1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I figure the noob may not understand the reasons why or why not

 

These runners and that collector are way bigger than a 5sfe deserves

 

That's seriously the best advice I can take right now.

At our fab shop, for one off stuff I'd literally just and go without question. And it came out the way I needed it to.

Maybe it's because there was a surplus of steel...even though I didn't make mistakes oddly enough. I just need to do that for my own shit.

 

You have both cutting and welding abilities, if you need more steel you can scab more on, it's a bumper not a hydraulic pressure vessel haha

That's the end of my motivational speech

 

Well I'm going to check out a different metal supplier in the next half hour or so to buy some steel.

But yeah I'm going to start cutting brackets and stuff out.

 

hahaha I got a speech like this from a good buddy once.

"it's just metal. If there's not enough add more. If there's too much get rid of it. it's just metal"

 

Are you using the plasma to make brackets?

 

Well boys... looks like I'm covid negative

 

Everything that's flat steel, yes I'll cut with plasma.



The square tubing I want to use a bandsaw or other cold cut method cause I want it to be as accurate and clean as possible.

Need to get 15 degree cuts here.

 

But really don't need any brackets or gussets until I do the wings.

Reason being, I'm going to weld onto the rear crossmember.

The hell with making it a bolt-on application.

 

No payed Gubment time off for you.

 

@Speedytech7

I FOUND MY YARD

I've only bought steel once, and it was a metal yard near my school (in Clovis). Paid $185 for 16 sq/ft of 3/16 some weeks ago.

Today, granted I bought a lot less, I got a 12" by 12" 3/16" baseplate (don't know why), as well as a 10' long 1" by 3/16" flat stock and a 5' long 4" by 1/8" flat stock all for $20! This was at a different yard that's closer to home (Fresno) and the staff is stupid nice and friendly!

 

I don't have a decent yard near me sadly. Have to drive like 2 hours. Need some steel to make a cross member for a front skid on my 99.

 

My yard is two blocks over, great guys and they know I'm usually to some shit

 

Fuck that blows.

This place is only 12mins away, and the staff is all super crazy chill.

Stupid helpful too! Guy insisted in giving me a tour of the entire place so I know where everything's at. One of like 6 yards within 15mins from me but it's safe to say this will be my go to.

 

Budget-Fab INC

 

Those are the kinda prices we as am OEM get from our local place, metal supermarket.

Glad you found one so close to home that'll give you deals!

 

Someone tagged the back of my shop and that's not even really the part that angers me it's that they didn't even tag it with something interesting

 

I want to go back to get a big sheet of 16 gauge to use as my "slag catch"

In this case I used 1/8" I had laying around.