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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
yo dan if ya ever make it to vegas ---------
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05-09-2013, 07:32 PM | #2 |
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I did final fitting/welding/grinding on the passenger side speaker holes today:
Not great after having seen some of the work you guys do but I am proud to say I id it myself. I'll get better as I go along, I'm sure of it. I threw some primer on it just to keep it from flash rusting until I get back to it as it started raining this afternoon. QUESTION: Do most of you guys and girls weld all the spots, then grind everything smooth? Or do you put in a few tacks, grind, tack some more, etc? I ground them all at the end and thought I got too much heat built up. In this case, I could NOT reach behind to hammer & dolly as I went. |
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looks good
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Looks great.
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05-09-2013, 09:58 PM | #5 |
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Thanks you guys, but at best it looks ok. But I appreciate the kind words.
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05-09-2013, 10:39 PM | #6 |
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Bam,
What about WHEN to grind? Seems like its easy to make the metal paper thin (Post #560 above)! In hindsight, I tacked a moment too long. The lack of gas was effecting the weld, but I didn't know it. I was going through the flap disk too fast, so I switched to the thick grinding wheel. Worked better, but caused bluing - so I stopped immediately. Guess I gotta grind as slow as I tack, huh? |
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Its all about how far you are willing to go. Some people like myself try to use very little to no filler, I try to get the metal that I have access to the back to only need primer as a filler. When I don't have access to the back I even more delicate when I weld in a panel because I know I will have to live with the shrinkage and use filler, so I try to minimize that shrinkage as much as possible. I don't know what equipment you have but this is how I grind welds. I use a cut-off wheel on my 3 inch air grinder to know the bead down and then I use my roloc disc on a air grinder to clean it up and blend the patch in. |
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Thanks Bam, this is EXACTLY the advice I was looking for all in one place instead of reading bits & pieces in various threads and trying to surmise what's the best (for me) to do.
EQUIPMENT I have a couple 4" angle grinders - a good Milwaukee one, and a cheapo HF one that has lasted so far. I have cut off disks and thicker grinding type disks. I'm thinking of getting a couple more angle grinders to keep a flap disk and a wire wheel on so I don't have to be changing. I do have a cheapo air angle grinder with HF Rolocs - but since buying I've read those don't last. Have a recommendation for a good brand Roloc disk? I also have a 60 gallon vertical compressor but I haven't run 220v to my garage yet - that is coming later this month/June. In the meantime I have a little Senco compressor I use for tires and nailers, but it can't keep up with the angle grinder. Thanks again for all your advice so far. Best, Dan Quote:
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The patch came out real nice.
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Dan I buy the roloc sanding disc in bulk on ebay. I buy 60 or 80 grit. Now remember I said I knock the bead down with a 3 inch cut off wheel on an air grinder. Please don't try that with your electric grind it could be bad for your health. Do the best you can until you get that compressor hooked up. I have used flap disc on electric grinder but you must be careful as you know it can remove a lot of metal. I've also used a flap disc on a variable speed polisher I liked it because I could slow the speed down.lol
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Unless you're talking about cutting myself? I ALREADY learned that painful lesson right after I got my truck and cut out an 1/8" thick plate the PO had welded into the bed. Cut the CRAP outta my index finger. Took a long time to heal that one. |
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A long time ago I was cutting and got wanted to help it along and the dang thing exploded in my hand. Well 15 stitches later I learned my lesson. I was just thankful it was my hand and not my eyes. Last edited by Kabwe; 05-10-2013 at 06:22 PM. |
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I also use the cutoff wheels on the die grinder in tight spots where the wheel might get stuck and break or kick back. The die grinder will just stop where the electric grinder won't.
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Ok, I see what you guys are talking about. There's a sort of default fail safe with the air die grinder because it will bog down. Having not really used mine yet, I didn't think of that.
On the electric grinder, it seems that the thicker grinding disc would be "safer" in that it won't slice quite as quickly if it inadvertently goes against your glove (or elsewhere/leg) than the thinner, sharper cutting disc. But I'm probably quibbling over milliseconds anyway. |
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your build thread has been a bit idle so I thought I'd check in and see how things are going Dan
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Thanks for noticing.
You're right. I was on a roll and then I got sidetracked prepping for a camping. But I'm back now (again). Still a few post vacation things to do - clean/wash the camper and truck, make some repairs, etc but I should be back on the truck's door panel repairs soon so I can FINALLY!!!! paint the door interiors then get the new door weatherstripping on and stop the terrible rattling. I rarely drive the '55 for that reason & the lack of a dual master cylinder that has me being a "Nervous Nellie" - the stock single MC only worked fine for 60 years, lol. |
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Dan, are you going to drive it to the Brothers Truck Show?
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Meh....I don't know. She's pretty rough. Doesn't really belong out there with all those Maxim models, ha ha.
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05-30-2013, 12:11 AM | #22 |
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Thanks JR, Bam,
I'm not ashamed or embarrassed of my truck. I own an old truck because I love old trucks in all the ways they come from show stopper to grungy. I get a grin driving her around. It's just that it's not "under construction" or "a build" per se. It's a refurbishment (I guess) so the frame is still 60 year old dirty - it will NOT stay that way, but you know what I mean? If it were a "build" it'd show a clean, smooth gloss or semi black frame through the unfinished bed floor, etc. I'll be at the show and I'll WANT to drive her - though it would be the longest drive she's made so far. About 80 miles round trip from Pasadena to "Anaheim" - nearly Corona out there. Should we wear a label with our board names on it? I don't any of you guys by sight. |
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I think it would be great if you drove it out there. I would like to see it also.
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Dan when I said under construction I was not talking about your truck.lol I mean really under construction. I seen guys trailer their projects to show. No engine or trans some sometimes only in bare metal displaying the work or the work that needs to be done.
Man you are light years ahead of a lot of us you can drive your truck. Enjoy it and drive it. Its nice to see that JR25 and Kim agree. Drive the wheels off that thing.lol Last edited by Kabwe; 05-30-2013 at 12:28 PM. |
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