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« Reply #780 on: November 03, 2015, 12:24:05 AM » |
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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« Reply #781 on: November 04, 2015, 07:35:33 PM » |
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Have to be rock star to need a shovel for snow. A credit card is usually enough to make a line.  Some time ago I bought an amature made boot floor, figuring that I could improve it. Made out of several bits of badly welded galvanised steel and warped in many directions, I have decided to junk it and start from scratch, hammering it out from a single sheet of steel. Had to stop for the night because of the noise but its about half way there. |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #782 on: November 05, 2015, 03:08:30 PM » |
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Nah. There was "rockstar" on the bbc last night being interviewed.
Turns out when he travels they book him another room in the hotel so he can build his model trains.
He got quite upset by this coming out and promptly changed the subject.
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« Reply #783 on: November 05, 2015, 06:19:23 PM » |
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 Rear/boot floor finished. Not perfect by any means and not welded in yet but it fits quite well and distortion was minimal. The two lumps are for clearance and access to the lever shock units and took a hell of a lot of hammering and heat to get right.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #784 on: November 05, 2015, 06:38:40 PM » |
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A shame to hide that away inside the car Dave.
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« Reply #785 on: November 11, 2015, 08:24:37 AM » |
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Thanks Andy.
Nothing really to show at the moment. Had some problems welding in the rear panel but it's done now. Think it's mainly down to lack of adjustment on the cheap mig I have (& I'm rubbish at welding). Lower setting and the weld didn't want to fuse to the old steel of the chassis rails, switch it up and it wanted to burn away the thinner sheet steel. Ended up having to do every plug/spot weld (& there are a lot of them) at the higher setting first, grind it flush then re weld at a lower setting.
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« Reply #786 on: November 11, 2015, 10:03:19 AM » |
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that sounds like a right ball ache!!!!
my welder is having a big hissy fit, but then it is nearly 20yr old!!!!!
trouble is once i run outa gas, wire theres no money to buy more.
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« Reply #787 on: November 12, 2015, 12:21:55 AM » |
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Beads look good for hammer work, must have strong arms and happy neighbours.
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« Reply #788 on: November 12, 2015, 07:08:12 AM » |
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Luckily my neighbours are mostly in the late 70s or older and a bit deaf (well they are now) and everone seems to have got used to the constant noise emanating from the garage. Hammer forming the stiffening beads causes less distortion at the ends than using a bead roller would (and I don't have a bead roller).
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« Reply #789 on: November 12, 2015, 10:20:47 AM » |
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Yeah, that's why I don't TIG weld -because I don't have one.
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« Reply #790 on: November 12, 2015, 11:49:25 AM » |
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Luckily my neighbours are mostly in the late 70s or older and a bit deaf (well they are now) and everone seems to have got used to the constant noise emanating from the garage. Hammer forming the stiffening beads causes less distortion at the ends than using a bead roller would (and I don't have a bead roller). Iv got one and doesn't distort ?  |
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« Reply #791 on: November 12, 2015, 12:41:32 PM » |
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Hmm. All the ones I've tried for large beads (these are 20mm) have distorted the ends of the panel where the bead doesn't go due to it pulling the panel into shape rather than stretching the steel to form the bead. With multiple parallel beads, the panel ends up a lot shorter where the beads are, than down the sides where the panel is flat causing all sorts of twisting. Perhaps I was doing it wrong. Stunk the garage out applying a couple of coats of celly primer. Put on using a roller, but the finish is good enough for an area that won't be seen.  |
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« Reply #792 on: November 12, 2015, 07:16:47 PM » |
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looks real good to me.
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« Reply #793 on: November 13, 2015, 08:54:46 PM » |
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Looks like I may have found some wire wheels Only problem is they are in Peterborough  Waiting to hear if they can be sent by courier, as long as it's not Yodel. |
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« Reply #794 on: November 13, 2015, 09:34:45 PM » |
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I'm coming home from Holland via Harwich next Monday evening Dave. I'll be in a van. Peterborough's a 2 hour detour from the ferry port if you want them collected.
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