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  1. 31st March 2010, 03:58 PM #151
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    i got some 3mm plate steel yesterday 1.2x1.2 for $50.pretty happy about that anyway this is what i got done with it today at school and tafe
    marked up the rear crossmember wings
    marked up the gearbox crossmember
    cut them out using a guillotine
    then folded up the crossmember without putting the 2 major angle in it
    cut out the net for the wings and ground and filed them up ready anyway here is a few photos
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  2. 31st March 2010, 04:14 PM #152
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  3. 31st March 2010, 08:59 PM #153
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    it cost me about $20 to make up everything.unfortunately i didnt and wont get the chance to make others up for people.
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  4. 1st April 2010, 04:07 PM #154
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    here is the wings that i got done today i still need to weld the backplate to it aswell as the supporting brace.also i should get the gearbox crossmember done this weekend as well as getting the chassis ready to paint if not painted

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  5. 2nd April 2010, 02:55 PM #155
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    hey just wondering how much paint is required for the chassis.also does it need to be primed or just where i have welded?
    thanks tony
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    well another long day for not much progress but i finally got the wings on the rear crossmember not quite as good as i had hoped but it wil have to do for now.i also got the best bumper i have off a chaasis










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    as you can see some of the welds are bit ordinary i got better welds as a played around with the settings.it pays to practice with the settings first on a bit of scrap before going right into it.owell they still grind up alright
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    Thumbs down your welding tony

    hi Tony,
    great pictures, but please take heed of this warning:In 2 pics I saw you welding totally unprotected. You even seem to have lost your head of hair?
    In TAFE you would have been sent outside for 10 mins to reflect.
    1: Do not have any skin exposed to the arc. This means even on a very hot day, you wear jeans or overalls covering all your legs etc.
    2: No shorts EVER. Your arms are to be covered with long sleeves at all times.
    3: Wear a shirt with a collar that can be buttoned up, no neck cleavage.
    4: The arc is the same as the sun, but 100 time stronger, so you would be (no hair and freckles etc) very venerable to arc damage.
    So cover up and get on with the job in complete safety...
    Hey you are doing a great job and have a following that you-tube would be envious of, so just follow the basic rules and live to enjoy your restoration.
    Arc induced melanomas are dreadful and difficult to overcome. I know because I am in that situation right now.......
    I was going to send this to you via PM (private message) but thought that it is serious enough to apply to everyone on here, doing restorations and lots of welding.
    I hope that you don't mind Tony?
    Tata 4 now
    Peter
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  10. 2nd April 2010, 06:38 PM #160
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    no problems peter
    i had already got dressed in my old clothes before going up to the shed and i did not want to get changed just to do some weldin but in future i will thanks
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