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« Reply #735 on: October 14, 2015, 06:49:14 PM »

fire extinguisher  used and use it,,, or use it as a former  Wink
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« Reply #736 on: October 16, 2015, 01:01:09 PM »

Thanks for the suggestions guys.
Lunatic had a bit of heavy wall 5" stainless tube in his workshop so I nicked borrowed that. Thanks mate.
 A bit big in diameter but it gave me something to start forming the tunnel over, then it was a matter of tightening up the radius over a scaffold pole, to get the final shape
Not a lot to show for four hours work. but the tunnel was a real pig to shape evenly. as it's  18 swg steel and just over thee foot long.
Think I may clad the tunnel in aluminium, or perhaps even brass or copper, once it's finished.
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« Reply #737 on: October 17, 2015, 08:34:46 AM »

Nicely done Dave. How did you fold the flange so evenly -before or after you rolled the tunnel?
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« Reply #738 on: October 17, 2015, 09:17:50 AM »

Before.
I put the steel between two massive bits of angle iron, that I mount in the big vice, with clamps at each end. Then slowly hammer the material over using a large lump hammer and a long block of wood to spread the load, to reduce stretching and denting .
Two bits of kit, that I should have bought or made years ago, but never got around to, are a decent length folder and a rolling machine.
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« Reply #739 on: October 17, 2015, 10:42:34 AM »

The problem is they take up room olds. Nice work, even the sketch is good.
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« Reply #740 on: October 17, 2015, 08:02:33 PM »

 Cheesy
Been playing origami with the tunnel making it fit together. One more panel to make, across the whole width, between the floor supports/tunnel and the shelf, then I can weld it all together. The existing galv panels can be taken out (bolted in) to allow welding and then may be put back, as they will act as splash panels.
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« Reply #741 on: October 17, 2015, 08:17:35 PM »

Very pretty. Have you added a flange at the back of the tunnel there?
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« Reply #742 on: October 17, 2015, 08:36:29 PM »

Yep. I deliberately made the tunnel long enough to form (hammer) a flange to make spot welding to the front panel easier. Hardest part was working out the elipse, as the panel is at an angle. Tunnel has also been cut and flanges or tabs folded out, to weld the transverse panels in place.
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« Reply #743 on: October 17, 2015, 08:44:20 PM »

I love the fact mr olds uses big technical words Wink
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« Reply #744 on: October 17, 2015, 08:58:11 PM »

And makes pretty stuff.
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« Reply #745 on: October 17, 2015, 10:34:29 PM »

Nah, that's not technical, its when the moon covers the sun, and it goes dark in the day!! honest..... Grin
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« Reply #746 on: October 18, 2015, 07:22:58 AM »

 Roll Eyes
Occasionally I wonder, why I endeavour to present a concise sumarization of the photographic depictions. It can be comparable to, conversing with a group of arboreal simiiformes.  Wink Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #747 on: October 18, 2015, 08:42:07 AM »

P-r-e-t-t-y   p-i-c-t-u-r-e-s.
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« Reply #748 on: October 18, 2015, 09:23:25 AM »

Roll Eyes
Occasionally I wonder, why I endeavour to present a concise sumarization of the photographic depictions. It can be comparable to, conversing with a group of arboreal simiiformes.  Wink Cheesy Grin

I think the comma is in the wrong place Grin and summarization has two emms unless you are not referring to that part of the year between spring and autumn, but then it may have regardless of context Huh. Who knows? Who cares?
Brilliant thread by the way.
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« Reply #749 on: October 18, 2015, 09:37:41 AM »

I think we're all to clever on here ? Embarrassed I don't remember learning big words at school though ?
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