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Man I hate rocks! (Read 12 times)
GA_Wolf
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Reply #15 -
06/22/06 at 05:59:34
Thanks so much all for your well wishes and advice. Think the route will be to weld a half-sleeve over the ding to brace and add more structural support. To leave it alone would invite failure and to section it would be labor intensive and risk blowing frame alignment and a weaker butt joint. I just have to get some equipment to do the weld. I'll post pics when it's done....Thanks all!
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Reply #16 -
06/22/06 at 09:48:39
That is one scary looking dent. Man oh man...if it had gone a bit in any direction from there...
Good luck getting it fixed! May it never happen again!
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06/22/06 at 16:00:08
If you are welding a patch over the damaged area taper the patch up the frame a bit to distribute the stress of the welding and repair. Man that is one he11 of a shot that the frame took, real glad it didn't clobber you foot or lower leg cause it would of shattered a bone. Luck with the repair.
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Torch
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06/29/06 at 17:24:16
Holy crap, that was some rock. Count your blessings man. You may want to wear armor on the way into work!
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Reply #19 -
07/01/06 at 23:30:19
Maaan, I didnt think this kind of s**t could happen, its the first time I have heard of that kind of acident !
Im glad to hear that you are all right !
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GA_Wolf
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07/11/06 at 07:25:27
Well I welded a 1/3 sleeve over the dent last Friday and covered it with gloss black engine enamel. I'll put some pics on tonight to show the work...used a bernz o matic Mapp/Oxy rig...worked great on the mild steel...only problem is the oxygen bottles run out fairly quick. Used it to cut the patch from some pipe and had to change out the bottle early in the weld due to running out of oxy. But worked great other than that..not bad for a $30 ish rig.
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Al_ironman
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07/11/06 at 07:40:43
ga wolf. does that mean you are in Georgia?
If so, I am too and could have maybe taken care of your welding needs.
I have a small rig, and also have access to others that are somewhat larger rigs. Stick, Mig, and gas welding.
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07/11/06 at 12:42:31
Al_ironman wrote
on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:
ga wolf. does that mean you are in Georgia?
If so, I am too and could have maybe taken care of your welding needs.
I have a small rig, and also have access to others that are somewhat larger rigs. Stick, Mig, and gas welding.
If you click on his name, it says Buford, GA.
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GA_Wolf
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07/11/06 at 16:06:25
Thanks for the offer Ironman! Hear are some pics of the repair.
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/631662/
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/631663/
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07/11/06 at 17:03:03
Hey, nice job! Painted black, nobody will ever notice it.
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