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RuZty
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by RuZty » Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:09 am
Smoker wrote:
Always appreciate your input.
I'm glad to hear that, because if I had reviewed the thread I would have realized that you were ahead of me on all suggestions.
To me this one is the most unique builds by a country mile.
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by Smoker » Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:07 am
Stainless came in. Starting with header sections.
Rough cut pieces.
Ready to roll cones.
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by MK » Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:16 am
I notice the brass hammer on the pic with great satisfaction.
(Didn't I tell ya that you need to hammer the cones to get a perfect fit?)
How will he retain the polished surface after rolling tacking and some decent hammering? Re-polish before final welding?
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by RuZty » Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:38 am
How were the sections cut? They look very clean and precise, water jet?
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by MK » Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:52 am
That's neither laser nor water cut.
My guess: Either electrical or hand operated tin snips paired with appropriate skills.
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by Smoker » Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:03 pm
MK wrote:I notice the brass hammer on the pic with great satisfaction.
(Didn't I tell ya that you need to hammer the cones to get a perfect fit?)
How will he retain the polished surface after rolling tacking and some decent hammering? Re-polish before final welding?
Ha, ha!!
Yes! I still have a lot to learn. Making good stuff with help from you guys.
Those urn pieces were CNC laser cut from a solid tube to 0.01" with alignment markings - and they do fit together perfectly. Too bad they were .5 degrees off on the angle!
Not sure. Guessing re-polish after final welding. Looking for full polish finish.
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by Smoker » Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:09 pm
RuZty wrote:How were the sections cut? They look very clean and precise, water jet?
Again, not sure atm. Just guessing the rough cuts were band saw (stainless dust and flatness of the pieces) and the finished cuts were grinder/sander (pieces somewhat deformed).
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by RuZty » Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:51 pm
MK wrote:That's neither laser nor water cut.
My guess: Either electrical or hand operated tin snips paired with appropriate skills.
Bingo. I looked harder and the electric shears are in the back of the one picture, explains the twist on the blanks. I couldn't imagine cutting that much stainless by hand and being that consistent.
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by Smoker » Wed Oct 24, 2018 11:56 pm
Headers are looking tight.
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by evan_calgary » Fri Oct 26, 2018 11:11 am
You did this all on your own Smoker???? That is very impressive! We take forever to build pipes ever from 5 or 6 pre-rolled cones!.
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by Smoker » Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:16 pm
evan_calgary wrote:You did this all on your own Smoker???? That is very impressive! We take forever to build pipes ever from 5 or 6 pre-rolled cones!.
The headers were fabricated by Jeff Henise.
Yes, would take me a VERY long time.
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by MK » Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:45 pm
Actually it's easier to roll them the smaller the cones are.
Just the grinding, tacking and welding takes a bit longer...
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by Smoker » Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:46 pm
Got shot down at the local machine shop. They only have old machines and limited capability.
Need to revise my plans for the header spring hooks.
Should have new drawings done tomorrow.