building more LPB beds... come watch

[In2cruisers]

I'll make you some patch panels. Don't know when though. When do you think you can use them?

I know your a busy man....When you have the time my friend, when you have the time...

Thank you for the offer !!!

 

[Gusb]

Hard to find a helper on Sunday? Glad to see you finally put gloves on.

When I was a child I once worked in a steel plant lifting big coils, cutting plate, etc. etc. and pushing big sheets through a big shear all day - watching you flip those sheets ...

Do you guys see custom die work come in or is it always a programmed punch outlining a part - and what kind of tolerance can that punch deliver/maintain?

Amazing what you (and a smart phone) can do these days. Next stop - Hollywood

 

[Awl_TEQ]

The machine tolerance is 0.005"

We do buy custom punch shapes but almost no custom forming tools. We dont do any stamping, its all V die bending and a bit of rolling.

I shot another vid last night of bending all the cross members. Got it all edited but just have to cut it in half and upload it.

I enjoy showing all the set-up footage. Mostly because I think complex machines are cool

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Some pics straight phrom the iphone

 

[a.greenspan]

... and I always thought you use a

... and a hammer

Cheers
Peter

 

[Bear]

Ah, but you're mistaken, Peter.

Those are tools my dentist uses !

 

[rockcod]

Kevin,

Do you know if the bed floor supports are the same for SWB and LWB beds? Like Killerpea, I too, would be in for a SWB bed!!! Outstanding work Brother!!!!

 

[rockcod]

Ah, but you're mistaken, Peter.

Those are tools my dentist uses !

You really need a new dentist!

 

[whitey45]

Tony, The floor supports are totally different,Kevin would need a bed to reference from.I have a really good short bed,but it is a fixed cab bed,different length.I wonder if Kevin could hook up with todd at aqualu and get a set of prints and dimensions?they repro the short bed rt version? Hmmmm...Where have you been?

 

[Awl_TEQ]

I've never spoken to Aqualu, and I'm sure they are great people to deal with but I doubt they would want to share too much info. I would be a competitor of sorts. From what I've seen in photos the short bed is very doable for me. Let me finish this run and my build and I will try and borrow a bed somewhere.

 

[whitey45]

There would probably be just as much interest in the short bed,due to a very rust prone design.Keep up the great work...

 

[Awl_TEQ]

So you're saying it could be repeat business?

 

[whitey45]

I think you could probably do about 10 to 12,they are rare but I think the demand is there,maybe an informal pole when the time comes..

 

[67azcruizr]

not to jump the gun but........................................I'd be in for one of those too

 

[rockcod]

Tony, The floor supports are totally different,Kevin would need a bed to reference from.I have a really good short bed,but it is a fixed cab bed,different length.I wonder if Kevin could hook up with todd at aqualu and get a set of prints and dimensions?they repro the short bed rt version? Hmmmm...Where have you been?

Whitey,

I thought they only dealt with aluminum so I never looked into it. I would think electrolysis would be a problem over time.

Thanks for the consideration Kevin!!

 

[merbesfield]

Amazing work. Love seeing the machines and what you can make the do. Keep posting videos. Definitely not boring to me.

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Thanks merb, here's some more... the first one is just setting up the press to bend 12 ga. and the second one is bending cross members for the beds.

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[Awl_TEQ]

Here is some stuff from today - not much but progress is progress

These plates will get a hole and a bend to become the type 2 mounts

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And here are the nuts installed in the video

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[Kief]

AWESOME

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Friday:

Finished the captured nut insertion (ran out of M8 nuts the other day)

Sheared up the type 2 bed mounts and punched holes in them - still have to bend them. Same pic as above cuz I didn't shoot one of the holes

Punched out the type 1 mounts - see video

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