Rookie wanna-be weldor starting to make some cool things! - Page 134

Tripletrouble · 03-20-2013, 09:16 AM

Absolutely loving this thread and your work. Pity you're on the wrong side of the pond!!

kirkster70 · 03-20-2013, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Tripletrouble

Absolutely loving this thread and your work. Pity you're on the wrong side of the pond!!

Thanks! Yeah, shipping to you would have to be outright robbery.

kirkster70 · 03-20-2013, 02:06 PM

Top box swallows an XL Shoei. Dimensions (including lid) is 13"L x 15.5"W x 13"H.

Getting there slowly but surely.

Ride4Coffee · 03-20-2013, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kirkster70

Top box swallows an XL Shoei. Dimensions (including lid) is 13"L x 15.5"W x 13"H.

PHEW!!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirkster70

Getting there slowly but surely.

I don't mind waiting for her, cuz the ride's worth it!
(Yeah, never said that before...)

JimVonBaden · 03-20-2013, 04:49 PM

That looks great Kirk! Perfectly matching, and clean application!

Jim

Dorzok · 03-20-2013, 06:55 PM

Kirk,
Great fabbing skills, but may i help you with your presentation? gonna anyway. threads read much better with a description BEFORE the pic instead of after.

9Dave · 03-20-2013, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kirkster70

Let's try some 'trician's tools!

I can hear it now - "But honeeeeey, all the cool fabricators have a Greenlee hydraulic punch. I neeeeeeed one, too."

Your wife is a saint!

xcflyn · 03-21-2013, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dorzok

Kirk,
but may i help you with your presentation? gonna anyway. threads read much better with a description BEFORE the pic instead of after.

were supposed to read - I just looks at all the great pictures

knobbyjoe · 03-21-2013, 07:53 AM

Kirk,
Nice work, great fabrication, I check this thread everyday. Just amazed to see what you do. Keep it coming. KJ

kirkster70 · 03-21-2013, 12:57 PM

Thanks, guys! More from today...

All fabbed parts are disassembled, QCed and dropped off for powder. I held onto the R rack to make one last part. That part required some tabs welded to the hoop.

.080" aluminum.

This will be a tool box. Rear lid will hinge down. Protex over-center draw latch. Top box, tool box, and panniers are all KEYED ALIKE.

I only had to buy $700 worth of hardware to make that happen.

I TIG about 2" at a time so I don't warp the dog dookie out of things.

Maybe it's just me, maybe it's the filler, the argon, or the combination of everything...but sometimes TIG welding smells like honey. No, really.

Anyone else experience this? Probably just my imagination...

THIS is what's cool about TIG. This is an autogenous (no filler used) weld. When I cut out the end cap, there was about a 1/16" overhang on all sides. I'm using 1/16" filler. Perfect! The overhang became the filler. MIG could never do this, but then again, MIG can do things TIG can never do.

The entire endcap was welded on without a single drop of filler.

18"L x 3 1/4"W x 5"H.

Me likey! Top weld is also autogenous. I should have reduced my frequency a bit because my arc shape was wandering a bit from being too tight.

One last hurdle to clear... Go-Pro mounts that will attach to the pannier bevels...

All TIGged up and smoothed with the flap wheel.

Now back to the coater again for the last couple pieces. Now the waiting begins, which is the sucky part.

kirkster70 · 03-21-2013, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 9Dave

I can hear it now - "But honeeeeey, all the cool fabricators have a Greenlee hydraulic punch. I neeeeeeed one, too."

Your wife is a saint!

My wife is definately a saint to put up with me!

bwalsh · 03-21-2013, 03:37 PM

Just when you think it can't get any better...it does! Very nice work Kirk! Those welds are top notch!

JimVonBaden · 03-21-2013, 04:57 PM

You should weld without filler more often.

BTW I now know what to do with the old mounting tabls on my rack, since I now use the HT mounts.

Jim

gunnabuild1 · 03-22-2013, 12:03 AM

That toolbox is a thing of beauty.Great use of space.

DirtyDog · 03-22-2013, 07:56 AM

Still

Good stuff as always. Curiously wondering what that GSA is gonna weigh fully loaded with a passenger. Different strokes for different folks.

03-20-2013, 04:49 PM	#2000
JimVonBaden "Cool" Aid! Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Oddometer: 41,497	That looks great Kirk! Perfectly matching, and clean application! Jim __________________ Click here for BMW Maintenance and Repair DVDs and Corrections. "Combo-Order Discounts!"

03-21-2013, 07:53 AM	#2004
knobbyjoe knobbyjoe Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N by NW of The Biggest Little City Oddometer: 326	Kirk, Nice work, great fabrication, I check this thread everyday. Just amazed to see what you do. Keep it coming. KJ __________________ KTM 400 XCRW with Thumper Racing 450 kit and 450 cam 2007 KTM 450 XCRW with Christini AWD and Plated 2008 KTM 990 Adventure 2008

03-21-2013, 03:37 PM	#2007
bwalsh Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Hell town Oddometer: 7,718	Just when you think it can't get any better...it does! Very nice work Kirk! Those welds are top notch! __________________ 2004 XR650L 1992 Specialized Stump Jumper FS NWVA TAG NWVA TAG MAP RTE THREAD & IN LIST

03-21-2013, 04:57 PM	#2008
JimVonBaden "Cool" Aid! Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Oddometer: 41,497	You should weld without filler more often. BTW I now know what to do with the old mounting tabls on my rack, since I now use the HT mounts. Jim __________________ Click here for BMW Maintenance and Repair DVDs and Corrections. "Combo-Order Discounts!"

03-22-2013, 07:56 AM	#2010
DirtyDog Lust for dust... Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Tulsa... it's OK Oddometer: 6,039	Still Good stuff as always. Curiously wondering what that GSA is gonna weigh fully loaded with a passenger. Different strokes for different folks. __________________ ... grease, grit, and mud are runnin' in my blood.

03-20-2013, 09:16 AM	#1996
Tripletrouble Farkle addict Joined: Jan 2013 Location: Llantrisant, South Wales Oddometer: 48	Absolutely loving this thread and your work. Pity you're on the wrong side of the pond!!

03-20-2013, 02:06 PM	#1998
kirkster70 ^OP moto junkie Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Virginia Oddometer: 1,643	Top box swallows an XL Shoei. Dimensions (including lid) is 13"L x 15.5"W x 13"H. Getting there slowly but surely.

03-20-2013, 06:55 PM	#2001
Dorzok Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: SoCal Oddometer: 1,379	Kirk, Great fabbing skills, but may i help you with your presentation? gonna anyway. threads read much better with a description BEFORE the pic instead of after.

03-21-2013, 12:57 PM	#2005
kirkster70 ^OP moto junkie Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Virginia Oddometer: 1,643	Thanks, guys! More from today... All fabbed parts are disassembled, QCed and dropped off for powder. I held onto the R rack to make one last part. That part required some tabs welded to the hoop. .080" aluminum. This will be a tool box. Rear lid will hinge down. Protex over-center draw latch. Top box, tool box, and panniers are all KEYED ALIKE. I only had to buy $700 worth of hardware to make that happen. I TIG about 2" at a time so I don't warp the dog dookie out of things. Maybe it's just me, maybe it's the filler, the argon, or the combination of everything...but sometimes TIG welding smells like honey. No, really. Anyone else experience this? Probably just my imagination... THIS is what's cool about TIG. This is an autogenous (no filler used) weld. When I cut out the end cap, there was about a 1/16" overhang on all sides. I'm using 1/16" filler. Perfect! The overhang became the filler. MIG could never do this, but then again, MIG can do things TIG can never do. The entire endcap was welded on without a single drop of filler. 18"L x 3 1/4"W x 5"H. Me likey! Top weld is also autogenous. I should have reduced my frequency a bit because my arc shape was wandering a bit from being too tight. One last hurdle to clear... Go-Pro mounts that will attach to the pannier bevels... All TIGged up and smoothed with the flap wheel. Now back to the coater again for the last couple pieces. Now the waiting begins, which is the sucky part.

03-22-2013, 12:03 AM	#2009
gunnabuild1 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Ipswich Queensland Oddometer: 361	That toolbox is a thing of beauty.Great use of space.

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