Mueller
Active member
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2004
- Location
- Antioch, CA
I'm beat....over 3 hours to clean this stupid plate....I should have spent the extra $$ on virgin aluminum....I think this thing had concrete on it, it would not wash off at all with any kind of soap or cleaner and water.
I used a wire wheel on an angle grinder and then an orbital sander.
The plate was covered up and I saw the big holes after they finally dug it out of the pile but I did not see the small holes. I should be able to get most of the plates people want so far from the good side....if I need to I'll make plates with the small holes and adjust the price a bit..
I guess the upsale on these is that I am using recycled material, heck, I should charge more for that...I'm Green!
So far no broken toes, manhandling this 260 pound plate by myself is a workout, I'm screwed if I have another stroke and I'm under it a bit... (one year anniversary of my stroke in a few weeks!)
Time to cut it into more manageable sizes, bought a new blade for my skill saw at HF, we'll see how it works...I'm sure the neighbors are going to love that sound!
Sanded pic is the one with it covered with water....not perfect but it came out fairly well.
I used a wire wheel on an angle grinder and then an orbital sander.
The plate was covered up and I saw the big holes after they finally dug it out of the pile but I did not see the small holes. I should be able to get most of the plates people want so far from the good side....if I need to I'll make plates with the small holes and adjust the price a bit..
I guess the upsale on these is that I am using recycled material, heck, I should charge more for that...I'm Green!
So far no broken toes, manhandling this 260 pound plate by myself is a workout, I'm screwed if I have another stroke and I'm under it a bit... (one year anniversary of my stroke in a few weeks!)
Time to cut it into more manageable sizes, bought a new blade for my skill saw at HF, we'll see how it works...I'm sure the neighbors are going to love that sound!
Sanded pic is the one with it covered with water....not perfect but it came out fairly well.