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When Poorboys drill holes ...was: Drilling holes in steel tubing
DONE!!!!
Yep, I finally broke down and drug the table saw up the stairs. Made a v-block out of a chunk of 2x4 that I salvaged from a dumpster. Tried the v-block yesterday, and after 2 hours of setup time, finally got everything aligned and drilled the holes in the bike frame. Following that I clamped the extra tubes to the frame one at a time, and used the holes in the frame as a guide to drill through the new tubes. Did I mention that that also required 2 hours of setup and alignment time? Anyway, the tubes are now attached to the bike frame with #12 screws and it looks pretty good. I decided not to try brazing this time because the gap in the tube fitup was just too wide. But I will try it when I make the model airfoils to test in the rig. I found some 3/64" brass rod that looks promising. Harry Frey Wright Brothers Enterprises |
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When Poorboys drill holes ...was: Drilling holes in steel tubing
wright1902glider wrote:
DONE!!!! Yep, I finally broke down and drug the table saw up the stairs. Made a v-block out of a chunk of 2x4 that I salvaged from a dumpster. !!??!! SALVAGED FROM A DUMPSTER !!??!! Damn, he's cheaper than I am. I must say, I'm impressed, and that I will try harder in the future 8*) -- This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)." |
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When Poorboys drill holes ...was: Drilling holes in steel tubing
Richard Riley wrote:
On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:58:49 GMT, Ernest Christley wrote: :wright1902glider wrote: : DONE!!!! : : Yep, I finally broke down and drug the table saw up the stairs. Made a : v-block out of a chunk of 2x4 that I salvaged from a dumpster. : : :!!??!! SALVAGED FROM A DUMPSTER !!??!! : amn, he's cheaper than I am. I must say, I'm impressed, and that I :will try harder in the future 8*) That *is* impressive. Unless you can salvage a bandsaw from a landfill, I think he's the champ. Only if he welded a bunch of salvaged and resharpened hacksaw blades into the band. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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When Poorboys drill holes ...was: Drilling holes in steel tubing
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote: Only if he welded a bunch of salvaged and resharpened hacksaw blades into the band. --------------------------------------------------- BLADE! We don' need no steanking BLADE! (Three 26" bicycle wheel rims driving a band of 1/2" steel strapping. Friction-cut eighth-inch 4130 like going through warm butter.) -R.S.Hoover |
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When Poorboys drill holes ...was: Drilling holes in steel tubing
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