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Beadroller Build (Turned into sheetmetal work thread)

1 off's or first 1-2 are the worst for time. . . . just like machine shop work . setup and first cost the most after that price goes down .
 
It may be worth spending a little time to set up and keep some templates around. Obviously it's hard to do with hand made products but it would be worth while if you could figure out a process and turn those into a sellable repeatable item.
 
Smokinthehippies said:
It may be worth spending a little time to set up and keep some templates around. Obviously it's hard to do with hand made products but it would be worth while if you could figure out a process and turn those into a sellable repeatable item.
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Yeah, I kept the templates. That is why I took the time to make them nice so I can hopefully put them to use.
 
Sean got a pretty sweet deal actually. He mailed me his door panels to use for the templates so that was really helpful.

If it was a one time deal it would be one thing. But if it's something I see a market for, I don't mind spending some extra time on my end.
 
I ordered $450 worth of aluminum sheet today, so this is far past due...

I started on a mobile sheet metal cart today. Need a good way to store sheets that is easy to move around and doesn't take up too much space. It will basically be the same as the plywood carts you see at Home Depot that have the vertical tubes to separate sheets of plywood. Just a mini version to store 4x4 sheets of metal.














Gotta love that Respirator Face :pimp:

 
Deuling said:
I ordered $450 worth of aluminum sheet today, so this is far past due...

I started on a mobile sheet metal cart today. Need a good way to store sheets that is easy to move around and doesn't take up too much space. It will basically be the same as the plywood carts you see at Home Depot that have the vertical tubes to separate sheets of plywood. Just a mini version to store 4x4 sheets of metal.














Gotta love that Respirator Face :pimp:

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You sure seem to be enjoying that TIG welder. Do you use the MIG anymore?
 
campfire said:
You sure seem to be enjoying that TIG welder. Do you use the MIG anymore?
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yeah. I mig welded the angle iron pieces to the c channel pieces on the outside. And then ground all the welds down for a nice smooth look.

Anything I tig weld I plan on leaving them as is and not grinding.
 
Got a lot done in the shop this weekend. We scrapped 2200 lbs of steel. And are completely re arranging the layout of the whole place. In the end it will be WAY more efficient, it is just a lot of work and a big mess in the mean time.

The cart is about done, I ran out of tube but wanted to get a coat of paint on it while it was warm in the shop for once. Ill add another horizontal tube to the outsides about half way up at some point. Found some nice boring grey paint. MMmmmm





Thinking of putting a few layers of this on the bottom to hopefully keep the aluminum from cutting through the paint and oxidizing due to dissimilar metals etc.



I also whipped this up on Saturday night.

Video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQIuXi7h_pE/?taken-by=adeuling

 
How much is scrap going for up there ?...here its gone up slightly,to 85 bucks a ton for cars,less for "light iron"..
 
diesel4me said:
How much is scrap going for up there ?...here its gone up slightly,to 85 bucks a ton for cars,less for "light iron"..
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We have a guy come take it. He loads it and hauls it and splits the money with Brett, so its a win win for everybody. But he got $80 for the first 1100 lb trip. So its gotta be close to $140 a ton...
 
Deuling said:
Got a lot done in the shop this weekend. We scrapped 2200 lbs of steel. And are completely re arranging the layout of the whole place. In the end it will be WAY more efficient, it is just a lot of work and a big mess in the mean time.

The cart is about done, I ran out of tube but wanted to get a coat of paint on it while it was warm in the shop for once. Ill add another horizontal tube to the outsides about half way up at some point. Found some nice boring grey paint. MMmmmm





Thinking of putting a few layers of this on the bottom to hopefully keep the aluminum from cutting through the paint and oxidizing due to dissimilar metals etc.



I also whipped this up on Saturday night.

Video here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BQIuXi7h_pE/?taken-by=adeuling

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Get yourself some stainless steel and use your brake to make up a couple of runners to line the bottom of the cart. Don't have to worry about dissimilar metals and it will slide easy. Just a thought from a fellow sheetmetal guy?
 
broflow said:
Get yourself some stainless steel and use your brake to make up a couple of runners to line the bottom of the cart. Don't have to worry about dissimilar metals and it will slide easy. Just a thought from a fellow sheetmetal guy?
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Not a bad idea. Currently just using things I already have in the shop and trying not to spend elsewhere.

I ordered the machine torch to fit up to the hypertherm 45 yesterday. $700 for just the torch head....
 
Making some door panels for a 57' chevy gasser.

Had these super dated home brew panels that somebody made.





These panels are HUGE. Like 42" x 26" tall. So I decided they could not just be one piece. I have wanted to try out this fish scale pattern for a long time, and decided this was a good opportunity.. Holy crap, this is the most time consuming pattern I have ever done....



 
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