Forum: Beginner Projects
08-06-2013, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 35,509
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
07-22-2013, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 24,331
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Forum: General Discussion
07-18-2013, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,717
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Forum: Automotive Projects
07-11-2013, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,562
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
07-08-2013, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,839
Too much to put in a post... there are many...
Too much to put in a post... there are many articals in racing magazines on the subject... I attended a chassis setup and race car fabrication school in Mooresville NC. and three entire days was...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-03-2013, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,834
Nice work Kerry. I would have done it all with...
Nice work Kerry. I would have done it all with geometry instead of a buck. I couldn't see the rest of the posts, but one thing that is important is the depth of the ring and the fan should be a...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-02-2013, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,834
Thanks Terry,
Until you pointed it out, I...
Thanks Terry,
Until you pointed it out, I hadn't noticed the slant and how flat the bottom was..
When I'm making a shroud, I usually do a layout like a square to round in duct work. Sometimes I...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-02-2013, 03:15 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,834
Nice Terry,
Can you describe what you did? I...
Nice Terry,
Can you describe what you did? I see that you welded the ring in, but is the rest of it made in one piece? or two pieces? or four pieces? and welded...
if it's in pieces, where did you...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-27-2013, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,582
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Forum: Automotive Projects
06-27-2013, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 34,608
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Forum: General Discussion
06-25-2013, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 12,324
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Forum: General Discussion
04-19-2013, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,619
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Forum: Introductions
04-10-2013, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,173
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-10-2013, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,629
I agree Rick... Start Over
Get some 18 guage...
I agree Rick... Start Over
Get some 18 guage and take the time to get the fits correct and Practice welding on coupons until they look good then weld the tubs... Like Peter says over lap one side...
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Forum: Events
04-10-2013, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,399
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-04-2013, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,629
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
03-31-2013, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,943
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Forum: General Discussion
03-28-2013, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,028
That's a lot of Rolling..!!
When I worked at...
That's a lot of Rolling..!!
When I worked at the "real job", we would sometimes make "Tuilp Basket" trash cans.. We made 100 at a time, which meant 300 metal hoops to hold the stays and 100 sheet...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-26-2013, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,028
Yes , you may have noticed the same thing...
Yes , you may have noticed the same thing happened in the video...
I meant to back the rear roller off before I ran the piece through from the back..
It happens because of the fact that you are...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-25-2013, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,191
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Forum: General Discussion
03-23-2013, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,028
Here's the Video I promised...
as usual I'm...
Here's the Video I promised...
as usual I'm tripping over my words, and even though I did show starting the roll from the back, I didn't turn the metal around and run the opposite end through from...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-22-2013, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,028
Repeatability in a slip roll is a whole Nuther...
Repeatability in a slip roll is a whole Nuther Subject... We could get into a big discussion about elastic and plastic properties of metal, and how the yield point changes with multiple passes...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2013, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,028
No, give it a try..
The reason you get a flat...
No, give it a try..
The reason you get a flat spot when going forward is that the sheet has passed through the front rollers before it hits the rear roller to start the roll.
by going in reverse...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2013, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,028
technique for slip rolls
Here's a way to eliminate the initial flat at the end/beginning/ edge of a panel or tube that you are making using a slip roll. These are also known as initial pinch rolls, which are different from...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-03-2013, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,528
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