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| Krieger |
 Jun 2 2025, 11:05 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 4,807 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None 
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That turned out nicely!
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| Montreal914 |
Jun 3 2025, 08:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,845 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California
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Beautiful work as always. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
QUOTE(tygaboy @ Jun 2 2025, 07:18 AM)  I updated the stamping die so the indent would more closely match the one on the shock tower. I assume Send-Cut-Send did the cutting. The die work was done at your shop? What sheet metal thickness and what size press? Very nice!!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) BTW, I have been using SCS at work, great service! Thank you for sharing! |
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| tygaboy |
Jun 3 2025, 08:33 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,576 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Montreal914 @ Jun 3 2025, 07:14 AM) Beautiful work as always. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) QUOTE(tygaboy @ Jun 2 2025, 07:18 AM) I updated the stamping die so the indent would more closely match the one on the shock tower. I assume Send-Cut-Send did the cutting. The die work was done at your shop? What sheet metal thickness and what size press? Very nice!!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif) BTW, I have been using SCS at work, great service! Thank you for sharing! @Montreal914 - I really don't need "instant" parts and SendCutSend is so good/fast/reasonably priced that I sold my plasma table! Watch the next episode and you'll learn that I also moved the bender/press to another shop but I still have access so yes, I did the pressing. It's a standard size H-press with a powered ram. Watch Episode 15 below and you'll see it in action stamping the initial panel with all the parts I cut on my plasma table. The panel in the car is .048" and the die set is .188" thick with a .200" gap between the male/female components. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q3mnh0YrEg |
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| BillC |
Jun 3 2025, 05:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 665 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Very clever with the stamping dies.
Did you make another, opposite, set of dies for the other side, or did you drill out the spot welds and re-weld the small male parts on the other side of the large male part? |
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| tygaboy |
Jun 3 2025, 05:19 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,576 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(BillC @ Jun 3 2025, 04:13 PM) Very clever with the stamping dies. Did you make another, opposite, set of dies for the other side, or did you drill out the spot welds and re-weld the small male parts on the other side of the large male part? @BillC - I drill the spot welds and flip things around to make the mirror image part. |
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| rick 918-S |
Jun 3 2025, 06:21 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 21,001 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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| tygaboy |
Jun 8 2025, 07:59 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,576 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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The latest status updates included a new crew of kitties! Enjoy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdBVty1fgno |
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| Bullethead |
Jun 8 2025, 10:45 AM
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Oil Cooled heart Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 24-June 10 From: South Florida Member No.: 11,875 Region Association: South East States
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Just wow. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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| tygaboy |
Jun 8 2025, 10:56 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,576 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California
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And here's a preview of what's coming in next week's episode. The upper section of the reinforcement is final welded, metal finished and ready for primer.
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| BillC |
Jun 8 2025, 06:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 665 Joined: 24-April 15 From: Silver Spring, MD Member No.: 18,667 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Fantastic work on the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)
And Management loves the kitties. She keeps asking if we can foster some, but I know she'd never be able to give them up later. |
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