right down the road from me is bear valley steel supply and fabricators,
they do sell to the public, but not sure if they would ship...if your
interested, let me know and i'll trip on down and ask...(if they ship),
they have everything made of metal, and will make it for you if you give
them a good pic and some cash.....
----Original Message Follows----
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 13:35:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
To: "Tom O'Malley" <tomomalley@hey.net>
cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Sheet metal
On Sat, 4 Apr 1998, Tom O'Malley wrote:
> I've been running around the "plant" looking for discarded scraps of
> metal for my projects. Read years ago that washing machines and
> dryers are a good source...not confirmed.
I'd hazard to say "no" on this one, because of the enamel on the metal.
Of course, if there's a nice flat piece on the back with no enamel /
porcelain / whatever on it, I guess it would be fine. Hmm, I know
someone
whose washer just belched its guts out for the final time, I should take
a
look at it. The drum itself is stainless, anyway...
There's also many different types of steel-- so dryer steel may not have
the same properties as fender steel! Caveat Emptor...
> a bit of "practice welding" on my spare front valences today. My
> interest in matching the thickness exactly has to with the fact that
> I'm attempting to butt weld some patch pieces in place.
> So far, the results are less than spectacular. I realize that I
> should be flanging these, but I'm the stubborn sort who doesn't know
> when to quit. :-)
Ok- time to quit is when the welds look good. Now you know <g>
BTW, are you MIG, fire, or stick welding?
-Malcolm
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