Chris..... i think you are doing a very fine job, especially having learned the basics by reading books and watching dvd's. Well done !! The should be more people like you.
got my intro to Runge thru Christopher's run with Jay Leno's Garage.. wherein we get a wonderful intro to the talents of this modern day master of all things curvy .. Viewing this secment nearly brings up goose bumps of admiration for the exacting hand work . My hats,boots and gloves are off to you Chris plus I'll give a bow to the excellent film work !
4043 rod is a stronger rod used when high tensile strength is needed and the weld is not going to subjected to alot of flexing. When I am tacking panels and want to keep things cool. I will keep a air wand close by and between welds I will blow the panel down. 30 seconds of air really cools a panel off fast
Post ww2 my father was a welder at Douglas Aircraft. He welded with hydrogen. He said it was much better than acetylene. He used gas on aluminum until the late sixties when he finally broke down and bought a Hobart tig.
Hello Chris , I'm French people and i don't speak very well english, but your video are very instructive for me! Could you tell me what kind of aluminium do you use ( spécificity and thickness), home to se more video from you, tanks again.
From my limited work on restoring very old cars I often see wheeling marks that form a diamond or cross hatch pattern on the inside surfaces of panels. Have you or do you use this technique at times? I'm fascinated by your work and can identify very much with your self taught staus.
enjoy the video and the story of the first car. Purchased a disassembled Ghia to use as a base for my first aluminum body build . How many sheet do you use for a small car like those? ( roughly)
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It depends on how you do your inner paneling. The skin usually takes about 4- 4x8 sheets. I would suggest 3003 .060 Alu.
nice job! I think you would do a better welding if you shielded the back of your welding with the argon, you would'nt have to do the job a second time on the other side of your panel. my technic is a homemade diffuser behind, holded by players.
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Thank you Jeremie. I have heard about this but never tried it. Do you have a separate tank of Argon for it? Would you use a lower pressure on your Argon supplied through the torch when back gassing?
RÜNGE KAROSSERIE hello, it can be either another tank of argon or a Y pipe fitting on your pressure gauge with a tap on it, the gaz pressure is quite low. The trick is in the homemade device to hold the sheets together, it gives a little space between the sheets, and it is the gaz diffuser in the same time. I made them like the "interlocks" clamps but added a diffuser on it, and I move it as I weld. The diffuser is pretty simple, it is just a pipe with little holes in line every 5 mm or so.. the value of this gap should be the same thickness as your sheet metal..
Aaron, I really like the Metal Ace wheel. I did pick up a set of Hoosier Profiles anvils as the Metal Ace had a microscopic amount of run-out that we weren't able to correct. I do still use them on occasion however.
Chris..... i think you are doing a very fine job, especially having learned the basics by reading books and watching dvd's. Well done !! The should be more people like you.
Sir, you have gold in your hands !! Congratulations for the piece of art your making up.
Cheers from France
Best fabrication video I watched in a long time keep it up man
Keep em coming! I love watching how you're building these things!
Thank you for posting! Can't stop watching.
got my intro to Runge thru Christopher's run with Jay Leno's Garage.. wherein we get a wonderful intro to the talents of this modern day master of all things curvy .. Viewing this secment nearly brings up goose bumps of admiration for the exacting hand work . My hats,boots and gloves are off to you Chris plus I'll give a bow to the excellent film work !
Draw-through welding on the reverse - big revelation, I didn't even know that was a thing.
You make welding thin aluminum look easy, great work!
great video. thanks for posting. I teach a shop class back in New Jersey. And we have an English wheel there. I plan on making panels for a Lotus 7.
Brilliant fantastic he’s so good and patient love it. Larry in London
GREAT WORK YOU ARE DOING FRIEND.
Great video. Keep em coming!
Parabens, fantastico seu trabalho.
4043 rod is a stronger rod used when high tensile strength is needed and the weld is not going to subjected to alot of flexing. When I am tacking panels and want to keep things cool. I will keep a air wand close by and between welds I will blow the panel down. 30 seconds of air really cools a panel off fast
Post ww2 my father was a welder at Douglas Aircraft. He welded with hydrogen. He said it was much better than acetylene. He used gas on aluminum until the late sixties when he finally broke down and bought a Hobart tig.
Amazing work 👍👍👍👍
Chris, will you do a video showing how you treat/create the fender wheel arch edge?
...Fantastic job .
good work men!
Félicitation
amazing stuffs
where can I get my sheets of steel/aluminium from to start practicing.
Hello Chris , I'm French people and i don't speak very well english, but your video are very instructive for me!
Could you tell me what kind of aluminium do you use ( spécificity and thickness), home to se more video from you, tanks again.
From my limited work on restoring very old cars I often see wheeling marks that form a diamond or cross hatch pattern on the inside surfaces of panels. Have you or do you use this technique at times? I'm fascinated by your work and can identify very much with your self taught staus.
I can't vouch for its validity, but, I was told that Porsche used to pour molten metal into their gaps...
what would happen if you bead rolled both sections into a 90 degree inside flange before welding them together? Could it be done that way?
how you are connect the frame with aluminium body?
inspirational stuff - can i be your apprentice for a week ? . . . . have suitcase will travel
Please tell me aluminium road and flex name
enjoy the video and the story of the first car. Purchased a disassembled Ghia to use as a base for my first aluminum body build . How many sheet do you use for a small car like those? ( roughly)
It depends on how you do your inner paneling. The skin usually takes about 4- 4x8 sheets. I would suggest 3003 .060 Alu.
Hi we are doing one as well...Matt from Californian Classics Karmann Ghia in Uk ..were are you.
Tack welding is just to help you sort of get it and keep it in place, until you can actually weld.
nice job! I think you would do a better welding if you shielded the back of your welding with the argon, you would'nt have to do the job a second time on the other side of your panel.
my technic is a homemade diffuser behind, holded by players.
Thank you Jeremie. I have heard about this but never tried it. Do you have a separate tank of Argon for it? Would you use a lower pressure on your Argon supplied through the torch when back gassing?
RÜNGE KAROSSERIE hello, it can be either another tank of argon or a Y pipe fitting on your pressure gauge with a tap on it, the gaz pressure is quite low. The trick is in the homemade device to hold the sheets together, it gives a little space between the sheets, and it is the gaz diffuser in the same time. I made them like the "interlocks" clamps but added a diffuser on it, and I move it as I weld.
The diffuser is pretty simple, it is just a pipe with little holes in line every 5 mm or so..
the value of this gap should be the same thickness as your sheet metal..
Can you tell,is carbon steel or stainless steel thar is used?
how do you like your Metal Ace wheelie machine?
Aaron, I really like the Metal Ace wheel. I did pick up a set of Hoosier Profiles anvils as the Metal Ace had a microscopic amount of run-out that we weren't able to correct. I do still use them on occasion however.
Ey amigo enseña a moldear las chapas ,
Hate to admit it but I'm a sun tan tacker
Thanks for the dark lenz! Looking at an ark on video is the same as looking at it real world .
wauw
Into The video 11:42 seconds there is a Volkswagen or Porsche swingaxle in the back ground. Does anybody have a clue to what it is?
That is a prototype casting for a mid engine 5 speed, Porsche 356 transaxle. It is built by WEVO.
why don't you weld your panels with oxyacetylene? you wouldn't have to file the weld nor weld both sides
I am just starting to master Oxy Gas welding. I definitely agree with you on the benefits.
bom
What I'm noticing is no gloves 😬👍