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Now as Iβve mentioned, I do plan provide the occasional Iron Duke update episode on YouTube for everyone to enjoy and once again this is one of those weeks β¦
Picking up where I left off with last weekβs episode, I continue cleaning up the frame before my friend Blake (FlyWeldFabricate on YouTube) arrives to weld this mess together. Blake then proved to me a simple circular saw with a wood blade can cut through a semi-truck frame and do a darn nice job at it. Once both ends were cut, Blake beveled the edges and then we moved the cutoff into place as we were both eager to start welding. However, in typical TwinStick fashion, I had the wrong tool for the right job and the plug on the wall didnβt match Blakeβs fancy MIG welder. So after running to Home Depot for a different plug, we were finally able to power up. We used a stringline, one of the oldest tricks in the book, to line everything up and it took a little doing with the gantry and the porta power but once straight, Blake started welding β¦ man is he ever a pro. He let me try my hand at it but we both quickly realized my skills fall way short of the task. IN the end we got it welded together and I couldnβt be happier.
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Hey Mark I cut it twice and it still too short LOL
Love and appreciate every episode Mark. Really not a fan of the crazy long frame stretch thatβs so popular now but always learn something from your videos. Keep up the great work!
You could put a mad camper on that chassis.
Or a huge tilt tray.
Why so long that chassis, you bild a camper on it later ?? by the way nice welding job..!!
Another well put together episode
What wire did you use to weld the frame
Carbide tipped skill saw blade works great for cutting aluminum. Radial arm saw and table saw also. Works much faster than a band saw in high production shops.
Hey man, great episodeπππ
It work very well done it a couple time
Love the show man….great job…
Wicked!! Thanks for the great show! I learned few things from this episode, looks like you did too! Got your layer welded in there! Hemorrhoids or not… LOL You can say you did it!
Ole Waylon just makes you wanna be a trucker
This Newfie just pressed the like for a fellow Canadian! Keep 'er comin', Mark. Love seeing the skill that goes into putting old iron back on the road!
GOOD MUSIC
Why the huge wheel base? Is it still a prime mover?
awsome video mark lots of work to be done for sure thumbs up and shared
Hello! What is the best way to contact you to spread the word about very cool app for truckers?
Carbide isn't ideal for cutting aluminum. A little WD40 would have helped cutting aluminum. Even diesel fuel works as a cutting fluid for aluminum. It also helps when drilling. Keep up the good fight.
She is gonna be long and sleek it may end up being my favorite truck you got buddy lol wish i had all of my dad and papβs old trucks back . Wold have never thought they wold be worth something. But hay back then DOT . Was all up your ass if your truck looked good lol . Thanks for the content fella .
Tri drive anybody
Why in the world would you mig weld an aluminum frame you could have easily TIG welded it and had a much cleaner weld which also has much better structural integrity most aluminum truck frames are made from 6061 T6 aluminum alloy so you better use a 60 series filler rod for welding it. I am an AWS certified welder and you don't depend on aluminum mig for strength especially on a butt joint. Here's another hint for you all you don't use string line in metalwork you use straight edges a piece of 3 by 3 aluminum angle would be much straighter than any string line. And while we're at it you guys need to learn how to use a deepthroat Porta band saw instead of putting your limb and life in danger using a wood circular blade definitely not a safe procedure. And if you think I'm wrong check with any welding teacher and I guarantee he'll say the same thing. The DOT would never pass that repair and I believe it's against the law to weld any truck frame steel or aluminum!
If you watched Pakistanees doing the same by cutting the tip of the bolts by hidding the cutter on the tip of the bolts
You can extend the rail by make them in side each other then screws them butter than cutting 45 degrees.
No more videos on Thursday's?
Realmenye genial… nunva se me hubiera ocurrido regular la soldadora sobre el chasis…siempre lo hago sobre algun sobrante de chasis….lo tengo en cuenta para la proximaππππ
Realmente genial… nunca se me hubiera ocurrido regular la soldadora sobre el chasis…siempre lo hago sobre algun sobrante de chasis….lo tengo en cuenta para la proximaππππ
Very interesting how he is taking good care to create and finish off a very good weld of the frame.
I know you will be adding a plate on the inside when you bolt up that mount.
My question is why was the inside of the frame not welded up.
Is it not needed since you will be doing a sandwich bolt up job?
To me if the inside is welded up and bolted up then that section would become a super structure to be plenty strong and the stress cracking will not happen
But what do I know about welding, but the job he did looks great.
You're a lucky guy Mark. You've got Mrs. Twin who tolerates and Mama Twin who contributes. Keep on stretchin'. JM
That cabbio is looking ssiiicckkkk
πβ₯οΈ dame trabajo Love truck's π
Awesome thanks π
Ill bet there aint no one there that can drive a 2 sticker..try a 9 snd a 4. Far better thsn a 5 and 4.
Punjab
Good job
Hey men .before to look out a straight line of the new building frame . must you both drink a Whiskey and not a lemonade !!
Best greetings from north west germany from Bert.
Hey! My name is Gratz…
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Anyone else seen Kenworth's 100th Anniversary? That Kenworth W900A was a beauty.
THAT was a great video. Lots of good info. I'm fixing a 1984 International CO 9670 right now trying to get finished before the St. Ignace truck show this Sept.
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