bead inside the tubing prevents it from being a slip fit
over
the two inch tubing. My pieces are only four inches long so access isn't
really an issue. Does anyone have ideas better than a die grinder for
taking this bead off?
Can I "lay it down" with a torch? Would that take it down enough? I
forgot the inside dimension of the tubing, so the bead will obviously
make
up the difference in the clearance, which is fine with me.


A mini air belt sander would work perfectly for this.
http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?P...&PARTPG=INLMK3
There are other way more expensive brands. Look in McMaster or MSC.
Lane

I've done this. It works, but have several spare belts on hand.