grind or cut bevels

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Hi guys...looking for some more knowledge here. My Miller manual states bevels should be cut with O2/Acet but grinders may also be used. What do you fellows prefer?
Reply:Depends on material thickness.  1/4" and under, I'll usually use a grinder.  Above that, I'll use O/A or Plasma.If I bevel with O/A, I always clean it up with a grinder.
Reply:If there's a lot of material to remove, torch it.  Most stuff I do isn't too thick, generally around 1/2 and I usually just grind it.  Grinding builds character"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:At school we run 2 track cutters to cut bevels.  If they are being used I will hand cut.  As paweldor said anything 1/4" and under id just grind.  I grind them whether I use the track cutter or cut by hand (just to grind down a land and knock slag off).
Reply:you're going to have to grind it whether you torch it or not, but I would definitely say torch it first!try to set up an angle iron or something as a straight edge and drag the torch against it so your cuts come out better.
Reply:If you cut it with a plasma, a grinder isn't needed.  If you hit the slag with a hammer right where it meets the base plate, it comes right off.   I use what ever is easiest.Farmersam,  I may have enough character    The metal heavy duty 7" grinder I bought 20 years ago is getting heavier.  Its a Black and Decker Wildcat.  It collects dust now.DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Originally Posted by David RIf you cut it with a plasma, a grinder isn't needed.  If you hit the slag with a hammer right where it meets the base plate, it comes right off.   I use what ever is easiest.Farmersam,  I may have enough character    The metal heavy duty 7" grinder I bought 20 years ago is getting heavier.  Its a Black and Decker Wildcat.  It collects dust now.David
Reply:Originally Posted by farmersammIf there's a lot of material to remove, torch it.  Most stuff I do isn't too thick, generally around 1/2 and I usually just grind it.  Grinding builds character
Reply:Originally Posted by OldtimerAnd muscles in your forearms. I always beveled with a torch on everything I could and still do. A torch is SOooo much lighter than a big grinder. Touch it up with a grinder if needed and weld it up.
Reply:Originally Posted by David RIf you cut it with a plasma, a grinder isn't needed.  If you hit the slag with a hammer right where it meets the base plate, it comes right off.   I use what ever is easiest.Farmersam,  I may have enough character    The metal heavy duty 7" grinder I bought 20 years ago is getting heavier.  Its a Black and Decker Wildcat.  It collects dust now.David
Reply:That's the info I was looking for, guys. Thanks alot!! Maybe someday I'll get a plasma cutter.
Reply:I am the same as Dave R. Plasma is great for this.If I don't use the plasma, I grind wether I use the torch or not.Miller DVI2Lincoln Precision Tig 225Thermodynamics Cutmaster 38Everything else needed.