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[qtrain23]

Thanks man

 

[Crazysteve]

We powder coat at my shop and we have a black we use that's called hot rod black. It's kind of textured and has a matte finish that would look bad ass I think

 

[Ryan_C]

That's exactly what I was thinking. That and add the copper accents would really look good.

 

[Brettc10]

Go with the Black powder coat!!

 

[rutherford2371]

Looks great so far cant wait too see when its done

 

[bbell6]

Other than a Welding Machine, what other tools are needed to tackle a project like this?

 

[Rustpot]

Other than a Welding Machine, what other tools are needed to tackle a project like this?

If you use fasteners you could likely get away with nothing but a cutoff wheel on a die/angle grinder and a drill-driver. Probably wouldn't look anywhere near as clean though.

Looks like Q used a power hacksaw with settable angle, a MIG welder, perhaps a small brake to trim the sheet, and probably a sander/grinder to clean up all the edges. Along with a welding table to hold everything in place.

 

[qtrain23]

If you use fasteners you could likely get away with nothing but a cutoff wheel on a die/angle grinder and a drill-driver. Probably wouldn't look anywhere near as clean though.

Looks like Q used a power hacksaw with settable angle, a MIG welder, perhaps a small brake to trim the sheet, and probably a sander/grinder to clean up all the edges. Along with a welding table to hold everything in place.

So far I've used:
8ft shear
10ft shear
Metal band saw
Angle grinder with flap wheel and grinding disc
Hand/table shear
Mig welder
8ft brake
6ft brake
Vise grips/grasshoppers
And one table.

Still gonna need to use:
Hand drill
maybe a tap and die set


I thinks that's it

I thought about having it bolt together, but as rustpot said, it wouldn't look as clean and I didn't really want to piss around with drilling all the holes and all that. It's much easier for me to just weld it together. But everything has its downsides, I can't take this apart in any way.

 

[double]

That's looking good Q!! Great job!

 

[bbell6]

If you use fasteners you could likely get away with nothing but a cutoff wheel on a die/angle grinder and a drill-driver. Probably wouldn't look anywhere near as clean though.

Looks like Q used a power hacksaw with settable angle, a MIG welder, perhaps a small brake to trim the sheet, and probably a sander/grinder to clean up all the edges. Along with a welding table to hold everything in place.

So far I've used:
8ft shear
10ft shear
Metal band saw
Angle grinder with flap wheel and grinding disc
Hand/table shear
Mig welder
8ft brake
6ft brake
Vise grips/grasshoppers
And one table.

Still gonna need to use:
Hand drill
maybe a tap and die set


I thinks that's it

I thought about having it bolt together, but as rustpot said, it wouldn't look as clean and I didn't really want to piss around with drilling all the holes and all that. It's much easier for me to just weld it together. But everything has its downsides, I can't take this apart in any way.

Thanks for the information. Although I've never done any metal work, I've recently took the plunge and acquired a MIG welder and a Horizontal BandSaw. Sounds like I still need to pick up some more tools and do some reading before I tackle any projects.