That sounds cool! I think at some point I'll rent a mig welder and try it out, and ask a friend. Must be much cooler than relying on playdoh and silly putty for body work. On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 9:34 AM, <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ah, well, I'll talk to myself. > I figured out I can still weld last night! > Pretty good too, all things considered. > Kind of got stalled as i ran out of mig wire and it took me over an hour to find the new spool. > It was right where I knew it was, but managed to hide behind something I did not think would conceal it. > So I wandered around, looking everytwhere. > Finally went back and started emptying out the cabinet I "knew" it was in and there is was, arrgh! > > Oh, well, I'll hit it again tonight. > Still trying to decide on a means of building the pedal pivot points. > I want something that will last under pressure, maybe replacable too. > One silly thing that comes to mind is AX15 pilot bearings on a 3/4" grade 8 bolt as the pin! > Not sure what the O.D. is on the pilot bearings. I.D. is .75" > I guess I should go find a bearing catalog online and see what I can come up with that is readiliy available! > I hope to finish this thing up in the next few days and build the stand for the shear. > It should be easy compared to the foot operated shrinker/strecther! > > -- _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list