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by kheaton
Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:27 pm
Forum: General Welding
Topic: Help with Welds
Replies: 9
Views: 6032

Re: Help with Welds

I've had the porous weld problem a few times. It's always been me forgetting to turn on the gas or light surface rust on the rods. It happened once with my mig and it was a bad connection at the machine.
by kheaton
Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:48 pm
Forum: Springers, Girders, Spirders and Leafers
Topic: my production springer
Replies: 8
Views: 5579

Re: my production springer

Was the video of this build ever posted on YouTube? I just looked but didn't find anything?
by kheaton
Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:30 pm
Forum: Springers, Girders, Spirders and Leafers
Topic: SPRINGER QUESTION
Replies: 23
Views: 9992

Re: SPRINGER QUESTION

Will this be your build thread? I need the motivation.
by kheaton
Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:48 pm
Forum: General Welding
Topic: Spool gun on Hobart 140
Replies: 8
Views: 5928

Re: Spool gun on Hobart 140

Well I tried running aluminum wire through my gun without replacing the liner. It feed good with no issues.....the weld on the other hand looked like a cat shit on my work piece. Still working to get the settings right.
by kheaton
Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:42 pm
Forum: General Technical Matters
Topic: What would you do?
Replies: 9
Views: 5739

Re: What would you do?

Looks like their prices have gone down. I'm pretty sure I paid $70 for the large cycle sealer kit.
by kheaton
Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:09 pm
Forum: General Technical Matters
Topic: What would you do?
Replies: 9
Views: 5739

Re: What would you do?

I would clean and coat it. I found a good deal on a wassel tank and coated it with a KBS product and no issues. It cost more than redcoat but having used both I think KBS is better. The 3 part kit comes with everything to do the tank.
by kheaton
Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:47 pm
Forum: Springers, Girders, Spirders and Leafers
Topic: Another leader build
Replies: 41
Views: 16571

Re: Another leader build

I know this is a really old post but I need to clarify that the motion of the axle on a leafer is always 'upwards' therefore the axle can never 'bottom out' on the rear legs unless the builder makes a horrible mistake with their rocker design geometry. I understand. Jeff mentioned putting the rocke...
by kheaton
Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:52 pm
Forum: Frame Fabrication
Topic: triumph frame build
Replies: 72
Views: 30548

Re: triumph frame build

Curt, I know at your pace you have prob finished 20 projects since the triumph frame but I wanted to show you a hardtail I found for the OIF frame. Not sure if you kept the original frame or what your plans are for it but check this out http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a163/heaton22/ken/e184fd69aa1...
by kheaton
Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:41 pm
Forum: General Welding
Topic: Spool gun on Hobart 140
Replies: 8
Views: 5928

Re: Spool gun on Hobart 140

Didn't know you could stick aluminum, will have to look into that. I could just tig the whole thing but I just have foot control and trying to tig while on my back cramped under the bow deck is going to suck with a pedal.
by kheaton
Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:15 pm
Forum: General Welding
Topic: Spool gun on Hobart 140
Replies: 8
Views: 5928

Spool gun on Hobart 140

I bought a small aluminum boat for hunting and fishing (which is why I haven't been around in a while). I'm planning to build a fishing deck and a gun/rod box out of .063" 5052. I will Tig all the welds that will be seen but there's a lot of out of sight welding under the casting deck that I wo...
by kheaton
Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:29 am
Forum: Project Build-Logs
Topic: La Puttana ------Build------ Ride her hard, Sell her Cheap
Replies: 598
Views: 84550

Re: La Puttana ------Build------ Ride her hard, Sell her Che

First I would like to say this is an awesome build. And I like the detailed pics of the process. As for the SS nuts, I don't think they look like shit, but I think they interrupt the flow of the bike. I'll just say it so we can get the jokes out of the way.......your nuts are too big man! When looki...
by kheaton
Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:16 pm
Forum: Springers, Girders, Spirders and Leafers
Topic: new project on deck
Replies: 13
Views: 7184

Re: new project on deck

Nice bikes
by kheaton
Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:54 pm
Forum: General Welding
Topic: Fixing undercutting on a weld
Replies: 1
Views: 5306

Fixing undercutting on a weld

When I built my leafer I had undercutting on the lower leg welds where the tube meets the .5" bar. I haven't ridden it yet bc I haven't found a hub narrow enough to fit that allows for disc brakes, and bc these welds bugged me. I cleaned them up today and made narrow passes above and below the ...
by kheaton
Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:10 pm
Forum: Springers, Girders, Spirders and Leafers
Topic: My spirder
Replies: 12
Views: 8831

Re: My spirder

If you hold a piece of paper in the centerline of the neck, it looks to have slightly neg trail.... I ran into than on my leafer, when I designed the rockers to run the wheel in front... but mine was 4 to 5 inches... it might be a problem . But you can make rockers to move the wheel back some ... I...
by kheaton
Thu Aug 22, 2013 10:45 pm
Forum: General Technical Matters
Topic: Wheelies
Replies: 5
Views: 4474

Re: Wheelies

railroad bob wrote:
it was a kawasaki H1 500cc 3 cyl
I picked up one of these last winter. A complete bike minus carbs for $100. Never did anything with it but eventually I'll get to it

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