It was "In the making" but now "It's made"

Post by **ratrace427** » January 24th, 2013, 3:53 pm

I went to the steel place and got them to use a track torch to cut out the custom hooks. I have already went through one cutting wheel on my Dotco cleaning up the edges. I started with a hammer and a chisel to remove the stuff from the edges then i use the Dotco to round the edges of the cuts. I will need a belt sander to do the rounded sides. This is the photo of what they looked like right after i brought them home. They dont look so good, but i think they will clean up nice.

teckman02 · Post by **teckman02** » January 24th, 2013, 4:57 pm

to clean the slag off from the plasma cutter get yourself a bench grinder first knock off the slag with the grind stone then clean the parts with the wire wheel for a good weld

mmmmmm plasma cuts like butter

teckman02 · Post by **teckman02** » January 24th, 2013, 4:59 pm

how think is the plate? looks like 3/8's thick

Post by **ratrace427** » January 24th, 2013, 5:25 pm

It is 1/2 inch plate. Plasma cutter might have been better than torch. I have never seen one in use before but it might have saved me some time. I would not need a belt sander if the cut would have been better

Post by **ratrace427** » January 29th, 2013, 1:40 pm

The two pieces were sand blasted, taped together and then a hole drilled at the top of the plate notch. I tightened the bolt up so that the whole thing would not move and then it was ground down with a table grinder and then belt sanded. I just center punched the hole up front and plan on using a hack saw for the notch after i get the hole drilled.

Zombierockstar10 · Post by **Zombierockstar10** » January 29th, 2013, 4:04 pm

Wow its looking great!

yj87jp · Post by **yj87jp** » January 29th, 2013, 4:57 pm

AMAZING!

Post by **ratrace427** » February 1st, 2013, 5:30 pm

I finished up with the upper pieces today and marked out the hole positions for the mounting plates. After i got them finished i realized they would look better in a different position. So it took me most of the day to lay out two holes twice.

This is how the upper pieces and my new ramsey decal turned out. I positioned one on top of the other to get a idea of how high it will be sitting with the mounting plate welded under it.

yj87jp · Post by **yj87jp** » February 1st, 2013, 5:58 pm

SIMPLY GREAT

Post by **ImperialTrooper** » February 1st, 2013, 9:15 pm

Looks awesome, you'd be the first replica that has these.

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