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fig
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Crazy metalworking skills
Check out this thread on thesamba where a guy is converting a panelvan to a 15-window.
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Barry
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
Nice work, but actually everyday stuff on sites like Metalmeet.com & allmetalshaping.com - and not too hard to learn either!!!
Believe me when I say anyone with a baisc capability to work with their hands can learn this stuff.
Now if he had made the donor frames too.......
Believe me when I say anyone with a baisc capability to work with their hands can learn this stuff.
Now if he had made the donor frames too.......
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
About half way into the thread he built a jig to form the corner window frames from the existing panel van corner. Really amazing stuff!Barry wrote:...Now if he had made the donor frames too.......
So when's the next Metal Meet Barry? I'd really like to attend one, but need plenty of advance warning.
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
+1fig wrote: So when's the next Metal Meet Barry? I'd really like to attend one.
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
It will be end April , beginning May - whichever of the public holidays work best to make a 3 day weekend.
I am thinking of changing things slightly to make sure the people attending are more committed and actually trying to achieve something - had a few time/space wasters before which means others may not got the full benefit. If I have to limit numbers I will probably ask people to be able to show some evidence of their work/attempts to date. Know that may sound crap, but it seems I still get people turning up for a social.....
I am also starting serious formal 3 day courses this year for anyone interested in getting a good grounding in the basics. A proper structured, practical course. Cost should be around R3.5 - R4K or so.
BTW sorry Fig - I didn't read the entire thread (just skimmed here & there). Sounds like he made a hammerform - very useful technique for reproducing complex parts, especially involving a number of changes of direction in the material such as corners of windows,door inner structures etc.
Barry
I am thinking of changing things slightly to make sure the people attending are more committed and actually trying to achieve something - had a few time/space wasters before which means others may not got the full benefit. If I have to limit numbers I will probably ask people to be able to show some evidence of their work/attempts to date. Know that may sound crap, but it seems I still get people turning up for a social.....
I am also starting serious formal 3 day courses this year for anyone interested in getting a good grounding in the basics. A proper structured, practical course. Cost should be around R3.5 - R4K or so.
BTW sorry Fig - I didn't read the entire thread (just skimmed here & there). Sounds like he made a hammerform - very useful technique for reproducing complex parts, especially involving a number of changes of direction in the material such as corners of windows,door inner structures etc.
Barry
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
Damn, I go back to Europe early April. Next one I suppose
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http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=14775
1302S
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=33521
Panel Van
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
Will it count if I can open a can of food with a screwdriver?Barry wrote:... I will probably ask people to be able to show some evidence of their work/attempts to date. Know that may sound crap, but it seems I still get people turning up for a social.....
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Yeah, right - coming from someone who can't even organise a screw in a brothel...SambaOwner wrote:Will it count if I can open a can of food with a screwdriver?
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Watch out...I'll screw you with a bottlePine wrote:Yeah, right - coming from someone who can't even organise a screw in a brothel...SambaOwner wrote:Will it count if I can open a can of food with a screwdriver?
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
Tell you what SambaOwner - if you can seal it again with the screwdriver & a pair of vice-grips, you can host the 'meet
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Re: Crazy metalworking skills
The hammerform windows he made are VERY cool. Came out great.
But I see the guys on the samba are as bad as we are with certain topics
. fake 15 window, panel, which is better, YAWN, YAWN.
I have much respect for guys who can do that with metal.
But I see the guys on the samba are as bad as we are with certain topics
. fake 15 window, panel, which is better, YAWN, YAWN.I have much respect for guys who can do that with metal.
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Barry wrote:Tell you what SambaOwner - if you can seal it again with the screwdriver & a pair of vice-grips, you can host the 'meet
If you can just teach me to weld, I'll be more than happy
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