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Dang! I'll say they're "interesting looking"?!?!?!?
Those look more like spears from ancient warriors of planet Klingon!
I knew I had seen them somewhere
And thanks for the kind comments, JD. Truth is I only take pictures of the good stuff, not the pieces that end up in the scrap bin
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I'm guessing this is where the TIG is going to come in handy. Either that or I need a lot more practice with my MIG...Not that I don't also need a lot more practice with my MIG.
Justin, yeah, its hard to aim the squirt gun (MIG) into those crevices, the arc likes to dance around. It also helps to have a pro welder do the tricky or critical stuff. So far, all my TIG work is in the hidden joints
And Marcus, thanks for the kind comments as well. As this is one of the first Car9's to get built, I wanted to do it right. Unfortunately for me that also means slow going. But it is really nice to see your design come together. One can almost see the force lines flow through the nodes...
A little more progress to report today. Harness bar has been fit-up and tacked in.
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With a little more fun making fish mouths
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Next step is to work on the rear support verticals for the front suspension. This will require some careful layout and a wooden mock up to get the shape just right. Oh, and a lot of head scratching, too, it may be another "interesting" shape. Hopefully not full-on Klingon, though.
Have a great weekend, all