Cadflat Bead Roller Project.

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Postby RiverPatrol » Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:43 am

Cool!
Beyond any hope for intervention

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Postby Oddbod » Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:41 am

I got some bad news.
My pressing has turned into a disaster.
During the setting up in the die, since the cut out is not exactly central, I have some how transposed the measurement to the opposite hand and have pressed in the wrong area as such.

Sometimes I was working on the outer side of my hood and other times on the underside...
The opening still clears the air cleaners but the hole does not sit evenly clear around the air cleaner heads.
Time to take a few deep breathes and think outside the square once more.
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Postby Esteban » Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:55 am

Sorry to hear about that. Frustrating to say the least.

Keep at it. I'm sure you'll find the right solution.
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Postby Oddbod » Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:47 am

Well, I cut the offending piece out and intend to weld in its place the test pressing I did earlier.
That should work out OK.
My main concern is the outer skin is pretty thin material and so I will need to take my time and keep it cool.
Never thought that I'd have a use for that test piece and now here I am using it...
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Postby Oddbod » Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:13 pm

As usual, progress has been slow but in the right direction.
I got the alternative piece welded in.
It went pretty well, but did end up with a slight distortion.
I decided to have a go at panelling it out and was very successful to a point.
Once I had satisfied myself that it was out of my pay grade I put two small cuts and welded the gaps and it pulled up just right.

In the meantime, I have dropped my cell phone which did damage to my camera and it wont focus right, so not too many pic's until I find a new phone replacement.
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Postby Esteban » Fri Jul 31, 2020 11:01 pm

Good progress!! The pictures have good detail.

Can you remind us the thickness of the steel sheet that you’re welding?
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Postby Oddbod » Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:54 pm

Thanks Esteban, yes I am getting there, but I get the feeling I am destine to doing things the hard way while Murphy's law continues to apply.
Thank God for some good luck along the way...

The outer sheet metal is 1.0mm and the inner sheet metal is 1.2mm thick.
There was a noticeable difference in warp between the 2 skins since I have welded on both of them now.
The 1.2mm sheet is pretty reasonable to deal with but the 1.0mm seems to have a mind of its own and caution and patience must be exercised.
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