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Agree with the above.. usually the flared fittings will not require a seal. Just don't overtorque them because the aluminum isn't very strong .. I'm sure everyone knows but FYI. If they leak, we often use these https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/hapages/del37fittings.php

Justin - looks very clean even with the weatherpacks. What are yall thinking for a more compact connector? The DTM series? Looking for recommendations that are smaller than the weatherpacks but also robust. Thanks

Nice work Randy - that's quite a looker

Bike and video are badass - hope you are doing well:

Curious how this ended up, thought this was a cool build

Very generous of them, fingers crossed!

looking great Randy! Excited to see the big boy run again, and that bottom end looks good

LOL, I shouldn't have! Nitro - great job man.

Can't believe the progress and workmanship. Looks great, sounds great!

Dude you are rocking this. The before/after is great. Maybe I missed it, what's your day job?

Agree 100%. I always use a 3x for anything sized 3,4,5, or 6 (3/32, 4/32, 5/32, 6/32 inch diameters). -6 is harder to do, but those are pretty rare for what I do (small aircraft). A 1x or 2x gun just doesn't have enough impact force to set -4 or -5 rivets without first work hardening them. I...

Zippercat.. good call, thanks! Gregor, thanks for the reply. Cabs look great! Mine are 882 mm wide, so I'm throwing in a center panel... but have been using b grade columbia purebond plywood from the homeless despot. House looks great. Going back in the thread you can really see how far it's...

Better to be lucky than smart! Thanks for the forum and contributors.

Gregor, As usual fantastic work. Not only do I enjoy watching your progress, I appreciate the amount of time it takes to document and track it - so thanks for sharing. How wide are those cabinets? I notice there is a fixed vertical partition in the middle, but each floating shelf must be ~36...

Water-based Kem Aqua Plus from Sherwin Williams First prep the surface and spray the primer (product name surfacer), it's dry in 20 minutes...sands very easy like powdered sugar. Then spray the top coat in your choice of color. No need to thin it (very thin compared to latex) and very...