The Roswell A Cometh !!!

[dandan]

cleared a space & craned the ali in.
got 3103 h14 in 1.5mm for the body.
havent started to mark out yet, forgot the drawings.
not going to rush this one, mistakes are costley with this stuff.
just got to work out how to upload the pics !

[dandan]

here comes the ali


need a bigger toolbox.

[dandan]

got a couple of hours on it today.
sorry, im not too photogenic. been a long day & been told i need a hair cut!


the lower part of the non-door side is cut & ready to weld to the top part.


if ive got it right, all the marking out scribe lines will be on the inside & the door will
be on the opposite side of the plans cos we drive on the wrong side over here.

[jdarkoregon]

This man doesn't waste any time.

Would you keep track of the hours it takes you to actually build your trailer? I would really like to know

John

[dandan]

Hi John,
spent around 3 hours planning & h2 tool time so far.
will keep a running total.
hope to get on it again tomorrow afternoon.

rgds dan.

[jdarkoregon]

thanks

[dandan]

another 2 hours on it today.

did a test weld on a piece of off-cut.


then welded the top piece of the non door side on & cut the rest of the oval window.
for welding i clamped some angle about an inch either side of the joint to keep distortion to a minium.


i would recommend an oversized sheet or make a rivited lap joint lower down in the panel if
TIG welding isnt a strong point. this type of joint is the most difficult to do.
its all going to be ground back on the outside. hopefully you wont be able to see its joined.
hope to get on it for a couple more hours tomorrow.

[Juneaudave]

That's quick!!!! I'm really going to love watching this build...be sure to keep up photos of the fabrication!!!!

[halfdome, Danny]

Looks like a robot welded it .
When I slow down and don't get so excited I do better but not that pretty.
This is where lots of experience counts, great job. Danny

[angib]

Yeah, beautiful welding!

Andrew

[dandan]

Hi Angib, glad you managed to stop by.
sometimes its a shame to flush some welds off & other times its a relief.

spent another 2 hours on it this afternoon.
got the non-door side to the point i want. still needs metal finishing.
wont do that till its got the correct radius profile.
used it as a template for the door side & started to mark that out.

my thinning hair shows up well !


DONT LOOK AT THE ARC.


you looked at it didnt you ???
naughty.

[Mini Renegade]

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHH arc eye

looking good on the build (and fast!)

[angib]

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHH arc eye

No, that's not just arc eye (which isn't too bad) - that's loomium arc eye which worse than having the fires of Hell in each eye.

Andrew

[mikeschn]

It looks like you're on a roll... Keep the posts a coming!!!

Mike...

[dandan]

3 hours on it today!
welded the door panel & made both rear quarter panels.
hate to tempt fate but im still on the same jigsaw blade as when i started.


its nice when you get next to no distortion from welding.
wish they all went like that !

its best to avoid stress relieveing an aluminium weld by hammering cos it makes it brittle & prone to failure.

thats all the ali used up.
have to get some more in !

will keep you posted.

rgds dan.