| While at first glance deburring & finishing stainless | | | | with metals such as stainless or aluminum own at |
| steel and aluminum railings may seem somewhat a | | | | least two Dynabrade tools for their shop. The first is |
| niche market it should be noted that with the correct | | | | a Dynabrade Dynafile. There are many variations of |
| Dynabrade tools, grinding, sanding and polishing | | | | the Dynafile which Dynabrade Manufactures. They |
| products almost any weld shop can take on this type | | | | are as follows: The Original Dynafile model 14000, the |
| of work. | | | | dynafile II model 40320, and the Electric Dynafile |
| It is hard to put a number on how many steel | | | | model 40590. Either one of these Dynafiles will do |
| fabricators, welding shops, artists garages, etc. I have | | | | the job. |
| been called into because a nervous owner, foreman | | | | I prefer the Dynafile II series air or electric. They |
| or project manager took on railing jobs that were | | | | seem to be the most versatile. You can position the |
| above their expertise. Most thought they were going | | | | rotating sanding belt head in many different positions |
| to lose their shirt once they got to the metal finishing | | | | depending on the angle of your work piece. The |
| stages on somewhat temperamental stainless or | | | | Electric dynafile II and the Air Dynafile II also accept |
| aluminum. | | | | over 20 interchangeable contact arms which will hold |
| The best advice I can give anyone who wants to | | | | sanding belts and surface conditioning belts 1/8” |
| Brush Finish Stainless Steel or Aluminum Railings in a | | | | to ?” in width. |
| professional manner is set up your shop and your | | | | The Dynafile’s primary function is to grind and |
| polisher with the necessary Dynabrade tools and | | | | polish hard to reach areas on a metal work piece. |
| Abrasives. If you are willing to allocate some of your | | | | Some examples of this are the corners or where the |
| time and hard earned money as an investment in | | | | welds join together two or more parts. The second |
| yourself and your company the quality stainless or | | | | Dynabrade Tool I find to be a necessity from |
| aluminum railings you produce will come back to you | | | | Dynabrade is from the Dynastraight Family. These |
| financially many times over. The most common | | | | tools include: The Dynastraight model 13204 .7 hp |
| abrasives questions I get asked for these metal | | | | 3,400 RPM or the Dynastraight model 13505 1 hp |
| finishes are some of the easiest to answer. | | | | 3,400 RPM. |
| That’s not to say I haven’t seen some | | | | I like these models because they are rated at the |
| interesting challenges over the years. I have been in | | | | proper RPM and have male 5/8-11 threaded wheel |
| over 1,000 shops that work on all types of metals | | | | arbors which are standard and allow for many |
| and woods. | | | | different abrasives to be mounted and used on them. |
| A consistent finish on stainless or aluminum railings | | | | If you want to use a dynabrade inflatable rubber |
| steel fabricators want to achieve is a brush, satin or | | | | drum with sanding belts or surface conditioning belts |
| #3 finish or #4 finish. Most steel fabricators order the | | | | on it the Dynabrade Pneumatic Wheel part number is |
| stainless steel or aluminum pre-finished to this | | | | 94472. I also recommend a combination of |
| specification and only need to bring the areas they | | | | unmounted 6x1x5/8 flap wheels in assorted grits for |
| have welded back to a nice clean satin finish which | | | | either Dynastraight to help bring the Railings back up |
| will match the rest of the metal railings original finish. | | | | to the 3 finish or 4 finish. |
| I like to see anyone who is serious about working | | | | |