Vae Victus
Posting more than I know
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Cleaning up and reattaching the brace. This DID get media blasted.
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@65swb45Scott
I don’t know if this is less work than what you’re facing with the trans tunnels you have, but a little birdie just brought this by.$200 plus the ride if you want it.
Yessir. I used the Swag press brake and also bought the finger brake later to do some more curvy stuff. Still it is hard to do - especially small parts with inner diameters of less than 2" because they fold in on themselves in the press. You need the offset finger brakes to do much more detailed stuff. Oh, and a press that is a bit more accurate than the crappy harbor freight one that I have (that is off about 1/4" from one end to the other, making straight bends hard!!).
Will try tomorrow; gimping around pretty bad today with a pinched nerve in my back. Putting down a new floor in my bathroom this morning didn’t help.@65swb45
Mark, looks better than mine. Can you post a couple of pics of the edges where it mounts to the floor where they are rusty, and from the bottom? Any rust anywhere else?
I think I can patch the big friggin' holes better than recreate those edges and curves where the bolts go to the body.Why do people do that crap?Never mind, I know why.
Thanks Rick - gives me reassurance.For what it's worth - those holes are easy to patch - I had to address far more jagged ones on my transmission tunnel. the sheet metal is super thin (like 20 gauge) so getting the bends in and lined up was pretty easy (I literally did it by hand and with a wooden dowel to keep it smooth).
@65swb45 Mark, yes I’d like it! I’ll call you. I’m in LA right now but won’t make it by. Too bad - like to meet the legend.Will try tomorrow; gimping around pretty bad today with a pinched nerve in my back. Putting down a new floor in my bathroom this morning didn’t help.
I normally wear L to XL - I’m 6’3”. L fits better in nitrile and I like the snugness of the latex version. XL in the nitrile is too long and loose.If they fit snug what size do you normally wear? I wear gloves most of the time as well and find that most large are too tight and usually buy x-large in the nitrile that are chemical proof and required for aerial application of forestry work by USFS.
Thanks man!@Vae Victus amateur is not an appropriate adjective description of your skills. Having done a bit (little) of what you’re doing I know this takes a goodly amount of skill at a minimum to achieve these results. Old metal, warpage, access, etc. make this a bigger challenge than is seen in most of the internet welding videos where “experts” are welding thick, new pieces of clean steel together on a welding table in a controlled environment. I.E. your repairs are worthy at any distance.
Question: your ground connection looks skookum for in situ (on rig) welding. Not familiar with that connection. Can you provide details? Thanks.
I have the same harbor freight press and have been eyeing up that brake attachment for a while. On my (really thin sheet) brake - I’ve usuallt gotten around the inaccuracy by scribing the bent line, clamping it in the brake lightly, then tapping it into position. I’m usually able to get it pretty close to straight.
Given the inherent badness of the HF press - is the swag brake a good investment? It’s very high on my purchase list but I haven’t scraped the pennies together yet. Can anything be done to make the press more accurate? I always saw the slop in the tracks as being the biggest source of error. Are you saying the frame itself is off?