How would you do this?

[finsruskw]

OK, I have a gifted to me chunk of` angle iron I wish to make an angle plate from.
dimension's are 10" long by 1" thick, and the long edges are chamfered including the corner edge.
Th face heights are 10 x 6 approx. and the surfaces are galvanized and very rough.
My main question is can this be resurfaced using a fly cutter with a carbide insert?
How would you go about doing this, if at all?
I realize it will not be the most accurate but will suffice for my use.

 

[MyLilMule]

I would probably weld on some angled gussets on the back, to provide some extra rigidity, before machining the faces. It won't be as "stable" as a good piece of cast iron, but I don't see any reason why this won't work and be precise and useful.

 

[finsruskw]

I would probably weld on some angled gussets on the back, to provide some extra rigidity, before machining the faces. It won't be as "stable" as a good piece of cast iron, but I don't see any reason why this won't work and be precise and useful.

Like this?
I plan on using my upended rotary table for this operation

 

[MyLilMule]

Duplicate the way a cast iron angle plate is made. The gussets should be as thick as the faces.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Duplicate the way a cast iron angle plate is made. The gussets should be as thick as the faces.

That will warp it all to hell and back and put internal stresses into it that will take years to show up.

Op, I personally wouldn’t want to mill or grind that galvanized off.

I can actually taste that crap from here.

 

[finsruskw]

I plan on sandblasting the galvanizing off

 

[OTmachine]

That will warp it all to hell and back and put internal stresses into it that will take years to show up.

Op, I personally wouldn’t want to mill or grind that galvanized off.

I can actually taste that crap from here.

He could pin and bolt gussets on it?

 

[MyLilMule]

That will warp it all to hell and back and put internal stresses into it that will take years to show up.

My experiences would completely refute everything here.

 

[finsruskw]

Sounds like the jury is still out, huh?

 

[OTmachine]

If you take your time and stitch weld it, internal stresses will not be a problem in this application. You could preheat the components also and cool buried in sand, but I do not believe it would be necessary for your intended use.