Forum: Resources - Learning Material
04-26-2019, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 44,766
uvu street rod program
When I was living in Northern Utah I took a Metal fabrication class from Criss Boggess at the college. I was a senior and a resident the cost was $ 100 and $ 100 to bring in a car or build space in...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
12-01-2018, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,853
grid ceiling wire
I have used the wire used to hang the grid for suspended office ceiling, 12 gage and came in 10 ft lengths, I was working on an office job and bought the installer lunch for about a dozen pieces, ...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-16-2018, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,144
repair parts
I have bought repair parts from haror freight. do they sell the replacement gears ?
For technical questions and replacement parts, please call 1-800-444-3353.
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Forum: General Discussion
10-16-2018, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,144
Grease zerks.
my son did some metal sculpture with heavier gage metal and it gaulled the shafts. I bought some V belt pullies with the metric bore size to match and easier start to make custom shapes
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
07-09-2018, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,299
metalurgy 101
Almost 60 years ago my college metalurgy professor demonstrated how steel behaves when heated and cooled. He had a steel wire stretched across the clasroom between 2 insulators and wired in series...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-04-2018, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,859
air planisher
When my son was working on his bucket he hung the HF planisher from a 2 X 6 with weight lifting irons to teter totter it from the gantry crane
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Forum: General Discussion
06-10-2017, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,597
folding the edges
when I did the 31 nash deck lid I used the brake to just make a very light crease on the sides that has the more curved shape. It was easier to align the dolly to hammer it over the inner structure.
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Forum: General Discussion
05-21-2017, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,004
panel fab classes
about 10 years ago I took a street rod panel fab class at UVU. There were a few of us old retired guys in the class. Over 65 and the "grandpa" fees were only $ 100 per semester, the "kids " had to...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-26-2017, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,897
welding tips and tricks website
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/Mig-welding-tips.html
jody was a welding instructor and has a new Youtube each week. I have a friend that changed careers, studied all the tig videos, a little...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-23-2017, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,897
used made in the usa.
I learned to weld in high school shop 60 plus years ago. then it was O/A and ac arc. one welding shop in town 40 miles away had a heli- arc welder. ON the ranch all we had was a forney AC stick...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
02-14-2017, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,696
make your P hammer portable
Whem my sonwas working on the 22 dodge lakester He hung the hammer on the big gantry crane and teeter tottered it with weight lifting irons to balance it
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
02-11-2017, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,696
beading with a planish hmr
a few years ago I took a street rod panel fab class at UVU. Cris bogges the instructor demonstrated beading with the P hammer. they had several shop made dies. the lower die had a 3 in tab welded on...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
02-03-2017, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,236
Oxy acetylene handbook
I still have my 581 page college text book :"Oxy acetylene handbook" by Union carbide, cost was $ 3 in the 50's
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Forum: General Discussion
11-22-2016, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,238
parker az ?
We used to deal with a shop that got hasseled so much in the los angles area that he relocated to parker arizona. I don't know if they are still in business but on high quality jobs he would nickel...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
10-04-2016, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,942
building a door
Here is some good info. I am busy every day building our new home and my car projects are on hold. I need to build doors for my 31 mash roadster
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-26-2016, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 18,265
dedicated sharpener.
I bought a cheap 4 1/2 $ 10 grinder from Harbor freight, and the replacement diamond disc for their chain saw sharpener, I used a Unibit to drill the disc out to fit the grinder. and the $ 20 drill...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
03-08-2016, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,271
make your own
Use some 2 X 10 or 12 lumber, easier to make a square cut so it will stand up and ypu can rough shape each piece, glue and screws.
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
03-08-2016, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 14,271
make your own
Use some 2 X10, 2 X 12 lumber, screw it together. less likely to split, and easier to make square cuts so it will stand up and you can do the rough shape on each piece before screwing it togethewr.
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Forum: Events
03-04-2016, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,825
used lefty
I know used carpenters hammers can be left or right handed . when a carpenter does a lot of Toe nailing it wears off one side of the hammer head. .
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-29-2016, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,530
ally fender
I have Ron's demo fender hanging on my shop , I won it at the 2 day class I took a few years ago , He made it from 2 pieces, then gas welded it together. He just had a breif description of gas...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-28-2016, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,876
convertible frames
I don't remember the year, late 40's or early 50's the Ford engineers took Henry Ford II for a ride in a new hardtop protype. they crossed some railroad tracks on the tour and when they got back the...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
12-20-2015, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 16,092
back to the slip roller.
I have a bunch of solid steel rollers that were spare parts from my brother;s newspaper size printing press company. I saw a how to build a slip roller and have a pile of old farm machinery I...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
12-20-2015, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 16,092
thanks,
I have to do some work on the tube roller, Like most HF things, allen screws striped out I need to use a gear puller to get it apart. It will be a while untill I need to use it, So I'll watch for...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
12-20-2015, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 16,092
tread mill motor
Have you looked at using a treadmill motor, variable speed 1 1/2 or 2 Hp and high torque at slower speeds. Lots of info and youtubes. I was talking to a friend who is into gold minimg about powering...
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Forum: Individual Classifieds
11-16-2015, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,876
grease zerks
After 7 or 8 years of use my bearing blocks and shafts are gauled. the bearing blocks need to be drilled and tapped for grease zerks *** After enlarging the drawing so my old eyes could read them I...
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