I really want a shrinker and a Stetcher.... I can think of severl neat bends
I could have made in sheet metal with one.... Don't even have anyone
around here with one.... Hmmm HEY BRAD you Reading this? Can't beat him
up to much thou he got the Lathe working this week and is making big
progress on the Milling machine.... Hmmm now these are the kinda friends a
fella oughta have....
Keith ( Howard you think your junk is bad... wait till you pay close
attention to my abilities... wow )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nafzger" <nafzger@vtc.net>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "Skip &
Joyce Higginbotham" <saltrat@pro-blend.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: welding/metal work
> 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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