Forum: Heads Up Announcements
06-09-2016, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,261
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
08-27-2015, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 29,982
Hey Guys,
Regarding Tig brazing with...
Hey Guys,
Regarding Tig brazing with straight copper wire, I know that it is used in the brewing and food processing industries when fabricating sanitary stainless steel distillation and...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
08-18-2014, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,171
Hey Fred,
I remember the tool you are...
Hey Fred,
I remember the tool you are talking about, a panel tracer, but it was something he just fabbed up in the shop from a scrap piece of sheet metal. He bent a strip about an inch wide and...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
05-28-2014, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,062
Hey Rick,
No, most files are stamped out...
Hey Rick,
No, most files are stamped out by machine these days, this is the traditional (and obviously more expensive) way of making files by hand. It tends to be reserved for high end and...
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Forum: Miscellanous products related to metalshaping
05-24-2014, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,761
Hey John,
I do quite a bit of this for...
Hey John,
I do quite a bit of this for guiding air/water/fire flow, the shaping allows me to form the organic curves I need to get the best unobstructed flow through changing directions and...
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Forum: Introductions
03-24-2014, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,768
Hey Alan,
Welcome aboard! I look forward...
Hey Alan,
Welcome aboard! I look forward to hearing more about the uses of your Magnabend brake, I am currently looking at different options for a future purchase, and I am trying to gather info...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-07-2014, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 219
Views: 152,951
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Forum: Individual Classifieds
12-17-2013, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 18,710
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Forum: Shop Safety
11-26-2013, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 19,988
Thank you for doing the research on this, and...
Thank you for doing the research on this, and please continue to look into it. I have been wondering about the efficiency of Didymium glasses for a while now, I have a pair of glasses that I bought...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
02-08-2013, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,466
Hey Robert,
I tried a whole range of...
Hey Robert,
I tried a whole range of skateboard wheel sizes and hardness when I was developing the Donut Dolly, and I found that even the higher durometer wheels had difficulty shrinking...
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Forum: Individual Classifieds
08-29-2012, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,508
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Forum: Events
01-25-2012, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 9,098
Please let us know as soon as possible if the...
Please let us know as soon as possible if the date is going to change, we already have reservations and my wife has taken the time off work, which requires quite a long leadtime.
Cheers,
Daniel
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Forum: General Discussion
01-17-2012, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 29,363
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
12-30-2011, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,158
Hey Ian,
Here are some links;
This is...
Hey Ian,
Here are some links;
This is the page on AllMetalShaping:
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=3195&highlight=donut+dolly
This is the longer write-up on Metalmeet:...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
12-30-2011, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,158
Hey Ian,
You might consider using my...
Hey Ian,
You might consider using my Donut Dolly for shrinking the roof without heat, it works really well. I have used it to controlably shrink aluminum down to .010" thick without any...
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Forum: Introductions
10-12-2011, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,284
Welcome aboard Alec!
I am over in...
Welcome aboard Alec!
I am over in Bakersfield and there are a number of members on the central coast, in fact, we just had our first regional meet out at Cuesta College a few months ago, hope...
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Forum: Miscellanous products related to metalshaping
09-23-2011, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,634
I agree about David's method method of welding,...
I agree about David's method method of welding, but I do own a bunch of panel clamps that I use for holding panels to check arraingement and shape when working on more freeform projects, or when I...
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Forum: Resources
09-10-2011, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,258
I saw another video about this shop, and the...
I saw another video about this shop, and the Eckolds were used to form the angle profile ribs for the skeleton structure that the skins attatch to, i'll see if I can find the video again.
Cheers,
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
08-31-2011, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 14,837
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Forum: Automotive Projects
06-29-2011, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 428
Views: 339,334
Bob,
One thing to keep in mind, although...
Bob,
One thing to keep in mind, although the regulator for acetylene will fit the propane bottle you really need a propane or multi-fuel rated regulator and hoses since the rubber in the hoses...
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Forum: Events
04-23-2011, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 35,364
Thanks guys, I'll make up a couple different...
Thanks guys, I'll make up a couple different ones to try in the various machines to see if there are any differences.
Rick, It doesn't need a specific upper, anything from flat to high crown...
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Forum: Events
04-22-2011, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 35,364
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Forum: Events
04-21-2011, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 35,364
Planishing Hammer
Hey Guys,
Is anyone bringing a planishing hammer to the meet, Rick, are you bringing the Mechammer? If you are, then let me know, I want to play around shrinking with the Donut Die in one and...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-25-2011, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 252
Views: 138,259
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Forum: General Discussion
03-25-2011, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 21,061
Larry,
Depending on what tools you have at...
Larry,
Depending on what tools you have at your disposal, I would say to start by shrinking along the edge at the bottom of the picture with a stump or thumbnail dies in a p-hammer/pullmax to...
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