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It is curving out so well. It makes VERY good marks on galvenized metals.
#metal #fabricating #MakeYourOwnTools

$a very sharp impliment for marking galvenized metals and plate steel. it is custom filed out of a 3\8“ round tool steeel punch.$

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Wow, what a mountain we had to climb to get this far. We are finally ready for the test ride tomorrow! We had to adjust the brackets that the shocks mount to, replace the LCD readout which our client screwed up to add to our workload, and hard weld the frame to the bike. Then we hooked up the batteries and controllers to test the whole thing and make sure everything worked.
#fabrication #fabricator #fabricating #welding #beetlebike

Got the battery box problem sorted out, tacked it to the frame then removed the wheels and hard welded the battery box frame and other elements that I had tack welded previously. After that I cleaned up the welds and I then made a grain-free but gluten-full pizza for the crew's lunch.

A great day of fabrication and welding!
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We started mocking up the beetle. I dyed and finished the stage.

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Took it for a test trot. It was awkward moving while having to hold it stooped over. Would have been better to harness up Mateo and have him pull it.

Next we need to hard weld the mounts, drill the holes for the right side shock, and fix a wiring issue that affects the throttle function. It was working fine until it wasn't.
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We made the mounts for the wheels and got the componets tack welded to the frame and itself. We also made the mounting points for the shocks from angle iron. #fabrication #fabricating #fabricator #welding #welder

Ah, geez. #AI is #fabricating #news stories. Be careful what you believe is news. https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/02/tech/microsoft-ai-news/index.html #Bookstodon

After hours of filing, the inner tube was still binding. When I took a gander down the inside of the outer tube to see what was happening, something didn't look right.

Yeah. The outer tube is about 1/32" (or more) out of straight. The same tube looks bent compared to multiple other known-straight tubes. This explains a lot.

#welding #fabrication #fabricating

Two pieces of square tube steel side-by-side. One is not straight as shown by the gap in the middle but not the end.

This was my life yesterday. :blobsad:

My order of square tube was a mix of seamed and seamless pieces. Since I'm such a novice, I didn't even think to look at that before cutting and welding. I would up with two pieces of 1.25" -- one seamed and one seamless. The seamless one takes the 1" tube fine, but the seamed one...well, my arms hurt.

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