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| snohiker |
Posted - 09/02/2010 : 21:35:18
well its done except for paint think ill wait till i paint the whole thing
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| snohiker |
Posted - 09/05/2010 : 22:15:57
my trade is sheet metal fab . been at it for close to 30 years working for the same family . i say family because my boss now is the son of the guy who hired me back in 1981 everything else i know i learned along the way riding dads coat tail sometimes its a curse everyone knows you can build and fix things so you instantly become there best friend, im sure a lot of you know what i mean |
| skunkhome |
Posted - 09/05/2010 : 15:45:07
quote:
Originally posted by Gray
looks great, snohiker
I wish I had welding gear. and the know how to do it.
obtaining the equipment is no big deal. I am finding that attaining the skill is another thing altogether. |
| Gray |
Posted - 09/05/2010 : 15:04:58
I am constantly envious of people with welding equipment and the skills to use it. I would like a welder and a free pass to "get over the learning curve free". /p
In highschool, I took a brief welding course, half semester kind of thing. I learned mainly that my classmates were real jokers who always cranked the voltage settings to the max, causing excessive spark showers, and other forms of terrorism. On the acetylene scene, I got real good at burning holes in metal. The course ended when I started to almost improve. (sigh).
I think about getting a basic arc welder - don't know anything, if that would be a good solution. They seem cheaper. I was always fascinated by the power side of this - big bright light, high heat, gluing steel to steel permanently. Another skill I admire is machinist. And fabrication. Welding seems the hot item for tractor fabs. And I have steel lying around in my garage, and can't do much with it other than cut and drill and file and grind and bolt. That's handy; but welding = priceless. Lots to learn; how to get there. Maybe it's not so out of reach. |
| simplelife |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 13:51:07
With those fabricating skills, I can see a new challenger to "American Chopper". Snohikers Custom Tractors! Ground up custom builds,  Excellent work. I now realize why my talents are limited. Some people evidently got others share of talent! |
| snohiker |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 10:22:18
thanks guys my dad thought me well |
| oldron |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 09:30:53
Nice job! With my welding it would have been a better sprinkler system.
Ron |
| B112 |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 08:36:28
That was a nice job. This is a first I've seen someone make their own gas tank. |
| Gray |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 03:17:29
looks great, snohiker
I wish I had welding gear. and the know how to do it. |
| freddie |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 22:36:24
GOOD JOB SNO. |
| snohiker |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 17:17:57
yes its tigg and the fill and tap are from the old tank i soldered them back on this tank luckily in the right spot just need to put the dent in the side of it for the side panel bolt now i think im going to heat that spot rely hot and press it in |
| Cvans |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 10:25:29
Very nice work. I'm guessing that you used a tig welder.
Chris
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| gearhead19 |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 08:50:03
Looking good, How did you pitch the thread for the cap?
Dan |
| larry8200 |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 08:15:10
As they say, "Necessity is the mother of invention". Nice job. |
| thepatriot |
Posted - 09/03/2010 : 06:32:27
Great work! |
| acb10_64 |
Posted - 09/02/2010 : 23:33:29
What welder/ welder type are you using?? |
