General Fabrication

Yeah that sounds about right. We get our steel at Revelation Steel in Greeley, and its around $6/foot for 1.75 DOM.

 

Started cutting for my bumper.

 

I'm gonna watch this Tacoma bumper build closely. I have to build one for my '04.

Any pics of the backside? I would like to see how the bracing mates up with the frame horns.

Later

KO

 

Right now I have nothing on the backside, I built up the front of the frame and mounted a winch plate, you can see the frame sticking out below the bumper. Some of it with be cut off to clear the bumper. once I figure out exactly where the bumper is going to sit I'll be bracing it directly to the new frame ends along with gussets/braces for the fender sides.

I'll take a pic later of the winch mount, nothing pretty, but strong.

 

Ya tube is tricky.. Since you have to factor in the material that will be getting pulled through the dies as your bending. Pretty dynamic process..

 

Just download the trial for now.

 

Hmm..

http://abbotsford.en.craigslist.ca/tls/4302222483.html

Seems over-priced JD2 clone. But, I do like the fact that it's got a hydraulic power pack/multiple dies/notcher..

Only two benders within 50 miles that I know of - and one of the guys is a dick. Fairly certain I could have a relatively quick ROI if I offered my services..

 

BendTech is the best, well worth the money

 

Can you try and click in that frame and scroll there? Or try and make the app window smaller?

 

Make the window smaller? Grab the blue line and move it or maybe try finding "fit to window" or something like that.

 

Double click in the blue bar above the menu bar?

Your graphics are 1024x768 or 1280x800 and your graphics card does support at least OpenGL 1.3?

 

The graphics card is definitely on the lower end of the performance scale. Call them and ask.

 

Cool!

 

Order online.

 

New toy.. Picked it up this afternoon.

Came with about $200 in consumables, too!

Thinking that I'm going to plumb my compressor with Push-Loc DOT Airline, at least to a single quick connect over my bench.

Need to figure out a solution for my singular 220V outlet as well; since both my plasma and compressor are 220V.. Pondering branching off of the single 50A 220V, and going into a sub-panel with 2 separate 20A 220V outlets..

 

4th set of sliders this week.. Getting a little redundant, here..

Have to work on fine tuning a little bit - have some spatter going on in the first pic.



This was vertical downhill..



Built a shroud for my compressor..

 

Hmm..

I push most of the time..

On a 90 joint, I'll start my arc in the apex of the two pieces, then do a cursive "I", keeping an eye on my puddle, making sure it's tying into both upper and lower pieces.. Then bring it back to the apex, pushing ahead a step, then repeating the cursive "I".

A lot of it is sound, too.. Found that the space between the "crackle" will increase when I make the "I" back into the puddle.

Sorry it that made no sense, it's just become a second nature tactile thing for me.

 

$195 Harris 016200E 1620 Anti-Spatter, 24 oz.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0089EJI7U/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Or

WD-40® Multi-Use Product Industrial Size, 16 OZ

http://www.amazon.com/WD-40-100164-...i&ie=UTF8&qid=1391752348&sr=1-1&keywords=WD40

A quick thin coat of either

 

Do you spray the piece then weld through it or clean the weld area first?

 

Has anyone used an oversized die for bending tube? I have a 180 degree JD2 die for 1.660" pipe, but didn't know if there's any concerns of wrinkling, deformation, etc. if I used it for 1 5/8" (.035" smaller) tube?