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RegalX
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Real nice design.Could be even nicer yet if you dimpled the holes.
Thanks.... I thought about it... but dimple die sets aren't cheap....
aggierailroad
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The Aerodrome Studio guy came up with an interesting way to lift his up onto his stand. I believe it involved a lifting block and an engine lift. Looked like it got the job done.
5mall5nail5
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Yeah I think I am going to resort to an engine hoist as well.
NASTYZEN
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Be careful! I dropped mine when I attempted to put it on it's rack.
I had clamped it down real tight and then hoisted it by the ends. When I was just about to drop it in it's place, it opened up and flipped over and fell to the floor! ****!!!
I had never used it yet, I lifted it out of it's new box.
5mall5nail5
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Be careful! I dropped mine when I attempted to put it on it's rack.
I had clamped it down real tight and then hoisted it by the ends. When I was just about to drop it in it's place, it opened up and flipped over and fell to the floor! ****!!!
I had never used it yet, I lifted it out of it's new box.
That stinks man! Yeah I will be ultra careful.
works4me
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What is the diameter and gauge of the square tube you used on this?
(Sorry if you already mentioned this, but I didn't see it with a quick scan)
(Sorry if you already mentioned this, but I didn't see it with a quick scan)
5mall5nail5
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It's 1.25" diameter 0.065" HRS. Still yet to add interior shelves and some gusset plates.
works4me
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i have the same exact brake,,,you will get a lot of use out of it. I know that I have. enjoy.
5mall5nail5
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Thanks BFalfa
Co-worker approached me this one last night before I left.
Welded and cut flanged by Jon Kensy, on Flickr
Clamp welded by Jon Kensy, on Flickr
So his car has these clamps that rusted out and broke. He some how kept the exhaust attached and bought new ones. His idea was to cut the flange in half and weld nuts on either side allowing him to replace the rusted/broken clamps with these without having to drop the exhaust down which I assume is rusted to heck as well. So, he brought this to me said "Can you weld these on concentric to one another on either side of the half line?" I don't think he realizes yet that he'll have to drill one of the nuts out so that it's a flange and not a nut - you can't do it this way because if the bolt threads through it'll just spin through both parts keeping them the same distance from one another lol. So, I guess its a decent idea we just need to see how well it works.
I don't come up with the ideas I just try to get them off of my bench :rofl
Co-worker approached me this one last night before I left.
Welded and cut flanged by Jon Kensy, on Flickr
Clamp welded by Jon Kensy, on Flickr
So his car has these clamps that rusted out and broke. He some how kept the exhaust attached and bought new ones. His idea was to cut the flange in half and weld nuts on either side allowing him to replace the rusted/broken clamps with these without having to drop the exhaust down which I assume is rusted to heck as well. So, he brought this to me said "Can you weld these on concentric to one another on either side of the half line?" I don't think he realizes yet that he'll have to drill one of the nuts out so that it's a flange and not a nut - you can't do it this way because if the bolt threads through it'll just spin through both parts keeping them the same distance from one another lol. So, I guess its a decent idea we just need to see how well it works.
I don't come up with the ideas I just try to get them off of my bench :rofl
IONH
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Yes, agreed, both being threaded won't do what he wants.
PLUS, when wrenched down, the bolt between the nuts will probably bend. Would have been better off putting the nuts pretty much as close to the cut as possible so there would be less space to flex. . . then again, would probably just bend and break at that point anyway.
Hope he's using Grade 9.
5mall5nail5
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Who knows - it's really not a "high torque" application he just wants the halves to stay together. They're TIG welded on all sides so they're not movin'
elronin
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elronin
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Cart for my 211 I finished up tonight....
Speed holes....
Leather strap for the tank...
Brass rivets to secure...
Nice Cart
HellaFab
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Here are some pictures of an axle back exhaust I am working on as a part of a full turboback exhaust for a turbo Civic.
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IONH
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purplezr2
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Looks good.
What kind of flange is that?
Appears to be a v band flange.
HellaFab
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Thanks guys.
They are a clamp style process flange exactly identical to a vband flange. These have a recess in them though so you can put a gasket maker type material in it without squeezing it all out when tightening the clamp down.
They are a clamp style process flange exactly identical to a vband flange. These have a recess in them though so you can put a gasket maker type material in it without squeezing it all out when tightening the clamp down.
NASTYZEN
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Real nice. Those are a lot of work.
Is it just me or are you getting better at this all the time??
Those are a lot of work.Is it just me or are you getting better at this all the time??
steel 35
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Looks good.
What kind of flange is that?
Tri Clover! used in food Grade stuff.
IONH
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Cool, never seen one like that before.
HellaFab
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Is it just me or are you getting better at this all the time??
Thanks!
I hope that I can keep getting better.
The better I have been getting the more interest there is in having something done.
I have set some personal goals for my fabrication, but if I can keep having a car in my garage that I can work on I will be happy.
I used to do this stuff for myself but I have since gotten myself engaged and planning a wedding and have somehow managed to buy a house with her. AKA i dont have money to spend on myself this way any more so this is how I stay in the hobby and intend to stay married LOL.
Cheers
Matt
Case IH
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Looks good.
What kind of flange is that?
Looks like the ferrals we weld on all the dairy milking parlors we install at work
What projects do you have planned for the brake?
Scott
Thanks BFalfa
Co-worker approached me this one last night before I left.
So his car has these clamps that rusted out and broke. He some how kept the exhaust attached and bought new ones. His idea was to cut the flange in half and weld nuts on either side allowing him to replace the rusted/broken clamps with these without having to drop the exhaust down which I assume is rusted to heck as well. So, he brought this to me said "Can you weld these on concentric to one another on either side of the half line?" I don't think he realizes yet that he'll have to drill one of the nuts out so that it's a flange and not a nut - you can't do it this way because if the bolt threads through it'll just spin through both parts keeping them the same distance from one another lol. So, I guess its a decent idea we just need to see how well it works.
I don't come up with the ideas I just try to get them off of my bench :rofl
Could be a set up like this...I use it on all my connections, with SS bolts. Should work OK. I have welded them back together once in place. I like his method better.
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sunsation288
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Ok we do our air line ( 1 inches s/s) , i can't imagine to do it with out my square Wave 175 tig welding
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sunsation288
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with stick ..... for me it's imposible to do
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toomanytoyzz
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Here is my wlding "project" I started last September. It's a 1972 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40. Bought it for $600 clams becauseit had a useable tub (I use that term loosely) and a nice frame and matching title. The motor was frozen and just about everything was cannabilized from it. Oh yeah, did I mention that it had a sh!t ton worth of rust in the tub? Here's some pics and a link to he thread on ih8mud.com http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-serie...wrench-1972-tlc-40-all-his-rusty-friends.html. It has a ton of vids of where I am currently at which is nowhere close to what I had originally anticipated.
All the welsds were done using a Lincoln SP100. This is about twenty years old and the welder I learned on about that time. Great little welder especially for sheetmetal.
All the welsds were done using a Lincoln SP100. This is about twenty years old and the welder I learned on about that time. Great little welder especially for sheetmetal.
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I love stainless. I used 3/4" but I also used Swagelok fittings for any expansions needed.
koditten
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Give us a shot of the finnished tow bar with a 'copter sitting on it.
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