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What fabrication skills do you have?

as-Welding
7 (9%)
rc-Welding (FCAW, SMAW (MIG), TIG, Stck, etc)
10 (12.8%)
roficient with Mill (non CNC)
7 (9%)
roficient with Lathe (non CNC)
7 (9%)
roficient at writing programs for CNC Machines
3 (3.8%)
urprisingly skilled with Hack Saw, Vice & Hammer (Polish mill)
15 (19.2%)
wn/Use Tubing Bender for Exhaust/Cages
4 (5.1%)
roficient with Paint Spray Gun/Rattle Can/Brush(!?)
11 (14.1%)
omposite Fabrication (Mold Making, Layups, Vacuum-Bagging)
8 (10.3%)
ood with Plasma Cutter
6 (7.7%)

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« on: July 24, 2006, 01:59:10 AM »
Alrighty party people, let's see what's up here!

Just for fun, AND to get an idea of who can do what on here!  Just as important as sharing experiences, sharing skills can help us develop some new things as well!
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2006, 03:16:26 AM »
you forgot the bench grinder (:
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2006, 11:17:46 AM »
and intersheild welding!!!! haha

im good with sand paper
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2006, 05:05:21 PM »
All I need to learn is composites.  I've fixed lots of surfboards before, but I doubt that counts...
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2006, 05:16:13 PM »
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im good with sand paper

I've also mastered the art of pursuasion.  I can belch really well.
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2006, 05:43:26 PM »
i've actaully put on an IE camber and toe kit, and a z3 rack among other things so its not like i cant fabricate anything.
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2006, 10:40:10 PM »
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I've also mastered the art of pursuasion.  I can belch really well.


i can belch ON DEMAND!! :D
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2006, 12:42:27 PM »
Hey!  Where's the option for "no-tallent ass clown"?
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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2006, 01:12:16 PM »
Gas (I pretty much only using for making two pieces of metal out of one at this point)
MIG
TIG aluminum, steel, stainless and most alloys of these
Stick although haven't touched one in 5-years
Plasma Cutting
Tube bending, cutting, coping, fitting (all cage bending done in house by me on a JD2 Model 3 'mandrel' die bender)
Manual mill... although it's been a while
Manual lathe
Right about the time I got into composites I made a good friend who works with them at the highest grade levels. So I lost what little skill was there.
Hammer metal forming
It's been a long time since I've used a real spray gun... but I can do it

Oh... and although it's not listed, I haven't found much wiring I can't do. OBD2 engine swaps into cars from the 70's using the old factory fuse box :D I've got standalone wiring setups down to one days work.

Tools in the shop:
Miller arc welder
Millermatic 175 MIG
Miller Synchrowave 180sd TIG
DeWalt chop saw
Tube notcher
JD2 Model 3 bender
Bead-Form bead roller
Drill press
7x10 minilathe
Gas torch
A pile of Makita angle grinders

And my father and law lets me use his Plasma Cutter and 12x36 lathe when I need them.
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« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2006, 09:30:10 PM »
I'm good at watchin' them biker shows on Discovery Channel!  :cool:
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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2006, 06:29:01 AM »
No advanced fabrication skills (just general fabrication - welding, gas cutting....) but I am a Qualified Toolmaker (plastic injection moulds and press tools) so I can use the full range of hand tools and workshop machinery....Milling, Turning, Surface Grinding, Jig Boring, cylindrical gringing, etc....
it has been quite a while since I have earnt a living on the tools but some skills you just dont lose....
For example, my last car project :)
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« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2006, 10:44:11 AM »
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For example, my last car project :)

Totally freakin awesome!!!
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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2006, 10:54:18 AM »
Hey, very cool!  The template on your site should make for a good starting point, too.  Unfortunately the US cars have an ABS unit right there...fitting the PS resivoir in there is probably still doable though.  Very nice fabbing work there!
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« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2006, 10:11:41 PM »
I know the welder's name, and the sheet metal guy's, too! TIG welding is almost an art form and takes years to develop. I have designed a lot of stuff, including a complete IMCA chassis, that other people have built. Chassis setup, gear selection, and tires are the areas that I am good in. Also AN line make-up and laying out dry sump oiling, fuel and cooling systems.
I have been team manager and crew chief on circle track and TransAm cars and have also been a pit lizard just to be in the middle of it all.
I know just enough about lathes and boring mills to be dangerous. However, I am certified on the file, sandpaper, and hammer.
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« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2006, 04:26:40 AM »
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Hey, very cool!  The template on your site should make for a good starting point, too.  Unfortunately the US cars have an ABS unit right there...fitting the PS resivoir in there is probably still doable though.  Very nice fabbing work there!


yeah I hated the way the PS Reservior just sat in the middle of the engine bay looking ugly...and for a couple of dollars for hose and fittings and a hours work it was well worth the effort.  Then incorporating it into the CAI hid it even better.  
Using IX washer bottle tidied the enginebay up even more.....Next thing is to look at moving the coils and re-routing the air con pipe (probably run it further forward before cutting across to the engine)
I realise that I can never get the enginebay completely uncluttered but every little bit helps.
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