Forum: General Discussion
01-01-2022, 08:29 PM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-19-2021, 05:31 PM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-19-2021, 03:44 PM
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Bending brake not bending crisp edges - why?
Hello
I have a 4ft bending brake (a pan brake) that I use to bend panels for my restoration projects. i tis identical to the one pictured but I have mine on a stand.
It is essentially a chinese...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-08-2020, 07:35 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-08-2020, 06:34 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-07-2020, 03:41 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-06-2020, 05:59 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-05-2020, 06:18 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-05-2020, 04:49 PM
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ALthough
I am not an expert in the...
ALthough
I am not an expert in the electroforming plating field, but I did investigate it a while ago for something else. It is a very versatile process indeed.
However, I do not think one could...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-05-2020, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 23
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How can this be made? Metal bellows.
I am seriously impressed by the brass bellows from a 1951 thermostat.
I am puzzling how one could make it.
There are videos on large stainless ones but there must have been a simpler way back in...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-03-2020, 04:46 PM
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-03-2020, 03:50 PM
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
03-02-2020, 08:02 PM
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MIG butt-welding spot issues
Hello,
I have been grappling for years with these issue but suddenly thought I should ask here , just in case...
When welding sheet metal of ~42mils and under, I can just never get the MIG...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
02-17-2020, 04:45 PM
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
02-16-2020, 08:02 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
02-03-2020, 03:27 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
02-02-2020, 06:59 PM
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Oh crap,
So I welded most of it together...
Oh crap,
So I welded most of it together with my tig welder.
But now I saw on Youtube that I was supposed to purge the back of the welds.
Or paint the back with Solarflux B.
I did not do...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-27-2020, 12:12 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
01-25-2020, 10:07 PM
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Ok. Update...
My visit to the stainless...
Ok. Update...
My visit to the stainless steel shop was about as disapointing as it usually gets when I need something, the service is mediocre and not interested.
They had 1.125" tubing. No...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-23-2020, 06:10 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
01-23-2020, 03:43 PM
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Hello everyone,
The original pipe is 27.6mm...
Hello everyone,
The original pipe is 27.6mm OD. = 1.086".
There is nothing much usable on the original except the little stub for the temp gauge. The whole thing has corroded paper thin from...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-23-2020, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 25
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Pipe bending: 1.125"/28mm How can I do it?
Hello
I have to duplicate a rusted out cooling water manifold pipe for a vintage truck.
I can purchase stainless pipe in 1 1/8" which is very close.
I have no pipe benders.
I have a shop...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-30-2019, 01:32 AM
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Views: 3,624
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-29-2019, 04:10 AM
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-28-2019, 08:29 PM
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Remove a large dent from a fender: How?
I have a big shallow dent in my project car's rear fender.
The dented in / pushed in are is ~20" / 500mm wide and it is in about 1/2" at the deepest point.
I can push from behind with my porto...
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