* HOW TO * under fifty bux *
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RE: HOW TO - under fifty bux
ORIGINAL: HOGRIDA_06
Another great step by step with pics. You rock Mud!
Another great step by step with pics. You rock Mud!
Coming from you, means a lot.
One thing that I did leave out though -
After boring,
clean the penetrations up with a chainsaw file.
Easy.
mud
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RE: HOW TO - under fifty bux
ORIGINAL: mudpuddle
I have another guard Frank but, I don't think it would be worth that much effort,
and, probably not necessary anyway.
I will ride with mine like this for now and see how I like it.
I think you probably meant to type TIG.
MIG is your wire feed process.
I would like to seethe sandwich technique on the belt Guard.
Do it and post up some pix.
mud
I have another guard Frank but, I don't think it would be worth that much effort,
and, probably not necessary anyway.
I will ride with mine like this for now and see how I like it.
I think you probably meant to type TIG.
MIG is your wire feed process.
I would like to seethe sandwich technique on the belt Guard.
Do it and post up some pix.
mud
No I meant MIG, lots of guys have small MIG or wire welders, but TIG welders are not as common in ordinary garages, and a TIG welder isn't really necessary for something like this.
In fact if I were going to do it I might be more inclined to make a sandwich from the two guards with something like a slow curing epoxy between the two with a lot of wood blocks and clamps. Slow curing epoxy's are generally stronger andwill allow you to take your time getting thingsaligned and clamped together properly before the epoxy set up on you.
Once cured the epoxy would "bond" the two layers togetherbetter than garage welding can do for a super stiff assembly. With the added benifit of eliminating thechance of it rusting from the inside out on you.
If Boeing can make 767, 777, and 787 wings that way I don't see why the same method couldn't be usedfor something that doesn't require anything like thestructural integrety needed for an airliners wing.
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RE: HOW TO - under fifty bux
ORIGINAL: Citoriplus
mud,
No I meant MIG, lots of guys have small MIG or wire welders, but TIG welders are not as common in ordinary garages, and a TIG welder isn't really necessary for something like this.
In fact if I were going to do it I might be more inclined to make a sandwich from the two guards with something like a slow curing epoxy between the two with a lot of wood blocks and clamps. Slow curing epoxy's are generally stronger andwill allow you to take your time getting thingsaligned and clamped together properly before the epoxy set up on you.
Once cured the epoxy would "bond" the two layers togetherbetter than garage welding can do for a super stiff assembly. With the added benifit of eliminating thechance of it rusting from the inside out on you.
If Boeing can make 767, 777, and 787 wings that way I don't see why the same method couldn't be usedfor something that doesn't require anything like thestructural integrety needed for an airliners wing.
ORIGINAL: mudpuddle
I have another guard Frank but, I don't think it would be worth that much effort,
and, probably not necessary anyway.
I will ride with mine like this for now and see how I like it.
I think you probably meant to type TIG.
MIG is your wire feed process.
I would like to seethe sandwich technique on the belt Guard.
Do it and post up some pix.
mud
I have another guard Frank but, I don't think it would be worth that much effort,
and, probably not necessary anyway.
I will ride with mine like this for now and see how I like it.
I think you probably meant to type TIG.
MIG is your wire feed process.
I would like to seethe sandwich technique on the belt Guard.
Do it and post up some pix.
mud
No I meant MIG, lots of guys have small MIG or wire welders, but TIG welders are not as common in ordinary garages, and a TIG welder isn't really necessary for something like this.
In fact if I were going to do it I might be more inclined to make a sandwich from the two guards with something like a slow curing epoxy between the two with a lot of wood blocks and clamps. Slow curing epoxy's are generally stronger andwill allow you to take your time getting thingsaligned and clamped together properly before the epoxy set up on you.
Once cured the epoxy would "bond" the two layers togetherbetter than garage welding can do for a super stiff assembly. With the added benifit of eliminating thechance of it rusting from the inside out on you.
If Boeing can make 767, 777, and 787 wings that way I don't see why the same method couldn't be usedfor something that doesn't require anything like thestructural integrety needed for an airliners wing.
"Ifyou can find another guard you couldSpot,
MIG, or wire weld
the two inside each other"
I want to tell you that MIG is the wire feed process.
Post some pix when you laminate the two beltguards, sounds interesting.
mud
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RE: HOW TO - under fifty bux
seems to me the "sandwich" idea... well, sorta defeats the original purpose of "swiss-cheesing" [drilling/boring]
in the 1st place... that being removing weight.
just sayin'
in the 1st place... that being removing weight.
just sayin'
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RE: HOW TO - under fifty bux
ORIGINAL: metal_mike
seems to me the "sandwich" idea... well, sorta defeats the original purpose of "swiss-cheesing" [drilling/boring]
in the 1st place... that being removing weight.
just sayin'
seems to me the "sandwich" idea... well, sorta defeats the original purpose of "swiss-cheesing" [drilling/boring]
in the 1st place... that being removing weight.
just sayin'
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RE: HOW TO - under fifty bux
ORIGINAL: Citoriplus
"IF" the idea is to save weight, I agree. But if its for looks, that's another story.
ORIGINAL: metal_mike
seems to me the "sandwich" idea... well, sorta defeats the original purpose of "swiss-cheesing" [drilling/boring]
in the 1st place... that being removing weight.
just sayin'
seems to me the "sandwich" idea... well, sorta defeats the original purpose of "swiss-cheesing" [drilling/boring]
in the 1st place... that being removing weight.
just sayin'
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From: Just North of Inverness,Scotland
RE: HOW TO - under fifty bux
Hi
Here's a couple of small things I did,not quite in your league Mud ! ,but I figured every little thing can help and they certainly don't cost much!
If you have a fender extension you can make it more effective by the addition of an extension piece,I made this using a piece of 'sit on' rubber flooringcoving,the type used by floorlayers for vinyls in hospitals and the like (guess what I do for a living),its just held on by the one bolt but has been fine.
I also made a cover to protect the front of the motor it hard to see but it is actually a cut downthin plastic ring binder,I used the rings to attatch to a mount under the motor and a couple of zip ties on the downtubes.
The side mounted tool bag is a cheap(ÂŁ8)'Adventure bag' off roaders use,inside the tools are kept in a couple of cut down plastic bottles that fit tightly together so the tools stay dry and rust free.
I use the same typebag on my bars,its great for keeping small change etc.
Here's a couple of small things I did,not quite in your league Mud ! ,but I figured every little thing can help and they certainly don't cost much!
If you have a fender extension you can make it more effective by the addition of an extension piece,I made this using a piece of 'sit on' rubber flooringcoving,the type used by floorlayers for vinyls in hospitals and the like (guess what I do for a living),its just held on by the one bolt but has been fine.
I also made a cover to protect the front of the motor it hard to see but it is actually a cut downthin plastic ring binder,I used the rings to attatch to a mount under the motor and a couple of zip ties on the downtubes.
The side mounted tool bag is a cheap(ÂŁ8)'Adventure bag' off roaders use,inside the tools are kept in a couple of cut down plastic bottles that fit tightly together so the tools stay dry and rust free.
I use the same typebag on my bars,its great for keeping small change etc.
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RE: HOW TO - under fifty bux
I'll try againwith the pics!
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