Keith,
I am building an English Wheel....actually two of them.....one for me and
one for the machinist on the liner. Now all I have to do is learn how to
use it!!!
Skip (In central Texas where it is raining and maybe snowing by Friday)
At 12:39 PM 1/17/01 , you wrote:
>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 *
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>> > Mail.
>> > >> >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >=====
>> > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> > >* Dick J *
>> > >* (In East Texas) *
>> > >* # 729 *
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>> >
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