Forum: Beginner Projects
03-25-2021, 10:56 PM
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Views: 438
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Forum: Introductions
03-25-2021, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 93
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Forum: Introductions
03-25-2021, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 140
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
03-18-2021, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,352
Matt, an electric nibbler is probably the best...
Matt, an electric nibbler is probably the best way if you are to use the rest of the sheet. I've got an air shear which can also take out a centre strip and leave either side fairly flat, but it's a...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
03-15-2021, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 617
Greg, if your supplies in Aus are anything like...
Greg, if your supplies in Aus are anything like what we have in New Zealand, there will be very little choice in the gauges we normally use for car stuff - 1.2 and 1.6. All we can get routinely in...
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Forum: Introductions
03-15-2021, 03:25 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 180
Edwin, there are no stupid questions. We all...
Edwin, there are no stupid questions. We all learn (unless we are welded to the hip of a master craftsman) by asking questions and making mistakes.
Ask away and please post photographs of what you...
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Forum: Buck Building
03-11-2021, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 21,450
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-09-2021, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 66,346
Ran out of talent, so called in the cavalry.
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Ran out of talent, so called in the cavalry.
Trouble with all this metalshaping stuff is that I don't yet have a bank of failures stored in memory.
My first thought with the guard top was to...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
03-02-2021, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 106
Views: 14,956
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-23-2021, 02:37 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 66,346
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-22-2021, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 66,346
Cheers Marcus and John.
I'm lucky that I...
Cheers Marcus and John.
I'm lucky that I did my fitting and turning apprenticeship in the early 70's in NZ with a guy who had a brain the size of a planet, plus I've been privileged to end up...
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Forum: Announcements
02-15-2021, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,548
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Forum: Automotive Projects
02-15-2021, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 66,346
Crikey it's been 5 months since my last...
Crikey it's been 5 months since my last confession - I mean post! Another new sickle more suited to our local goat tracks (Multistrada 950s) a 4 day run to bed in and test same, quite a bit of wine...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
02-06-2021, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 686
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Forum: Introductions
02-05-2021, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 220
Bigger hammer mate and a lot more tea :)
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Bigger hammer mate and a lot more tea :)
Have a look for a guy on here called Reno - really clever bugger making small things.
I've only done full sized and motorcycle stuff, but scaled down,...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
02-05-2021, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 686
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
02-02-2021, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,107
Bibb, certainly not an expert here, but...
Bibb, certainly not an expert here, but spotwelded 304 is everywhere. Think of anything - BBQ bits, potbelly stove flues and hats, v-bands for exhaust systems etc...
If it were me, I'd be...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-20-2021, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,209
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
01-05-2021, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,472
Spencer, I'm tighter than a duck's bottom...
Spencer, I'm tighter than a duck's bottom under-water (ex Yorkshire and now living in New Zealand) but whilst the methods outlined by the previous posters will undoubtedly work (particularly I...
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Forum: Introductions
12-11-2020, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 209
Hi Brett and welcome.
Have a bit of a think...
Hi Brett and welcome.
Have a bit of a think first about what you might be wanting to wheel. Strictly car stuff, or perhaps bike stuff or even art? The latter ideally needs a wheel made to suit.
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
12-08-2020, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,060
I re-shafted all of my old abused SP hammers a...
I re-shafted all of my old abused SP hammers a while back. They don't sell shafts any longer, but did find a local stockist who had Picard shafts. However the Picard shafts didn't come with wedges...
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Forum: Comments and Suggestions
12-07-2020, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,255
I'd stay away from what we call Zintec in the...
I'd stay away from what we call Zintec in the part of the world Ryan. Ordinary old cold rolled is going to give you enough trouble as it is - unless you are Peter Tommasini etc... Just use a weld...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
12-07-2020, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,080
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
11-20-2020, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 437
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Forum: Introductions
11-18-2020, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 234
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