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New patch on the old 40.
Bumps on my 78’s rear tub/fenders?
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More PO repair from what looks like an old antenna mount. Metal slug, bronze and Bondo?
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In-process patch
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Finally getting around to a proper patch on my trans cover.
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Some MIG tacks and lots of gas welding.
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Front/rear join.
spotcruiser
Geezer
Did you have someone create that profile with a bead roller? I need to do some of that repair on one of my trucks.
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@spotcruiser - I wish I had access to a bead roller 
Made a crude hammer form out of plywood (good plywood though) and tapped it out from there.
Made a crude hammer form out of plywood (good plywood though) and tapped it out from there.
spotcruiser
Geezer
Ah. I've been experimenting with 1/8" steel sheet and my China Freight 20-ton press. I have the profile pretty close, but I'm sure I could do a better job with a bead roller.
Nice repair, though.
Nice repair, though.
@spotcruiser - I wish I had access to a bead roller
I'm always very impressed with the quality of your metal work!
Question- what are you using to grind your welds down? Sorry if this was already covered. I'm struggling the most with efficiently grinding down my welds. Thanks in advance!
Question- what are you using to grind your welds down? Sorry if this was already covered. I'm struggling the most with efficiently grinding down my welds. Thanks in advance!
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Thanks. One of my welder buddies keep saying to me (in a kind of critical way) "you're either a welder or a grinder". He done a lot to help me with the gas welding, but I'm definitely still more of a grinder - I'm working on it
At one point I used a lot of flappers but I've gotten away from those. They seem to create a lot of heat and are hard to control once you get close to the panel (for me anyway). I like a good cutout wheel on an angle grinder to get the tack/bead down close and then to finish up with a small air grinder and 3M pads. I don't have a real compressor so the little air grinder is always a pain to keep going but I think it's the best finish-up. Also a band file is great in tight spots if you can figure out how to use it - hard to get a handle on at first. Just bought my first cordless angle grinder which looks great and I'm excited but I haven't even turned it on yet.
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Beginning to patch a few "fresh-air" areas related to the Trans cover...
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more 16 ga required
Great job so far! My wife and kids just bought me this same grinder. Looking forward not having to drag a cord around anymore.
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"Puzzle" floor continues ...
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Bosch die grinder
Amen, can't beat a good electric die grinder - I scored a super nice Metabo Pro model awhile back off sleazebay very cheap since someone had put a generator plug on it and the pawn shop "couldn't test it" , lol...$60 for a nearly new $380 tool. Very smooth, amazing torque and control versus even my low speed high-torque air type, love that thing.
Band files are tricky - it really is about getting the correct belt and work angle for what you're doing . Be careful, they can easily gouge the surface too far.
Flap disks - most people (no offense) never use them properly. They are not designed for putting heavy down pressure on them - if it's not cutting fast enough you need a more aggressive disk that doesn't load up nor burn off the grit .Try the CGW ceramic wheel type - they aren't cheap but will perform 10x better and last far longer and put far less heat into the metal. Do not put a lot of weight down on any flap disk, let the tool do the work or you risk warpage and they will not blend a surface flat, but create dips and valleys on each side of the weld. The weldment is harder metal than what's around it - light pressure will focus the cutting action on the weld, not force it to flex and cut on either side of it. CGW (Camel Grinding Wheels) also has some very good 1/8 cut/grind/blend wheels that work wonders - so does Weiler ,both about the same price range. Both companies also make some interesting flex grind hard wheels that are designed to blend welds directly and they do work pretty well - but again, far less down pressure and let the tool do the work.
A buddy of mine is an industrial sales guy for a big cutting tool company - so I get to test out a lot of the new products far ahead of them hitting the market - some very interesting stuff coming down the pipe this year..keep your eyes open.
Sarge
Band files are tricky - it really is about getting the correct belt and work angle for what you're doing . Be careful, they can easily gouge the surface too far.
Flap disks - most people (no offense) never use them properly. They are not designed for putting heavy down pressure on them - if it's not cutting fast enough you need a more aggressive disk that doesn't load up nor burn off the grit .Try the CGW ceramic wheel type - they aren't cheap but will perform 10x better and last far longer and put far less heat into the metal. Do not put a lot of weight down on any flap disk, let the tool do the work or you risk warpage and they will not blend a surface flat, but create dips and valleys on each side of the weld. The weldment is harder metal than what's around it - light pressure will focus the cutting action on the weld, not force it to flex and cut on either side of it. CGW (Camel Grinding Wheels) also has some very good 1/8 cut/grind/blend wheels that work wonders - so does Weiler ,both about the same price range. Both companies also make some interesting flex grind hard wheels that are designed to blend welds directly and they do work pretty well - but again, far less down pressure and let the tool do the work.
A buddy of mine is an industrial sales guy for a big cutting tool company - so I get to test out a lot of the new products far ahead of them hitting the market - some very interesting stuff coming down the pipe this year..keep your eyes open.
Sarge
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Test Silicon Bronze "body filler"?
Planished this old rusty body piece where we flowed a few brazed spots right into the dirty rust. Then beat on the bronze (both sides) with the pick a while and still couldn't get anything to flake off. Thinking of filling a few cleaned-up border-line areas on the floor with bronze if I can keep the heat down in the process.
Planished this old rusty body piece where we flowed a few brazed spots right into the dirty rust. Then beat on the bronze (both sides) with the pick a while and still couldn't get anything to flake off. Thinking of filling a few cleaned-up border-line areas on the floor with bronze if I can keep the heat down in the process.
