mlgates
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| posted on 16/9/03 at 06:18 PM |
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Ali Nose
Does anyone manufacture an alum. nose?
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 16/9/03 at 07:40 PM |
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Mega Bucks
Caterham Cars did aluminium nose and arches as an option some years ago ,not sure if they still do ,but it was serious money.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 16/9/03 at 09:15 PM |
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chris gibbs made an ali nose himself, but it took a whole loada time....
atb
steve
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thekafer
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| posted on 16/9/03 at 10:32 PM |
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What an excuse!
Making an ali nose would be a great excuse to make an english wheel though!
Fletch
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy...
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Browser
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| posted on 17/9/03 at 12:49 AM |
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Making an ali nose would be a great excuse to make an english wheel though!
Trouble for most of us this side of the pond theKafer is that we have garages made to store a Morris Minor in and putting an Englich Wheeling machine
in there would fill the chuffin' things up! Still, if I ever get a big enough garage (or a workshop) I'll be after one as well.
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thekafer
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| posted on 17/9/03 at 02:29 AM |
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english wheel and the minor
A friend of mine built an english wheel w/ 24" throat 24" tall. Fits in a vice post!
It's only 2" wide
It's plenty big for any thing I would do.Stores under a work bench.
He bought the anvils off ebay.
cheers Fletch
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy...
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Browser
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| posted on 17/9/03 at 03:38 AM |
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Are plans available?
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mlgates
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| posted on 17/9/03 at 08:34 PM |
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I'm thinking of giving it a go. I've been lurking in the "metalshapers" group on google. That fourm is chauk full of
information on alum. forming, english wheel, and power hammer use. I think that there are plans for wheeling machine in the files section. Also check
out www.metalshapers.org
Just weighing my options: build forming equipment, then attempt some bodywork or buy it. (probably expensive)
I really would like an all alum. body.
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thekafer
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| posted on 18/9/03 at 05:16 AM |
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There are plans on a web site I think it was called tinman.com?
I would by the anvils though,I would'nt want to subject my little lathe to 4130.
Buy them first and then design your own frame around them.
Fletch
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy...
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Noodle
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| posted on 18/9/03 at 06:03 AM |
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Try this...
http://www.tinmantech.com/html/sheet_metal_shaping_machines.html
Cheers,
Neil.
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