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  1. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Rr ac I finaly finished the RR AC impression, no more large, it's 25" long, complex projects for me. Unless there's money involved. Jim
  2. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Just thinking out loud, do you have a spotweld drill. When I worked on real cars it was one of the handiest tools in the box, I worked on a lot of Alfa Romeos then and the battery tray rusting away was common, Jaguars also had the same problem. You must know by now guy's like us have an unfair...
  3. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Hey, how is the real car project going? Last Friday the PC board in my welder died, as it turns out to replace it would coast almost as much as I paid for the welder. I ordered a new one and just got it this morning, its quite an up-grade, any for a week I had no welder. I normaly weld every...
  4. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Hey, some day we'll drink a few beers and swap car stories. My problem is being 6'4" has kept me out of the cars I like. In high school a friends father was selling his MG TC, I loved that car, with the top down all I could do was shoehorn my self into the passenger side. There was no way I...
  5. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    A majority of the welding I do is with .035 wire at about 35 amps. It is critical that you have a "tight metal to metal fit", then no filler wire is needed. Over the years I have collected dozens of clamps, small C clamps, spring loaded clamps and medical clamps. I even use paper masking tape...
  6. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Hey, again. I'm in wheel building mode, would you like a step by step? Jim
  7. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Ok, just a personal question question before we start, do you wear reading glasses. I wear reading glasses and use a 1.5 magnifier in my welding hood. For me its a must have to do the tiny parts. Jim
  8. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Hey again, I need to know how much welding you have do done, to know where to start. Its pointless to go over ground you've already covered. When someone has not welded before, I recomend a class at the local junior college or vocational high school. Take care Jim
  9. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Welding wise, I use a Miller Maxstar 150. Its 120 volt DC only, since most of what I do is in the 30 to 50 AMP range its just fine. With the low amperage I'm used to, you can do a quick tack about a 1/2" from where you're holding the metal Most of my tungsten is 1/16", I cut the 7" tungsten...
  10. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Hey, a little while ago I did a good interview with the guys at "Good Spark Garage" you might check it out. Over the next couple of days I'll post some of the do's and dont's of working with thin material and small diameter wire. Jim
  11. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    I probably told you guys I'm setting the RR AC aside for a while to concentrate on a few motorcycles. For the next few days I'm in wheel building mode, this is how you can do this without a lathe, I have a air eraser, an airbrush that shoots fine grit instead of paint to clean up the oxide on...
  12. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    No no, .045 cold rolled, thin enough to shape and thick enough to file and sand. Take care. Jim
  13. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Wrong!, .045 cold rolled moves quite easily, its all technique and leverage:thumb: . The hard part is not welding your self into a corner, I hate cutting things apart :cry: These projects are nothing more than elaborate puzzles that happen to look like something . Decades ago a very skilled...
  14. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Did I tell you guys these large projects take forever. I had a lot of interuptions last fall and didn't work on the RR AC for quite a while, I'm setting it aside for a while to focus on three motorcycles. I'll post them as they progress. The Rolls to date Jim
  15. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    No no no, I wouldn't think of working with paper, when I screw up a piece of steel, I can weld it, file it and sand it, then the screw up disapears:cool: Jim
  16. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    My impression of a Type 37 Bugatti, .045 cold rolled steel, various diameters of welding wire and cold rolled rod. Jim
  17. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    This is my version of a Type 35 Bugatti, I fell in love with 15th century plate armor as a child, when I finally had time to do it my wrists and fingers were worn out. That's why my projects are unfinished steel. Jim
  18. jim mccoin

    Harley-Davidson Model 7A

    Hi Alan, Great job, and I cant believe it's paper. I'm starting a couple sheetmetal motorcycle sculptures in a week or so and one of them will be this one. Thanks for posting the clear, crisp photos. Jim
  19. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Motorcycles Ok here's a few. The first one is a Harley 1914 Board track racer. No brakes, single speed and no exhaust tubes. this was my first motorcycle project. The second is a 1915 Harley used by the Army to chase bandits in the South West. I'll post more later this week. Jim
  20. jim mccoin

    Looking for an Armored car?

    Thank you, I did four decades in Silicon Valley, mostly as a prototype fabricator. You have probably heard the rumer , when you retire find something you like to do and you might make some extra money. This year we start going to car shows and see what happens. There is more here...
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