KoolKat
02-07-2008, 11:18 AM
Blaxmyth (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1246)
Posted - 12/11/2007 : 02:36:13
Here’s a little jig I made this evening to help me with holding the end caps on while I tacked them. It’s just a bolt that presses onto the end cap to hold it against the end of the tubing, clamped against the side wall.
It gets around the problem of trying to hold it securely with a gloved hand while you strike the arc. Much easier and well worth the 20 minutes or so it took.
Phil
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1673/endcap03hh6.jpg
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9933/endcap02yd9.jpg
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9607/endcap01ia8.jpg
SirJoey (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1216)
Posted - 12/11/2007 : 09:05:31
Outstanding, Blaxmyth! Thanx for sharing that! That definitely simplifies an otherwise aggravating little chore.
And just in time, too! (For me, anyway) I'm just getting ready to start cutting frame tubing for the DW, & capping the tubes is one of the first steps of the building process.
Thanx a lot! http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/icon_smile_big.gif
"It's cool, it's cool,
I like new tools.
I guess this means
That Blaxmyth rules!"
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macka (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1309)
Posted - 12/31/2007 : 20:21:16
excellent, I'm capping my new rocker panels on my jeep tomorrow, this will make life so much easier. Thanks, if you are ever in Canada or I'm in NZ we'll have some beer, my treat.
SirJoey (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1216)
Posted - 12/31/2007 : 21:26:34
Hey, this thing works great for welding in headset tubes, too!
http://joeywallace.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!9D0D4DF6F50AAFC2!904/
*SirJoey* (Bent since 1985, but still not broken!)
Blaxmyth (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1246)
Posted - 01/05/2008 : 19:25:02 Thanks, Sir Joey - I hadn't thought of that use and I'm about a day or so away from getting the headset ready to weld onto my Meridian.
Cheers, Phil
ps - I'm almost feeling guilty about enjoying our beautiful sunshine over here when I see what you're all putting up with in the Northern Hemisphere. Hope it is going well for all of you.
Richie Rich (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=577)
Posted - 01/05/2008 : 20:38:57
quote: Originally posted by Blaxmyth
ps - I'm almost feeling guilty about enjoying our beautiful sunshine over here when I see what you're all putting up with in the Northern Hemisphere. Hope it is going well for all of you."
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these Zombies from the swift completion of their bike projects".
(Slightly modified from an inscription on the U.S. Post Office in New York, NY USA).
http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/icon_smile_big.gif
.....Richie >>
=========================================
"Real men build their own..!!"
http://trikebuilder.blogspot.com/ (http://trikebuilder.blogspot.com/)
SirJoey (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1216)
Posted - 01/05/2008 : 20:50:41
Hey Blaxmyth, I liked the jig so much, I made a slightly larger version & used it to hold the entire tail section of the DW in place for welding!
*SirJoey* (Bent since 1985, but still not broken!)
Pagan Wizard (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1287)
Posted - 01/06/2008 : 12:37:23 Any pix Joey?? The more I can learn here before even trying to build my DW, the easier it will be.
SirJoey (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1216)
Posted - 01/07/2008 : 19:17:19
Sorry, PW, but I forgot to get a shot of that particular setup. I'm usually pretty good about shooting everything I do, but I spaced that one...
Maybe I can "stage" the shot before I paint it.
*SirJoey* (Bent since 1985, but still not broken!)
Posted - 12/11/2007 : 02:36:13
Here’s a little jig I made this evening to help me with holding the end caps on while I tacked them. It’s just a bolt that presses onto the end cap to hold it against the end of the tubing, clamped against the side wall.
It gets around the problem of trying to hold it securely with a gloved hand while you strike the arc. Much easier and well worth the 20 minutes or so it took.
Phil
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1673/endcap03hh6.jpg
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9933/endcap02yd9.jpg
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9607/endcap01ia8.jpg
SirJoey (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1216)
Posted - 12/11/2007 : 09:05:31
Outstanding, Blaxmyth! Thanx for sharing that! That definitely simplifies an otherwise aggravating little chore.
And just in time, too! (For me, anyway) I'm just getting ready to start cutting frame tubing for the DW, & capping the tubes is one of the first steps of the building process.
Thanx a lot! http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/icon_smile_big.gif
"It's cool, it's cool,
I like new tools.
I guess this means
That Blaxmyth rules!"
http://joeywallace.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!9D0D4DF6F50AAFC2!904/
*SirJoey* (Bent since 1985, but still not broken!)
macka (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1309)
Posted - 12/31/2007 : 20:21:16
excellent, I'm capping my new rocker panels on my jeep tomorrow, this will make life so much easier. Thanks, if you are ever in Canada or I'm in NZ we'll have some beer, my treat.
SirJoey (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1216)
Posted - 12/31/2007 : 21:26:34
Hey, this thing works great for welding in headset tubes, too!
http://joeywallace.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!9D0D4DF6F50AAFC2!904/
*SirJoey* (Bent since 1985, but still not broken!)
Blaxmyth (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1246)
Posted - 01/05/2008 : 19:25:02 Thanks, Sir Joey - I hadn't thought of that use and I'm about a day or so away from getting the headset ready to weld onto my Meridian.
Cheers, Phil
ps - I'm almost feeling guilty about enjoying our beautiful sunshine over here when I see what you're all putting up with in the Northern Hemisphere. Hope it is going well for all of you.
Richie Rich (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=577)
Posted - 01/05/2008 : 20:38:57
quote: Originally posted by Blaxmyth
ps - I'm almost feeling guilty about enjoying our beautiful sunshine over here when I see what you're all putting up with in the Northern Hemisphere. Hope it is going well for all of you."
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these Zombies from the swift completion of their bike projects".
(Slightly modified from an inscription on the U.S. Post Office in New York, NY USA).
http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/icon_smile_big.gif
.....Richie >>
=========================================
"Real men build their own..!!"
http://trikebuilder.blogspot.com/ (http://trikebuilder.blogspot.com/)
SirJoey (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1216)
Posted - 01/05/2008 : 20:50:41
Hey Blaxmyth, I liked the jig so much, I made a slightly larger version & used it to hold the entire tail section of the DW in place for welding!
*SirJoey* (Bent since 1985, but still not broken!)
Pagan Wizard (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1287)
Posted - 01/06/2008 : 12:37:23 Any pix Joey?? The more I can learn here before even trying to build my DW, the easier it will be.
SirJoey (http://www.lucidscience.com/forum/pop_profile.asp?mode=display&id=1216)
Posted - 01/07/2008 : 19:17:19
Sorry, PW, but I forgot to get a shot of that particular setup. I'm usually pretty good about shooting everything I do, but I spaced that one...
Maybe I can "stage" the shot before I paint it.
*SirJoey* (Bent since 1985, but still not broken!)