curts girder build
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curt
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Re: curts girder build
ya i had the same problem on the springer build i had to run a drill bit through em to true em back up before i weld em to the top link i will put em in the mill and run a bit through em and true em back up thanks for the advice
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Re: curts girder build
more progress today made new trees turned down the round bar at ten inches on center so everything should still be nice and close together with the wheel im useing . i also picked up some more 1 inch tube so i could remake the trusses for the legs got em all cut and coped fitting nice started makeing the braces for between the trusses and cooked the 1 inch anular cutter but got them all shaped and fitting nice was much easier the second time arround. getting both legs the same was a lil pain but definatly worth the effort. hopefully i can scrounge up another cutter tomorrow i found the anular cutter bits fit in a 3/4 inch collet and work on the milling machine very well. much easier makeing big holes very accuratly with the mill than the magnetic annular cutter.dam smartphone battery died and wasnt able to get pics today but i will tomorrow hopefully i can start welding em together this weekend
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Re: curts girder build
sucks about the battery.I was hoping to see some pics.
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curt
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Re: curts girder build
Thats some lovely work there Curt.....how you getting such a close fit?
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Re: curts girder build
Looks good Curt!
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Re: curts girder build
nice work dude 
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Re: curts girder build
i take a marker and color the end of the tube then slide a piece of sandpaper between the two and pull the paper out whatever is shiney needs more sanding repeat a few hundrid times and your there .lol i think springers are easier more parts but easierMaxthegardener wrote:Thats some lovely work there Curt.....how you getting such a close fit?
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Re: curts girder build
curt you are doing a great job. is this girder going on the same frame as the springer? that is actually how i started making all the frontend. I built one prototype frame and built a springer first. then i built a girder. i then had to wait a while build another frame and built a leafer. the first frame came back when i built my first harman. Now i have one of each to show the customers as they come over. keep up the good job.
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Re: curts girder build
everything tacked together today starting too look like something
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Re: curts girder build
krymis wrote:curt you are doing a great job. is this girder going on the same frame as the springer? that is actually how i started making all the frontend. I built one prototype frame and built a springer first. then i built a girder. i then had to wait a while build another frame and built a leafer. the first frame came back when i built my first harman. Now i have one of each to show the customers as they come over. keep up the good job.
no the girder is going on the softail frame in the pics the springer is going on a hardtail i built on the old board ill be posting it again when i start putting it together its in a rolling chassis sittin waitin for me to get futher along with this one
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Re: curts girder build
like watching your progress, you do impressive work 
thats a great trick with sandpaper, i'lll have to keep that in mind.
i can think of more than a few times that woulda been handy.
thats a great trick with sandpaper, i'lll have to keep that in mind.
i can think of more than a few times that woulda been handy.
if you have two or three wheels and a smile on your face then its all good
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Dan.in.Can wrote:like watching your progress, you do impressive work
thats a great trick with sandpaper, i'lll have to keep that in mind.
i can think of more than a few times that woulda been handy.
i actually got the idea from gary on the cd (credit where its due) but thanks
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got everything on the girder finish welded today gotta pull front tire so i can make spacers for the wheel and figure out what im going to use for a shock but got it in a rolling chassis anyway
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