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Offline Mtmooradian

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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #50 on: February 04, 2014, 08:27:27 AM »
I hope so, I have a image in my head.... Working on it


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #51 on: February 04, 2014, 11:02:49 AM »
What's the advantage of TIG welding this kind of stuff over MIGing it?

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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #52 on: February 04, 2014, 11:25:42 AM »
On a tank it's either tig or  brazing for me. Mig welding has a very cold starting temp and produces very inconsistent welds. Usually with a mig welded tank the starts and stops can leak. Unfortunately mig weld is cheap and easy. I take all of my tanks and reweld all of the seems with the tig. Also any light(0.050 and under) tanks will crack from vibrations. Welding causes a lot of different stresses to a weld area and the high heat hardens non air-hardening steels making them brittle. Brazing is done at a lower heat and spreads the stresses out over a larger area.


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #53 on: February 04, 2014, 11:28:38 AM »

Here's why I don't mig weld most motorcycle parts......


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #54 on: February 04, 2014, 06:05:22 PM »

Here's why I don't mig weld most motorcycle parts......


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Thanks for the informative reply! I'm currently in welding school and I see my teacher TIGing on headers and all sorts of parts. He even had a scratch made tank that he TiGed and was just wondering why. Thanks

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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #55 on: February 06, 2014, 06:42:38 AM »
Some almost done pics of my gauge setup..... This is going to be mounted just above and behind my left forward control


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #56 on: February 06, 2014, 06:53:34 AM »
Awesome work. Love the brass and steel. Great combination
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #57 on: February 06, 2014, 08:32:23 AM »
Thank you, I'm hoping to get a good amount of patina


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #58 on: February 10, 2014, 06:51:18 AM »
So hopefully getting back to the harley this week, been getting some house stuff done, 4 inch thick end grain butcher block


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« Reply #59 on: February 10, 2014, 07:31:06 AM »
Impressive!
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #60 on: February 10, 2014, 07:41:21 AM »
Nice Wolf, too.
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #61 on: February 10, 2014, 09:59:33 AM »
I will be following along on this one. Cool project.

DAMN! Nice Wolf range! That butcher block is gorgeous too.


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #62 on: February 10, 2014, 09:08:44 PM »
my buddy chad checking out the stance


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #63 on: February 11, 2014, 09:06:22 AM »

Brass acorn nuts came in


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #64 on: February 11, 2014, 09:30:52 AM »
Nice stance indeed! Those bars don't hit the tank?
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #65 on: February 11, 2014, 09:46:10 AM »
Nope, about an inch of clearance, I bent the bars with a little extra width in the middle......


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #66 on: February 11, 2014, 04:11:50 PM »
Got it.
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #67 on: February 21, 2014, 07:18:21 AM »



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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #68 on: February 21, 2014, 12:14:57 PM »
With the selector switch for the trip installed   


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #69 on: February 24, 2014, 08:06:26 AM »
Almost done with tank..... Last bung for petcock


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #70 on: February 24, 2014, 12:19:27 PM »
Tig root with a brass fillet pass(sanded to be smooth)


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #71 on: February 24, 2014, 02:20:46 PM »
I'm actively becoming envious of whoever gets to ride this bike.  ;D
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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #72 on: February 25, 2014, 11:22:08 AM »
Well, it's me.... I only really build bikes for myself


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #73 on: February 27, 2014, 11:37:47 AM »
Working on replacement seat/frame bracket


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Re: something a little different.....
« Reply #74 on: February 27, 2014, 12:30:51 PM »
You do such nice work! You got me on the 2 screws and brass plates, what's he gonna do with that?
Guess I can wait n see since you can cut it and finish it in less time than it takes to explain it.
Really nice work.
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