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Forum: Introductions 03-23-2024, 03:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 554
Posted By skintkarter
What everybody else has said, but also pay close...

What everybody else has said, but also pay close attention to the gap or lack thereof between the blades as they pass one another. I have an insurance client who is also a knife sharpener and he...
Forum: Introductions 02-02-2024, 06:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 461
Posted By skintkarter
Wellcome Kris. I suspect that you will be able to...

Wellcome Kris. I suspect that you will be able to teach the vast majority of us mere mortals a thing or two about working with aluminium based, on what I see coming out of Avspecs here in New Zealand.
Forum: Introductions 01-30-2024, 09:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 476
Posted By skintkarter
Wellcome Adrian. 250 Gearbox karts - almost the...

Wellcome Adrian. 250 Gearbox karts - almost the maddest thing on the planet :)
Forum: Basic questions and answers 01-29-2024, 01:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 777
Posted By skintkarter
Can't say definitively Robert (my D1 Bantam is...

Can't say definitively Robert (my D1 Bantam is long gone) but all of my of English bikes of the era had hollow rolled edges. Can't recall a wired one.

John, if it is a hollow edge and it were...
Forum: General Discussion 12-19-2023, 02:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,594
Posted By skintkarter
Some potential relief for those of us with aging hinges

​Hi Chaps and Chapesses

Firstly, Merry Christmas and may 2024 be devoid of the crap we have all been through over the last 3 years.

As many of you may know, my day job is that of a Life...
Forum: Automotive Projects 12-04-2023, 12:09 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 269,937
Posted By skintkarter
Top job Ryan and well done on MSOTM!

Top job Ryan and well done on MSOTM!
Forum: General Discussion 11-18-2023, 12:59 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,481
Posted By skintkarter
Hi Dave, haven't done any of this myself, but a...

Hi Dave, haven't done any of this myself, but a very clever friend often uses laser cut 6mm steel to create a male and female 'die'. Not sure how he lines them up (no drillings or pins that I've...
Forum: Automotive Projects 10-23-2023, 10:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,286
Posted By skintkarter
Steve - it's just the white hunk of plastic in...

Steve - it's just the white hunk of plastic in the photos. Delrin (or Aecetal as its known in New Zealand) is pretty dense and doesn't spring when you whack it with a hammer. For me, I never start...
Forum: Automotive Projects 10-19-2023, 09:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,286
Posted By skintkarter
Really good start Andrew. When welding sheetmetal...

Really good start Andrew. When welding sheetmetal with gas or tig, I try to just fuse together and hammer up the bead for finishing. Tacking, tapping up, filing any tacks which are standing up and...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 10-19-2023, 09:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,295
Posted By skintkarter
Hi Jimmy, folding 1.6mm across the full 1200...

Hi Jimmy, folding 1.6mm across the full 1200 width requires a very husky machine as Manny has said. One of the considerations in finger design, is how much clearance you have at the back of the...
Forum: Introductions 07-11-2023, 10:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,665
Posted By skintkarter
Welcome Nick. Please post some pictures of your...

Welcome Nick. Please post some pictures of your Pulmax build when you can. Are you using an existing recipe?
Forum: Posting Pictures 01-21-2023, 11:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,032
Posted By skintkarter
That is going to look great with the single sided...

That is going to look great with the single sided swingarm, Rick.
Forum: Posting Pictures 01-20-2023, 01:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,032
Posted By skintkarter
Be great to meet you Rick, but we have just sold...

Be great to meet you Rick, but we have just sold the shed! Been pestered by a Real Estate Agent for the last 2 years who reckoned he had 2 x Indian families who wanted to fight each other over it....
Forum: Basic questions and answers 01-12-2023, 02:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,793
Posted By skintkarter
As with just about all tools in life, Spencer the...

As with just about all tools in life, Spencer the larger the kit, the better. You will always do a job and then get ideas for another job which will need a slightly bigger machine. As you rightly...
Forum: Posting Pictures 01-05-2023, 03:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,032
Posted By skintkarter
Nice to see you back Rick and the tank and seat...

Nice to see you back Rick and the tank and seat look great!
Forum: Introductions 01-05-2023, 03:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 914
Posted By skintkarter
Welcome Ethan. Some clever folk on here. Please...

Welcome Ethan. Some clever folk on here. Please post some pictures of what you are working on.
Forum: Basic questions and answers 01-05-2023, 03:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,793
Posted By skintkarter
Mate, it's really suck it and see. When you get...

Mate, it's really suck it and see. When you get down to the pointy end of the triangle, you might need just small rods which actually form a vee. Hard to say up at the other end. The material might...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 01-04-2023, 09:41 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,793
Posted By skintkarter
What I was thinking - segments and weld together....

What I was thinking - segments and weld together. If you had access to an arbor press or fly press, I be prototyping a triangular segment pressed between two bits of round bar welded to a plate (so...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 01-04-2023, 06:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,793
Posted By skintkarter
Hi Spencer - what diameter is the finished sphere?

Hi Spencer - what diameter is the finished sphere?
Forum: Introductions 12-11-2022, 08:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,136
Posted By skintkarter
Welcome Mark! Nice classic Brit bike. I had...

Welcome Mark! Nice classic Brit bike.

I had a 1977 Bonnie - nice bike, but horrible brakes in the wet. I alway remember the botty puckering delay whilst the rotors decided to shed water before...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 11-14-2022, 05:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,636
Posted By skintkarter
Yes - you can make a butt weld disappear, but you...

Yes - you can make a butt weld disappear, but you can never hide a lap weld.

I mean you could corner to corner and file up if you didn't care about the back of the weld, but difficult to planish...
Forum: Basic questions and answers 11-13-2022, 12:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,636
Posted By skintkarter
Jeff, I'm assuming that the recess panel for the...

Jeff, I'm assuming that the recess panel for the exhausts is eventually to be welded to the side of the rear guard (fender). If that is the case, I'd be making as large a flange as I could on the...
Forum: Automotive Projects 10-06-2022, 09:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,044
Posted By skintkarter
Mine were two piece. One piece after welding :) ...

Mine were two piece. One piece after welding :)

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Forum: Introductions 09-14-2022, 10:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,261
Posted By skintkarter
Hi Gary and welcome. Lots of bike tank people on...

Hi Gary and welcome. Lots of bike tank people on here. We love pictures, so please post when you can - even if you are making scrap at the time. There is always a lesson for us when we see what works...
Forum: Introductions 09-06-2022, 04:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,366
Posted By skintkarter
Hello Simon and welcome to New Zealand. I'm...

Hello Simon and welcome to New Zealand.

I'm in South Auckland and have been here a while now (since 1973...). Have a network of absolute clever bastards who are friends and clients - one of whom...
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