Recent content by twistedpiston

My old man taught me most of the same things mentioned here. He was a hard-*** and rode me a lot, but he was fair. Every time I sit down to work on something, I hear his voice in my head "You can't get anything done sitting on your ***" Here's a couple pics of him, one when he was young and...

That's awesome. Such a dying art. It is a shame that this and other skills will be gone soon. The younger generation doesn't seem to care about working with their hands (unless it's holding a game controller) or learning a trade (I know, not all but most). Hell, you would be hard-pressed to...

Kevin... It's a B17. I'll have to take more pics these are a few months old. The port cheek window is in, we've got the chin turret section shot in and the astro dome and surrounding skins shot in. It doesn't look so much like a porcupine now. I hope I live long enough to see her fly...

Thanks for all of the responses, I knew this was the place to turn! stomperxj - That software looks cool. What program is that? Kevin54 - Thanks! I was using charts in an old military book, the title escapes me... then my wife found a "bend calculator" application for my "smart" phone (the...

Yep, using a nose bar. The radius was verified with a piece of scrap .064

...That might be my mistake, I used a k factor of 1. ...That's what I ended up doing, but I make many different parts and although time is not a factor, I should be able to do the math and make the part once. Thanks guys for the input!

Hi everyone, I have been lurking for some time and gleaning tons of great info, I however find myself needing some help with something for which I just can't seem to find the answer. I'm sure someone here will have no problem figuring it out... I need some help figuring the flat dimension for...

I'm listing this for a friend here in West Palm Beach, FL. Would work great for any car. 2003 Continental Cargo car hauler. We used this trailer for Jet Ski racing. I am the 2nd owner. The previous owner bought it new and was a motocross guy. I added the Craftsman toolboxes, the bench (tall...