Keith,
I have a bead roller, shrinker and stretcher, and a 4' brake. Other than
that it's hammer and sandbag and hardwood hammer forms. I'm not very good at
it but too dumb to stop trying to get better.
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "Skip & Joyce Higginbotham"
<saltrat@pro-blend.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: welding/metal work
> Practice your Gas welding skills... cause that Tig is just about like it
> only better...
>
> Metal work.... Just curious how many of you are into Metal work? I was
> Talking to Joe the other day when I ordered my master cut off....
Anyway
> he was talking about a Motorized Bead roller and I think he has an English
> Wheel.... Who else out there is into the Metal smithing side of this?
>
> I'm not.... I am just fascinated with the skills of a fabricator...
someone
> who can design something in his head or on paper and come up with it as a
> REAL usefull product....
>
> Keith ( yep I was wrong then I admitted it.. then I followed through with
my
> own advice...hmmm )
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> To: "Skip & Joyce Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 12:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Roll cage welding
>
>
> > After all the input on welding, I was starting to
> > get very leary of my own welding. I certainly
> > can't pass up an offer like this. Skip, it'll be
> > late summer, or even next fall, but I'll be
> > calling on you.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dick J
> >
> > --- Skip & Joyce Higginbotham
> > <saltrat@pro-blend.com> wrote:
> > > Dick,
> > > Rather than stick weld them I'd rather you
> > > brought the car over here to
> > > Bastrop and I'll TIG the cage for you.......or
> > > show you how to do it.
> > > Skip
> > >
> > >
> > > At 08:03 AM 1/17/01 , you wrote:
> > > >That's what I was looking for. Somebody who
> > > was
> > > >running with older technology welding. I've
> > > got
> > > >all the tubes on my roadster cage bent and
> > > tacked
> > > >in place. I would have to take a long day and
> > > >drive nearly five hundred miles to get the guy
> > > >who started the thing for me to finish weld
> > > it.
> > > >I've been leaning towards just running the
> > > beads
> > > >myself with my buzz box. I keep thinking:
> > > "This
> > > >ain't no 200 mph car. It's prolly not even
> > > going
> > > >to see 150." The rules only require a roll
> > > bar,
> > > >so the cage is just frosting (the kind I like
> > > -
> > > >-safety stuff). I dunno, I'll lay down some
> > > >practice beads in the spring - if they look
> > > good,
> > > >I'll go after the roll cage. If they look
> > > >crappy, I'll pack a picnic lunch and make the
> > > >drive to south Louisiana. Could take another
> > > >look at Phil Landry's car anyhow.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >--- Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com> wrote:
> > > >> Dick; My Vega cage was done with my buzz box
> > > >> and looks OK to me. But I
> > > >> haven't tested it yet and hope not to. Rich
> > > Fox
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > >> To: The Butters Family <bbutters@dmi.net>;
> > > >> ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
> > > >> <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>;
> > > land-speed@autox.team.net
> > > >> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > >> Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 02:40 PM
> > > >> Subject: List Police - Back to LSR !
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> >Let's not beat the poor guy to death. I'm
> > > >> sure
> > > >> >that by now he get's the idea that the post
> > > >> was
> > > >> >inappropriate. He is into LSR, and we are
> > > >> into
> > > >> >LSR, so let's drop all of this and get back
> > > to
> > > >> >LSR. I don't think there are many among us
> > > >> who
> > > >> >haven't made some off-color remark, at some
> > > >> time
> > > >> >in our life, only to realize a second too
> > > >> late,
> > > >> >that a wife, preacher, teacher, or somebody
> > > >> was
> > > >> >present to make our face turn red and wish
> > > we
> > > >> >could hide under a rock.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >So, about this welding stuff. Back in the
> > > >> olden
> > > >> >days, were roll cages and chassis welded up
> > > >> more
> > > >> >with gas welding, or with buzz boxes?
> > > i.e.,
> > > >> >since it ain't gonna be mig or tig, which
> > > of
> > > >> my
> > > >> >antiquated devices should I be using for
> > > this
> > > >> >kind of work? I personally like working
> > > with
> > > >> the
> > > >> >torch, I can melt that stuff right to the
> > > >> point
> > > >> >of burning through, then start feeding rod.
> > >
> > > >> With
> > > >> >the buzz box, I sometimes burn holes, then
> > > >> have
> > > >> >to get the torch out and start melting in
> > > >> order
> > > >> >to fill them back up.
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >=====
> > > >> >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > >> >* Dick J *
> > > >> >* (In East Texas) *
> > > >> >* # 729 *
> > > >> >* C/GRS E/STR *
> > > >> >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > >> >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo!
> > > Mail.
> > > >> >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >=====
> > > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > >* Dick J *
> > > >* (In East Texas) *
> > > >* # 729 *
> > > >* C/GRS E/STR *
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> > >
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