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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Just want to thanks for the good feed back and glad you like the pictures. Here is a couple things I did lately _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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Few more shots _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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jzjames Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2007 Posts: 1921 Location: Windy Point, WA
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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I can see you enjoy your metalwork.
You like your files, I like the way you drag the files around to get your "shapin' ". I havent seen any filler yet. |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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jzjames wrote: |
I can see you enjoy your metalwork.
You like your files, I like the way you drag the files around to get your "shapin' ". I havent seen any filler yet. |
Thanks , Ya I never learned how to mix bondo ! LOL. Glad you like . _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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themetalsurgeon Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2008 Posts: 425 Location: Denver
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djway3474 Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2011 Posts: 2576 Location: The Real NDK So Cal
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Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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danny gabbard wrote: |
jzjames wrote: |
I can see you enjoy your metalwork.
You like your files, I like the way you drag the files around to get your "shapin' ". I havent seen any filler yet. |
Thanks , Ya I never learned how to mix bondo ! LOL. Glad you like . |
You know how you mixed the yellow and green playdough when you were a kid? Same thing |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:07 am Post subject: |
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themetalsurgeon wrote: |
Nice work! |
Back at ya ! Nice work on that chevy fender !! _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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1951 travel trailer project I'm helping with. _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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Dauz Samba Member
Joined: January 05, 2010 Posts: 1790
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Do any of those panels wind up significantly thinner? Just curious with all the shaving that I assume takes place. |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Not really , Maybe a couple thousand's If your talking about the file'n ? I just run it over the panel to see where its at. For highs/lows _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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Dauz Samba Member
Joined: January 05, 2010 Posts: 1790
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yea that's what I meant. Wow.. that's extremely impressive! If I had your skills, I'd have been saving so much on Rage Extreme.. . |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Installing weber windows I make at GAB-FAB _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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57BLITZ Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2012 Posts: 2385 Location: DEEK - U.S.A.
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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Very cool, Danny!
Those Cleco Fasteners are going through the same holes used to, ultimately, fasten the cover in place, right?
And the Cleco Fasteners hold the ring tight enough to hammer out that flange? _________________ Jesucristo es mi Seņor y Salvador! |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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57BLITZ wrote: |
Very cool, Danny!
Those Cleco Fasteners are going through the same holes used to, ultimately, fasten the cover in place, right?
And the Cleco Fasteners hold the ring tight enough to hammer out that flange? |
Hi Mark and yes ! But I would use C clamps or c Clamp vise grip too ! Never hurts to have a few extra clamps _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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R-Baja Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2008 Posts: 164 Location: Out West
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Danny, beautiful work! I have a 68 Ghia that needs a nose job. My metal fab skills are intermediate, i can TIG weld fairly well. My problem is getting the patch panel to fit without gap. How do you hold it in place? I have used those slotted wing nuts but the gap is too big and after tacking in place it is hard to get that holder out due to shrinkage. The ridge on the Ghia nose is it curved or does it have a slight flat spot on the peak? My hood has that shape, a slight flat on the peak.
Thanks, Vic |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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R-Baja wrote: |
Hi Danny, beautiful work! I have a 68 Ghia that needs a nose job. My metal fab skills are intermediate, i can TIG weld fairly well. My problem is getting the patch panel to fit without gap. How do you hold it in place? I have used those slotted wing nuts but the gap is too big and after tacking in place it is hard to get that holder out due to shrinkage. The ridge on the Ghia nose is it curved or does it have a slight flat spot on the peak? My hood has that shape, a slight flat on the peak.
Thanks, Vic |
Vise grip make's long tong style vise grips that I use to hold stuff as I tack weld. And the nose peak shape changes shape from hood edge to bottom by horn hole cut out. Hope that helps. You do not want any gap when tig welding and the smaller the rod dia the better ! I use .023 dia. You can use mig welder wire too ! _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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R-Baja Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2008 Posts: 164 Location: Out West
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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I guess I need to get some very LONG Vise Grip tongs! I have a few shorter ones. Thanks for the tips. I have used MIG wire for TIG welding. I am going to try a little harder. Good to know about the change in shape of the ridge. |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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R-Baja wrote: |
I guess I need to get some very LONG Vise Grip tongs! I have a few shorter ones. Thanks for the tips. I have used MIG wire for TIG welding. I am going to try a little harder. Good to know about the change in shape of the ridge. |
I have a couple pair of vise grips I cut and made long enough to do pan halves. If your tig machine has a digital read out and can see the amps , I use about 1 amp per a thousands of material thickness. so if welding 20 gauge , about .037 to .039 thousands thick use about 35-40 amps on machine. And when I am finished tacking , there about 3/16 apart and alot are just fused together. Hope that helps _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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danny gabbard Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2008 Posts: 588 Location: carson city. Nevada
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Finished remachine'n a detail into the tooling of the early ghia battery tray. Where center latch panel laps on to battery trays. Primer'd NOS latch panel is a later ghia part , And doe's not have the detail to lay into corner of enboss'd area on battery tray. _________________ Shipping is NOT included in any of my products or parts. Just want to say thanks from GAB-FAB for any purchase!! |
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mango-smoothie Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2013 Posts: 105
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Can you please show me (/us) what tools you are using to get from this
to this:
to this:
(last two steps)?
i have been having a heck of a time getting my welds ground down as smooth as this. it's so tempting to take a 40 grit flap disc on a variable grinder, but it warps so quickly.
do you have a sanding disc on an air tool or drill?
i see your file - that looks like the last step, no?
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