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  1. Metalman

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    #701 Metalman, Jun 16, 2016
    Those two mufflers would be snickering at me if I did that... So no....
     
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    #702 Minidave, Jun 16, 2016
    So, you have a slip roller big enough to round those out? Why do the ends look like they've been heated? Is that from when the pieces were cut out from the larger sheet?
     
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    #703 Metalman, Jun 16, 2016
    I have 5 rolls in the shop with varying capacities. Some can handle material up the 5/8" thick and some can handle sheets up to 120" wide.

    The color banding is from the mill and is typical of ASTM A 1011 HR steel from their cooling process.

    That color banding becomes a desirable attribute when some of the residential pieces get clear coated...

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  4. Metalman

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    #704 Metalman, Jun 24, 2016
    Made a piece of lawn art for my lovely wife today...:cool:

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    #705 Nathan, Jun 24, 2016
    Does it feed the deer too?
     
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    #706 vetsvette, Jun 25, 2016
    Awww. :eek:

    Pretty cool actually.
     
  7. Metalman

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    #707 Metalman, Jun 25, 2016
    Thanks Vet...

    She want's me to have it powder coated "Chili Red"....

    I asked her why.... Doesn't she know "DARK SILVER" is the fastest color and RED is what they color stop signs?...:D
     
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    #708 caseydog, Jun 26, 2016
    Imagine the turbo lag. Press the gas pedal at 10AM, and at 2PM you launch like a freaking rocket.

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    #709 Crashton, Jun 26, 2016
    The trick with that is NEVER lift. :arf:
     
  10. Metalman

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    #710 Metalman, Jul 6, 2016
    The red guy showed up from the powder coater today...
    Planted it outside the sunroom...
    The wife was very happy.... I got major points for the effort...:D

    I also noticed I need to mow the grass....

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    #711 BlwnAway, Jul 6, 2016
    And you can't use the old...
    "But honey, the lawn mower blade needs to be sharpened" excuse.
     
  12. Metalman

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    #712 Metalman, Jul 6, 2016
    Nope.... That wouldn't work...:D
     
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    #713 DneprDave, Jul 6, 2016
    But it's true!

    I just sharpened the lawnmower blades and it doesn't bog down like it used to!
     
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    #714 BlwnAway, Jul 6, 2016
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    Absolutely, I joked with a friend once that my blade was so dull, I wasn't cutting the grass, I was just beating it into submission.... :D
     
  15. Metalman

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    #715 Metalman, Jul 15, 2016
    Just finished up with a stainless steel 24 beer tap station...

    Customer will pick it up today...

    Doing our part to fight the local war on thirst...:beer

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    #716 mrntd, Jul 15, 2016
    Who's it for? We'll have to make a road trip to check out their selection once it's installed.
     
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    #717 JMC40, Jul 24, 2016
    3d Printing is fun!! No more damn seatbelt chime!

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  18. Metalman

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    #718 Metalman, Jul 28, 2016
    The sheet metal shop is starting to smell like a wood shop.... And that's not necessarily a bad thing...:D

    Got two counter-top orders from a client last week... One cook top and one sink bowl top...

    Something a little different than what we normally do.... They are both called "Waterfall" counter-tops, so the surface will turn 90 degrees and go to the floor on one end of each top...

    Overall thickness will be 4", so it will look like a 4" thick slab of SS when finished...

    I had to design a ladder tube frame structure to get the weight out and yet be strong and not flex...

    Today's pictures...

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    #719 Crashton, Jul 28, 2016
    Looks good Chuck. Remember to not weld the wood. If you do weld use a dowel rod with the stick welder.
     
  20. Metalman

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    #720 Metalman, Aug 1, 2016
    Just finished up the Waterfall Counter top for the range...

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