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Forum: Automotive Projects 09-09-2021, 08:27 AM
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Views: 247,584
Posted By Bob
Can't add much to the 3 prior comments, but agree...

Can't add much to the 3 prior comments, but agree 100% with them. Nice work.
Forum: General Discussion 09-09-2021, 08:24 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,958
Posted By Bob
Yeah Kent, our manufacturing factory was an...

Yeah Kent, our manufacturing factory was an absolute mix of new and old. And man I loved it. First toured that facility in the late 1970's, I worked at a different plant in a different city. Not...
Forum: General Discussion 09-09-2021, 08:02 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,958
Posted By Bob
Skin milling is the thinning of areas of a skin...

Skin milling is the thinning of areas of a skin or metal sheet. Pocketing if you will. Mostly done to lighten the skin, weight reduction. With the push for flush fasteners starting before my...
Forum: General Discussion 09-08-2021, 11:16 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,958
Posted By Bob
It seemed counterintuitive to me hearing of the...

It seemed counterintuitive to me hearing of the process. But they got approval and provided nice fitting wing skins. I was the tooling guy in that area of manufacture and had free rein to check...
Forum: General Discussion 09-07-2021, 09:19 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,958
Posted By Bob
The aircraft manufacturer I worked for during my...

The aircraft manufacturer I worked for during my career explored machines like that back in 1995-1996. In the end we punted on them and stuck to what we knew and machines we owned. So they've been...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 07-07-2021, 03:56 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,341
Posted By Bob
I had a need to form a similar part some years...

I had a need to form a similar part some years ago, so I built a machine like Mark suggests. So I can attest to the thinking it can do it. Mine comes apart so getting the part out would be...
Forum: Introductions 04-11-2020, 08:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,600
Posted By Bob
Hi Ray, Welcome aboard from a neighbor down...

Hi Ray,

Welcome aboard from a neighbor down the road in Andover. Like you I spent my career in aircraft, in many phases of it. Lucky you to be able to acquire the Erco's. And good luck on the...
Forum: Introductions 03-09-2020, 08:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,045
Posted By Bob
Was a name dropped some months back in a youtube...

Was a name dropped some months back in a youtube video or forum post. The name was Tim Doty, guy who dropped it lives in the Tennessee area. Maybe in the Nashville area more precisely. I wandered...
Forum: Automotive Projects 02-17-2019, 06:57 PM
Replies: 2,001
Views: 2,276,535
Posted By Bob
Kelly is having great results with lost foam...

Kelly is having great results with lost foam casting, I follow his efforts on his forum and on youtube. Learned a bunch just from that.

Your parts turned out nice.
Forum: Individual Classifieds 12-28-2018, 09:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,190
Posted By Bob
There is no chassis, I felt it was overkill for...

There is no chassis, I felt it was overkill for such a small car. Here's a link to the whole documented build over on MetalMeet...
Forum: Individual Classifieds 12-28-2018, 10:21 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,190
Posted By Bob
Dave, I do, but I believe Aaron is in the...

Dave,

I do, but I believe Aaron is in the process of building a shipping crate and shipping it to me so I can send the buck back to him in it. Last word from him on that was just before...
Forum: Individual Classifieds 12-06-2018, 12:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,190
Posted By Bob
Aaron, see my email to you tonight. Hi Ken, ...

Aaron, see my email to you tonight.

Hi Ken,

Oh, the buck is willing to travel, I'm just not headed anyplace soon that seems to be doing any metal shaping. I have a friend or two that plays...
Forum: Individual Classifieds 08-04-2018, 02:30 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,190
Posted By Bob
That's funny. But you know, I've been sorting...

That's funny. But you know, I've been sorting out where to hang it in my shop. I'm not throwing it away I know that. My shop is undergoing a transformation now with over 3/4's of the stuff moving....
Forum: Individual Classifieds 07-27-2018, 08:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,190
Posted By Bob
Pedal Car Buck give away

Been re-arranging my shop, getting rid of stuff I don't use anymore. Some being sold, some given away and some ending up in the trash. And I'm liking the direction things are going. On the give...
Forum: Announcements 07-22-2018, 08:32 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,294
Posted By Bob
Sad to hear that. I often wonder how he's been...

Sad to hear that. I often wonder how he's been doing. Yep, kind guy with a big heart. Helped me out in my early metal shaping days. A Harley guy too, so we had more than metal shaping in common. ...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 03-07-2018, 10:34 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,579
Posted By Bob
Hoyle makes some products...

Hoyle makes some products (http://www.hoyleproducts.net/rulers.html) for creating or copying curves and radius's. I've had their adjustable curves for years and like em a lot. They also make an...
Forum: General Discussion 05-25-2017, 05:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,171
Posted By Bob
P1 is what I had it labeled as too. I had not...

P1 is what I had it labeled as too. I had not seen that spruced up version of it, nice. There has to be more of those, funny there's only the one in picture form. Home made dies on it as well. I...
Forum: General Discussion 05-25-2017, 04:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,171
Posted By Bob
Thanks Kerry for fixing them. Now that you...

Thanks Kerry for fixing them. Now that you mention it, that's how I did it in the past. Life's short, but my memory is shorter.



Michael,

Those are some good thoughts. I have a picture of...
Forum: General Discussion 05-25-2017, 01:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,171
Posted By Bob
Michael, I guess I don't have any build...

Michael,

I guess I don't have any build pics, just a few of the different dies I made for it. Here's a pic of machine #1 in a bit bigger image size and one of it in a test fit of the pieces. ...
Forum: General Discussion 05-25-2017, 11:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,171
Posted By Bob
After messing about with my walking beam machine...

After messing about with my walking beam machine for a number of years, and learning what it could do with different dies, I started hating the square tool shank I had used. It required minimal...
Forum: Heads Up Announcements 02-22-2017, 07:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,475
Posted By Bob
That's funny. Yeah, for a hundred bucks, it's a...

That's funny. Yeah, for a hundred bucks, it's a great buy.



I didn't think they looked like the punches and dies for mine. But it's been gone long enough I'm getting vague on that point.

...
Forum: Heads Up Announcements 02-22-2017, 10:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,475
Posted By Bob
I used to have a Trace-A-Punch, but sold it a few...

I used to have a Trace-A-Punch, but sold it a few years ago. Sold it after I built a small portable power shrinker based on the Scotch Yoke mechanism the Trace-A-Punch uses. I used the...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 12-03-2016, 01:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,858
Posted By Bob
While it's a lot smaller in cross section than...

While it's a lot smaller in cross section than what you're planning, take a look at the bead roller work I did a few years ago on a Z section (http://allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=5869). ...
Forum: General Discussion 07-30-2015, 07:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,068
Posted By Bob
Give this a read, you may get some ideas to help...

Give this a read, you may get some ideas to help you. Making hubcaps (http://allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=5869).
Forum: Basic questions and answers 01-22-2015, 09:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,629
Posted By Bob
I've made short sections similar to that by...

I've made short sections similar to that by pressing the circular shape after I opened it up into two halves. So the first press I had 1/2 of the circle you have, 1/4 circle on each side of a...
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