I debated whether to put this in the woodworking or fabrication section, but I figured all of the plane experts are over here.
I have some welded plastic assemblies. The weld in question here is an ~82" long single bevel weld. After welding, some of the weld material sits proud of the surface. I shave this down with a wood plane. I really just need to plane down the weld bead (~1/4" wide) and don't need to plane down the parent material. What I'm thinking is to take a plane and mill a 0.5" wide by a few thou deep. If I then set the blade flush to a thou above the sole, I can quickly plane down the weld without biting into the parent material.
My questions are:
1) Is this a stupid idea? You never see it done and I have no clue if the blade arrangement would cause problems.
2) Any thoughts on fixturing the plane? I was probably going to clamp it in a vise, indicate it to make sure it's flat, and go for it.
I have some welded plastic assemblies. The weld in question here is an ~82" long single bevel weld. After welding, some of the weld material sits proud of the surface. I shave this down with a wood plane. I really just need to plane down the weld bead (~1/4" wide) and don't need to plane down the parent material. What I'm thinking is to take a plane and mill a 0.5" wide by a few thou deep. If I then set the blade flush to a thou above the sole, I can quickly plane down the weld without biting into the parent material.
My questions are:
1) Is this a stupid idea? You never see it done and I have no clue if the blade arrangement would cause problems.
2) Any thoughts on fixturing the plane? I was probably going to clamp it in a vise, indicate it to make sure it's flat, and go for it.