Forum: Buck Building
05-05-2019, 09:35 AM
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
12-28-2018, 12:27 PM
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Manny, just adding to the conversation here.
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Manny, just adding to the conversation here.
My thinking when I bought the whole Meco kit was that the extended neck would distance one from the heat and that worked well - up to a point. Didnt...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
06-03-2018, 07:50 AM
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Views: 8,614
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Forum: Buck Building
05-08-2018, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 76,658
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Forum: General Discussion
05-05-2018, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 10,143
Ok, thanks David.
Googled it and those swiss...
Ok, thanks David.
Googled it and those swiss files are almost surgical in appearance and quite pricey, but they look the ticket.
I guess if hard-to-get headlamps are to be made from steel to be...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-04-2018, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 10,143
Nice job David.
Just a question on which...
Nice job David.
Just a question on which file you used to flatten the inside welds. See you used a pencil grinder as well but the wide scraping marks either side of the weld suggest something like...
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Forum: Buck Building
04-30-2018, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 76,658
Thanks Charlie. Definitely not making another...
Thanks Charlie. Definitely not making another one.
Hi Barry, thanks. Will contact you.
Yes me too Marcus. The buyer is a dealer in Cobras and wants this one for himself and is not reselling it....
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Forum: Buck Building
04-28-2018, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 76,658
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Forum: Introductions
07-09-2016, 09:36 AM
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Forum: Posting Pictures
06-25-2016, 04:46 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
06-18-2016, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 7
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The largest metal shaping project ever?
As a non-US citizen, always thought Statue of Liberty was made up from thinly cast copper parts but found she was made from 300-odd copper sheets of 2.5mm which weighed 88 tons. Inner steel structure...
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Forum: Buck Building
05-21-2016, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 76,658
Ok Kerry, thanks for the info and warning.
Just...
Ok Kerry, thanks for the info and warning.
Just as an aside, there is an African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) agreement between America and some African states of which South Africa is part of...
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Forum: Buck Building
05-21-2016, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 76,658
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Forum: Buck Building
05-21-2016, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 76,658
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Forum: Buck Building
05-21-2016, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 76,658
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Forum: Buck Building
05-20-2016, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 76,658
Getting underway
Six weeks ago I started building the body and this is how far I got.
I have never made a crowned panel before and began by making the nose first with smaller panels but as confidence grew,...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-22-2016, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,882
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-22-2016, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,882
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-21-2016, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,609
Hi Manny
Good to hear from you.
I am...
Hi Manny
Good to hear from you.
I am trying to stay away from 1050, it is really too soft and once polished might get scratched easily.
Trying to limit the weight so dont want to go more...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-21-2016, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,614
Alloys 5052 and 5086 for automotive panels
Researching 5052 I came upon this thread http://allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=1898&highlight=5xxx specifically wanting to know the suitability of it for body panels and this quote:
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-20-2016, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,882
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-19-2016, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,609
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-19-2016, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,882
Thanks George, after reading your post I found...
Thanks George, after reading your post I found some videos and the best looking was when the guy did all the polishing in one direction like you said, make sense when you think about it. He was using...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-18-2016, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,882
Aluminum alloys with highest reflective finish
I've searched but couldn't find much on the subject of which aluminum alloys will produce the highest reflective finish. Read somewhere that the harder it is the more luster can be had by polishing....
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-18-2016, 03:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,609
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