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First picture below, I have welded quarter inch round stock
to each side of the tank to lock in the perimeter shape.
Then I drew a line where the deepest part will be when finished.
In the red outline is the tool I fabricated for the beating.
About six inchs long by one and a half by two inches.
Shaped at the end as you see on the left.
The orange clamps are holding the tank fixture
to the table to eliminate moving all over the place.
Started beating along the green line, little by little,
working outward as the depression gets deeper.
Next, below, beaten all the way in.
Also you see the rib I welded down the center,
with the nut welded for the shortened console attachment.
Shown below, the fuel injected machines fuel pump
is only one and a quarter inch away from the tank side.
So before I started beating, the original tank profile
is cut into a wooden template for gauging depth of the new cavity.
The gauge mounts to the tank holding fixture
the same on both sides.
I used a filler called All Metal, similar to Bondo,
it is an aluminum powder type formulation.
Thx for this contribution Mud. Been waiting to seeit for a while.
Saw Indian Larry do it on TV once ... thought it was great!
Your beating aparatus ... A block of wood?
You do the beating with the shaped edge on the left?
Are you using it like a chisel? In combination with the wooden mallet shown.
Never woulda thought it was beat in that manner.
dude love the no plug for the trim ring i wont tell .... but i was thinking you should wrap it in leather.... or if you acumilate (yeah what ever) enough car part you can have a hot rod....just kiddin get back to work
dude love the no plug for the trim ring i wont tell .... but i was thinking you should wrap it in leather.... or if you acumilate (yeah what ever) enough car part you can have a hot rod....just kiddin get back to work
my 1st language is english....but youre gonna have to translate that one.... i got nothin'
Thx for this contribution Mud. Been waiting to see it for a while.
Saw Indian Larry do it on TV once ... thought it was great!
Your beating apparatus ... A block of wood?
You do the beating with the shaped edge on the left?
Are you using it like a chisel?
In combination with the wooden mallet shown.
Never woulda thought it was beat in that manner.
Very cool ... very custom!
Ray.
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Good questions Ray, thanks.
Here are some better pix of the beat tool.
I like wood for this type of beating. White Pine in this case.
First picture below shows both ends, which are shaped slightly different,
and a leather mallet.
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This next picture shows the narrow end.
Note that the "narrow"surface is also slightly rounded.
The edges that run the length are eased,
so you can hang on to the apparatus comfortably
during a lengthy beating.
The "narrow" surface was used first along the green horizontal line.
Love taps at first, progressing to a more violent striking action
as the operation proceeds.
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The other end is about twice as wide.
I used this after the green line was punched in about a half inch
Work outward progressively from the green line.
You cannot jump around from here to there.
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You're question about "like a chisel" -
Don't quite follow you, but. I think the answer is no.
The instrument is struck in a "straight on" manner.
Then the AllMetal.
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Last edited by mud; Jan 19, 2020 at 06:15 AM.
Reason: reload pictures
Mud, great job putting together the index. Last week I put together my Ooga Booga A/C cover bolt and today I made my bullet key. For my key I had a buddy make me a dummy round, he gave me a S&W 500 MAG. I don't know much about guns and ammo but thats one big pistol round. I'll try to get some pics. up this weekend.
dude love the no plug for the trim ring i wont tell .... but i was thinking you should wrap it in leather.... or if you acumilate (yeah what ever) enough car part you can have a hot rod....just kiddin get back to work
my 1st language is english....but youre gonna have to translate that one.... i got nothin'
mike, you musta missed the part where HEVIL said "just kiddin".
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dude love the no plug for the trim ring i wont tell .... but i was thinking you should wrap it in leather.... or if you acumilate (yeah what ever) enough car part you can have a hot rod....just kiddin get back to work 
