Practice your Gas welding skills... cause that Tig is just about like it
only better...
Metal work.... Just curious how many of you are into Metal work? I was
Talking to Joe the other day when I ordered my master cut off.... Anyway
he was talking about a Motorized Bead roller and I think he has an English
Wheel.... Who else out there is into the Metal smithing side of this?
I'm not.... I am just fascinated with the skills of a fabricator... someone
who can design something in his head or on paper and come up with it as a
REAL usefull product....
Keith ( yep I was wrong then I admitted it.. then I followed through with my
own advice...hmmm )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: "Skip & Joyce Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:20 PM
Subject: Re: Roll cage welding
> After all the input on welding, I was starting to
> get very leary of my own welding. I certainly
> can't pass up an offer like this. Skip, it'll be
> late summer, or even next fall, but I'll be
> calling on you.
>
> Thanks
> Dick J
>
> --- Skip & Joyce Higginbotham
> <saltrat@pro-blend.com> wrote:
> > Dick,
> > Rather than stick weld them I'd rather you
> > brought the car over here to
> > Bastrop and I'll TIG the cage for you.......or
> > show you how to do it.
> > Skip
> >
> >
> > At 08:03 AM 1/17/01 , you wrote:
> > >That's what I was looking for. Somebody who
> > was
> > >running with older technology welding. I've
> > got
> > >all the tubes on my roadster cage bent and
> > tacked
> > >in place. I would have to take a long day and
> > >drive nearly five hundred miles to get the guy
> > >who started the thing for me to finish weld
> > it.
> > >I've been leaning towards just running the
> > beads
> > >myself with my buzz box. I keep thinking:
> > "This
> > >ain't no 200 mph car. It's prolly not even
> > going
> > >to see 150." The rules only require a roll
> > bar,
> > >so the cage is just frosting (the kind I like
> > -
> > >-safety stuff). I dunno, I'll lay down some
> > >practice beads in the spring - if they look
> > good,
> > >I'll go after the roll cage. If they look
> > >crappy, I'll pack a picnic lunch and make the
> > >drive to south Louisiana. Could take another
> > >look at Phil Landry's car anyhow.
> > >
> > >
> > >--- Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com> wrote:
> > >> Dick; My Vega cage was done with my buzz box
> > >> and looks OK to me. But I
> > >> haven't tested it yet and hope not to. Rich
> > Fox
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > >> To: The Butters Family <bbutters@dmi.net>;
> > >> ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
> > >> <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>;
> > land-speed@autox.team.net
> > >> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > >> Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 02:40 PM
> > >> Subject: List Police - Back to LSR !
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >Let's not beat the poor guy to death. I'm
> > >> sure
> > >> >that by now he get's the idea that the post
> > >> was
> > >> >inappropriate. He is into LSR, and we are
> > >> into
> > >> >LSR, so let's drop all of this and get back
> > to
> > >> >LSR. I don't think there are many among us
> > >> who
> > >> >haven't made some off-color remark, at some
> > >> time
> > >> >in our life, only to realize a second too
> > >> late,
> > >> >that a wife, preacher, teacher, or somebody
> > >> was
> > >> >present to make our face turn red and wish
> > we
> > >> >could hide under a rock.
> > >> >
> > >> >So, about this welding stuff. Back in the
> > >> olden
> > >> >days, were roll cages and chassis welded up
> > >> more
> > >> >with gas welding, or with buzz boxes?
> > i.e.,
> > >> >since it ain't gonna be mig or tig, which
> > of
> > >> my
> > >> >antiquated devices should I be using for
> > this
> > >> >kind of work? I personally like working
> > with
> > >> the
> > >> >torch, I can melt that stuff right to the
> > >> point
> > >> >of burning through, then start feeding rod.
> >
> > >> With
> > >> >the buzz box, I sometimes burn holes, then
> > >> have
> > >> >to get the torch out and start melting in
> > >> order
> > >> >to fill them back up.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >=====
> > >> >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > >> >* Dick J *
> > >> >* (In East Texas) *
> > >> >* # 729 *
> > >> >* C/GRS E/STR *
> > >> >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > >> >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo!
> > Mail.
> > >> >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
> > >
> > >
> > >=====
> > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > >* Dick J *
> > >* (In East Texas) *
> > >* # 729 *
> > >* C/GRS E/STR *
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> >
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