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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-25-2019, 06:12 PM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
04-25-2019, 06:09 PM
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Marcus,
Have you considered a PRC sealant as...
Marcus,
Have you considered a PRC sealant as used on aircraft? Totally watertight, flexible and will stop any dissimilar metal rot in your joints.
Can send you a spare tube of this to play with...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-11-2019, 07:32 PM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-03-2019, 07:34 PM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
03-01-2019, 11:17 AM
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1100 doesn't have an old BS spec. The old...
1100 doesn't have an old BS spec. The old American military spec is QQ-A-250/1
1200 is BS 1C and in sheet form is L16 or L17
If you have the composition I'll be able to dig out a little more...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
02-28-2019, 12:11 PM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
02-27-2019, 07:26 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
02-26-2019, 07:35 PM
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It's a two way street, I find.
Each year I...
It's a two way street, I find.
Each year I am given a group of engineering students to mentor and it's a very gratifying thing to do. This year I set my team to measuring a vehicle so they could...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
02-26-2019, 06:10 PM
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
02-23-2019, 03:53 PM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-21-2019, 07:18 PM
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This is without question my favourite thread in...
This is without question my favourite thread in here. What a beautifully executed piece of work but I'm sure I'm not alone in my feelings of inadequacy at how tidy and clean that workshop is. :lol:
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-18-2019, 06:53 PM
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
02-15-2019, 08:06 PM
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Hi Kent,
I thought I had. I set out the...
Hi Kent,
I thought I had. I set out the process but if there's any part of it about which you want to know more please ask. I didn't test the welded material at the time as it was a real struggle...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
02-14-2019, 07:45 PM
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Forum: Introductions
02-12-2019, 07:48 PM
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Forum: Posting Pictures
02-10-2019, 07:17 PM
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Can you tighten the edge with a hand shrinker?...
Can you tighten the edge with a hand shrinker? That would get you a nice straight edge leaving a small crown behind it that would heat shrink out easily enough. Can do you a set of pics if that would...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-31-2019, 07:47 PM
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Hi Chris,
316 will push around for a while...
Hi Chris,
316 will push around for a while with a hammer but it work hardens very quickly. If you can get it a dull red with heat it is like putty and works really easily. You can pickle the welds...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-30-2019, 07:40 PM
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Hi Chris,
If you really don't want it to...
Hi Chris,
If you really don't want it to rust, ever, do it in 316 and TIG it together. Just be sure with 316 to do everything slowly, drilling, cutting, pushing it around, because it work-hardens...
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Forum: Introductions
01-28-2019, 07:38 PM
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Hi Rick,
Some amazing things going on in...
Hi Rick,
Some amazing things going on in here, you'll love it!
I have one of those cellphone things. Being a devout technophobe I went and bought a top of the range Samsung Galaxy S9. Not...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-26-2019, 05:40 PM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-14-2019, 02:20 PM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-05-2019, 04:59 PM
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As most of it appears to still be there and fit...
As most of it appears to still be there and fit for purpose it's always an option to blast it with ally oxide, kill any rust with phosphoric acid then give it a first class surface coating and bond...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-01-2019, 11:42 AM
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