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I know your a busy man....When you have the time my friend, when you have the time...
Thank you for the offer !!!
building more LPB beds... come watch
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I know your a busy man....When you have the time my friend, when you have the time...
Thank you for the offer !!!
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
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
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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
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
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Some pics straight phrom the iphone
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... and I always thought you use a 
... and a hammer
Cheers
Peter
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!!!!
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!!!!
You really need a new dentist!
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?
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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.
There would probably be just as much interest in the short bed,due to a very rust prone design.Keep up the great work...
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So you're saying it could be repeat business?
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..
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!!
Amazing work. Love seeing the machines and what you can make the do. Keep posting videos. Definitely not boring to me.
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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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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
And here are the nuts installed in the video
These plates will get a hole and a bend to become the type 2 mounts
And here are the nuts installed in the video
AWESOME
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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
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