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The compressor is too big to move. Its also wired directly into a 40amp supply.
I think i will go for a thicker top, say 5mm.
Ill get a quote for some box too.
I need to be conviced that angle wouldnt be up to the job though, im not bothered about the aesthetics.
I think i will go for a thicker top, say 5mm.
Ill get a quote for some box too.
I need to be conviced that angle wouldnt be up to the job though, im not bothered about the aesthetics.
up to the job of what , cutting 5mm , it will , a nine inch with laser discs will cut 5mm no prob , if you go slowly and dont let the blade flex as they tend to try to do , if you put a guide line on it with a 4 1/2 inch first it will be a lot easier if your not comfy with a 9 inch .. secret is to let the machine do the utting and not be tempted to put pressure on the blade , as they wear out very quickly and tend to wander if you do that ,, or you could clamp or tack a bit of angle on and cut down it using the edge to keep you straight.
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I meant angle steel vs box
If you look closely in the background is the start of a bench made from a left over bit of a lorry chassis , and off cuts from the job in hand,, Ignore the door made out of round bails of course , but just to show it does make a start obviously a longer bit would suit some folk better , but that was the left over part I had from a bigger bit I bought to lengthen a lorry chassis
ah sorry , a grinder will cut either , mark round it with a square and welders chalk , then just cut each side and roll it over , box is basically only two bits of angle.
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First One is from a great Vietnamese channel
a few odds and ends of what i do , just random pics off my phone as mentioned earlier , i tend not to carry my phone when im working , so ,
a series land rover I did the tin on last year , guy did it for his wife , she drove it once and hated it
the rolls was a favour but did the tins on it
behind the blue series is an orange pick up , it was a td5 disco 2 now a defender 300 tdi tipper , disco chassis with all defender out riggers and engine mounts etc shortened and a defender x member in it , beside it is another of my repaired bulk heads ,
two 90s in the shed are full galv chassis restorations ,again two more of my bulkheads
the hiab is just to show what a 91 ton hiab actually looks like
the white lorry was parked on a fuel pump in dublin , thats me in the fh pulling it off
the john deer in the mud was there pulling out the little dot further out in the pic , it was a shogun that got bogged , the tractor got bogged , two tides later we went to pull it out with the old ford , thats a 30 ton winch on the back and a 12 ton on the front , I put them there .
That sums up just the odds and ends off my phone , hope that helps give some background.
a series land rover I did the tin on last year , guy did it for his wife , she drove it once and hated it
the rolls was a favour but did the tins on it
behind the blue series is an orange pick up , it was a td5 disco 2 now a defender 300 tdi tipper , disco chassis with all defender out riggers and engine mounts etc shortened and a defender x member in it , beside it is another of my repaired bulk heads ,
two 90s in the shed are full galv chassis restorations ,again two more of my bulkheads
the hiab is just to show what a 91 ton hiab actually looks like
the white lorry was parked on a fuel pump in dublin , thats me in the fh pulling it off
the john deer in the mud was there pulling out the little dot further out in the pic , it was a shogun that got bogged , the tractor got bogged , two tides later we went to pull it out with the old ford , thats a 30 ton winch on the back and a 12 ton on the front , I put them there .
That sums up just the odds and ends off my phone , hope that helps give some background.
anything else interesting , new rear x member in a disco
a buell front end into my old sportster , rode it 12 feet and hated it , sold straight after that
and the recovery truck I usually drive sitting in front of one of the sheds I work in if you look inside you can just about make out another of my cab restoration jobs too
,, The previous picture showing the lorry chassis as a bench base , in front of that is a tipping trailer I built , and the whole lot is sitting in a shed that I did all the steel work for the horse shoe frog was for a friends daughter for xmas ,,
a buell front end into my old sportster , rode it 12 feet and hated it , sold straight after that
and the recovery truck I usually drive sitting in front of one of the sheds I work in if you look inside you can just about make out another of my cab restoration jobs too
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I like Ca Lems Videos aswell, very talented guy and interesting videos
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I have a quote for 18m of 40x40x5mm angle, 1000x2000x4mm sheet. It also includes 18m of 20x20x3mm angle and 1000x2000x1.2mm sheet for another project.
Delivered is £203.
I think im going with this as its definitely beefy enough for automotive work.
The other project is some overhead racking for the same garage.
Hoping my begginer skills and a tecarc 181 will be upbto the job.
Delivered is £203.
I think im going with this as its definitely beefy enough for automotive work.
The other project is some overhead racking for the same garage.
Hoping my begginer skills and a tecarc 181 will be upbto the job.
you will be grand ,, take a while drawing it all oyt before you start though ,, things like getting your knees under the bench if you sit at it , and heights for a vise to be comfy if you beat things , or spend more time with a file than a hammer ,,,
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Ooh, I do like a bit of Galv!
