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What's best tool for cutting bobber rear fender SIDE wall??
Hi guys (again) need your help again.
im in the process of chopping, dicing and shaping the custom rear fender.
The side wall of this steel fender is a bit too long for my taste and I wish to shorten it.
now my angle grinder wont work from the side because of the curve..
whats the best diy tool for this sort of job?
Die grinder and 3" cutoff wheels and cut on the fat side so you have enough to clean up. Trick is a good layout and a clear stand out scribed cut line.
Angle grinder will work. Cut it a little long on the throwaway piece with a cutoff wheel then use a sanding wheel to remove material material to the finish mark.
A portable band saw will cut the fender very sweet, super quick, very accurate, and with no vibration. Get a couple scrap pieces of tin and layout a similar radius and get a feel for the tool. Once you have a feel for it, secure your work piece and put the portable bandsaw to it. Make sure to wear eye protection and good gloves.
Hi guys (again) need your help again.
im in the process of chopping, dicing and shaping the custom rear fender.
The side wall of this steel fender is a bit too long for my taste and I wish to shorten it. now my angle grinder wont work from the side because of the curve.. whats the best diy tool for this sort of job?
If you have a cut off wheel and an angle grinder make some relief cuts and leave enough material to clean up with a flap wheel.
You could also use a plasma torch or even acetylene torch also.
What ever you use leave enough edge so you can clean up the edge.
I would make a couple practice cuts before cutting the fender unless you are comfortable with your ability/tolls/& material \
Lots of ways listed, you could use most if not all of them (I would not recommend the chain saw).
I think it's more of a matter of what you have available and your comfort level.
What ever you use be careful not to warp the material or cut to deep.
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What's best tool for cutting bobber rear fender SIDE wall??
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