Forum: Automotive Projects
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-03-2018, 09:54 AM
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Super metalworking skills and planning. Never...
Super metalworking skills and planning. Never gave any thought to checking the weatherstrip fit when I chopped the top on my 56 chevy pu. Had to add some flat foam tape to the inside for a better...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-05-2017, 09:19 AM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
12-18-2016, 09:31 AM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
11-28-2016, 07:17 PM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
11-28-2016, 06:37 PM
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11-11-2016, 09:32 AM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
10-01-2016, 09:01 AM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
09-29-2016, 08:27 AM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
09-03-2016, 10:03 PM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
07-06-2016, 08:43 AM
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Use a coarser blade than you think. Aluminum...
Use a coarser blade than you think. Aluminum clogs very easily and lube as mentioned is a big help. As an example I have cut 3/4 in thick aluminum plate with a circular saw and a framing blade.
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Forum: Automotive Projects
06-05-2016, 08:52 AM
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Robert thanx for all your time posting and the...
Robert thanx for all your time posting and the detailed explanations. I use mahogany decking material for a lot of my form work. Cuts well and is hard enough you can't drive a nail into it. I had...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
04-10-2016, 08:49 AM
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Great job on the fender, I'm repairing a set of...
Great job on the fender, I'm repairing a set of them myself so you post is helpful. The biggest "trick" I've learned in metalworking.....pay attention to what you are doing and what is happening and...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
03-28-2016, 08:13 AM
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Check out this...
Check out this company.....http://www.wttool.com.....I've bought stuff from them over the years and it's good quality at a reasonable price. Since a lot of tooling is made in China anyway, even...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2016, 08:42 AM
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If you bore it large enough on the OD you can...
If you bore it large enough on the OD you can retain the bushing with set screws from the outside. If there is clearance you can also leave the top with a flange and secure it with screws thru the...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-20-2016, 08:35 AM
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After all that work, and it does look...
After all that work, and it does look great.....been there before, are you going to leave the Babbitt or bore it oversize and replace with a piece of bearing bronze or oil-lite bronze ?
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-20-2016, 08:27 AM
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-19-2016, 08:50 AM
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Almost anything can be polished to a highly...
Almost anything can be polished to a highly reflective surface. What many people don't realize is shiny is not polished. Being in the tool and die industry 40 plus years I have polished surfaces to...
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Forum: Metalshaping videos on-line
02-06-2016, 10:36 AM
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Forum: Automotive Projects
01-28-2016, 07:17 PM
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I agree with Jere and may I add....some of this...
I agree with Jere and may I add....some of this type of work I have not done before so it's always easier to learn a correct method than to "un learn" something you've already done. Thanx for your...
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Forum: Software for Metalshaping
11-13-2015, 07:59 AM
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Richard, thanx for the tip on Fusion 360. ...
Richard, thanx for the tip on Fusion 360. Checked it out and it seems to work well. I currently use 2 other programs...one for solid modeling and the other for cnc programming but they are getting...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-09-2015, 07:49 AM
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Nice job Andy. And about a planishing...
Nice job Andy. And about a planishing hammer....I made a custom lower valance panel for my 56 Chevy p/u. Came out decent for the first try on a 4 ft. Panel, fit well, and decided to give it a light...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-05-2015, 07:22 PM
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Oops.. Forgot the link. ...
Oops.. Forgot the link.
http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/1935-bugatti-aerolithe-re-creation-completed-lost-magnesium-bodied-coupe-replicated
George
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Forum: General Discussion
04-05-2015, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 8
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Saw this car being built on one of those...
Saw this car being built on one of those "reality" shows on the Velocity channel on cable. Don't remember the shows name but did show some of the fabrication......of course also with a magnesium...
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