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09-30-2015, 06:16 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
hope you have time share pics through out the class
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09-30-2015, 11:26 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
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 A few of the projects showed up this evening for the class, more to come tomorrow....     One of the attendees brought a CP hammer for us to use...   I'm going to have to get Peter here more often, forces me to clean up the place!   
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10-01-2015, 09:46 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
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09-30-2015, 09:07 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
Just caught back up again, love the progress, great work!
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10-01-2015, 10:11 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
Here are some of the highlights of today's class....
Peter shows how to prepare a stump for shrinking....     Discussing weld location in panel forming....   Using magnets to hold a paper pattern for layout....      Wheeling, tuck shrinking and annealing aluminum sheet...     Capturing the tuck and shrinking on aluminum sheet       Blocking and wheeling our 19 gauge steel fender panel...   Forming the rear corner for a Model A..     Blocking on the sand bags and shrinking on the stump....     Wheeling.... 
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10-01-2015, 11:25 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
Robert, thanks for posting, wish I were there...Jim
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10-02-2015, 09:40 AM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
That would have been an awesome class to be in. Looks like they've all learned some very valuable lessons. I echo Jim's sentiment... Wish I were there.
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10-02-2015, 12:05 PM
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Thanks for posting the pics.
Truly a great learning experience. |
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10-02-2015, 10:05 PM
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Thanks for checking in guys. Here's some of today's class projects.
The start of a scooter fender...  Test fit of a fender panel...  Copper work, trash can taking shape...       Paper pattern on a roadster quarter panel....    Using the blocking hammer to pre-stretch  Making a pattern for the dies       Making a pattern of luan board for a divider offset in trimming the top edge..  What happens when a metal shaper gets around wood products...   Trimming and filing up the top edge....  On to the Lennox....   
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10-02-2015, 11:18 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
That quarter is already looking good...Jim
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10-02-2015, 11:21 PM
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Thanks for the info and pics.
Looks like everyone was having a good learning experience, hope the thumb heals quickly. |
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10-03-2015, 11:03 PM
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Thanks guys!
Project updates for todays class: Wiring top edge of the copper trash can..        Roadster quarter, making dies for the upper bead detail....     Sharpening the crease   A bit of shrinking....  Test fit...   Marking for trimming the wheel opening...   Inside radius backstop   Scooter fender...  Trimming...    Prepping for Sport Coupe door skin removal    We took a short break for a Maryland treat...   of course, using only the correct utensils....   Blocking the top section of the roadster quarter.....   
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10-03-2015, 11:17 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
Nice, that stuff takes years to master.
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10-05-2015, 09:57 AM
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Final update of the class, pictures from yesterday.
Wheeling door skin for a sport coupe:    Annealing copper wire to use as rivets:     Cover plate for military vehicle:  Paper pattern    Tuck shrinking on post dolly   Forming upper quarter reverse     Wheel opening bead detail added    Tipping flange with vise grips with jaws that have been smoothed...  Stretching          Here's a video of Peter demonstrating lead loading aluminum: https://youtu.be/MSfK9XhnLeM Loading stumps for the journey to their new home..    This class has been a blast, Peter is a wealth of knowledge and experience, and we are honored to have him share and pass this on to others. Anxiously looking forward to next year!
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10-05-2015, 10:58 AM
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Thanks for the pics and the vid.
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10-05-2015, 03:36 PM
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Really glad to look at pics and the video, thanks...Jim
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10-08-2015, 11:49 PM
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thanks guys!
Finishing up the scooter fender..,  Marked for trimming...    Tipping wheel to set the side flange....    Profile comparison, front to rear...   .....and side to side...   about ready for shipping to AZ.....  .... and Kyle is dressing some welds and weld touch up to get the body ready for media blasting...   Hey. you can still walk in this place... 
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10-09-2015, 09:19 AM
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Fender turned out great...Jim
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10-13-2015, 11:20 PM
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Thanks Jim!
Not much to show, still working on grinding welds and filling pin holes... A good testament to using Tig or O/A welding  Also welded up/shaved the upper firewall seam....   Lesson for this evening is to watch welding around stuff mounted JUST BEHIND the firewall!  
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10-14-2015, 09:49 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
Great stuff. Wish I was there.
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10-15-2015, 11:02 PM
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Well, more welding, grinding, and then we decided to give the roof insulation removal a try. Picked a spot and dumped on some lacquer thinner, which softened it up nicely and then made a sticky mess. So we put the putty knives aside and tried the paint scrapers..... without solvents. Dry removal was definitely better...
    Also got another shipment of shirts in from Bonehead Graphics...  and promised the owner a modified set of spot welder tips to tackle his own wagon roof repairs...   
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10-17-2015, 02:30 PM
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Well time to finish up Randy's scooter fender(s). The original (rear) had been loose at some point as the fender mounting holes were nice and elongated from flopping around. So I'll get them filled in and Randy will need to match drill them to the frame..
  Use the right tools for the job :headscrat  After marking, when cutting out such a small piece I like to leave a "handle" until the very end..   ....gives you something to hold onto while fine tuning the fit  Nice and snug....  Tacking in the filler piece...      Next was to trim a nice radius on the front and back ends of the new front fender....   Last on the list, the forming process with the old fender left some "pie crust" edging, as seen here and in an original photo...   So we needed a special tool in order to duplicate this feature...   Spacing all marked out....  Finished edge...    All ready for delivery!
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10-20-2015, 11:18 PM
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Kyle was off tonight so I missed getting some in-process pictures.. Still cleaning up welds to get the body ready for media blasting. The rear brackets for the gas tank straps were welded in...
  I also worked on the passenger quarter this evening. One of the biggest problems with welding a horizontal seam down through the middle of the quarter on a car is the tendency for the seam to cave inwards.. I had some help this evening using the Watervliet hammer and a 24" radius die..  Still have some highs and lows to address, but the weld seam is back out close to where it should be, and the Atlantic Ocean has calmed quite a bit..  Next was to remove some creases in the cowl vent, seen here...   Looks like someone may have kneeled on it at some point in the last 60 years. I've found the easy way to "highlight" an area like this in need of repair is to use a piece of 80 grit on the back side:   Got the creases out using the body hammer with the chisel tip, and forgot to get the finished pictures. Next time...
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10-20-2015, 11:48 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
More great work! It all looks awesome from my chair.
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10-22-2015, 10:40 PM
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Thanks!
Here's the top side of the cowl vent.....  ....using this hammer....  the marks on the back side show where the strikes were placed to remove the creases...  Kyle has the inner roof insulation about gone... 
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