Brendonv's Custom Chip Box Build

[squisher]

No tapatalk here.

If I rotate them 90 they would look sideways saved on my phone?

Sorry to derail B. Keep the progress coming sideways or not!

 

[FJR]

That is a great question. I just did a quick Google search and apparently we have all been taking pictures wrong. If we hold the phone/ipad sideways in landscape mode while taking the picture, the picture will be orientated correctly when uploading it to the forum.

 

[Dave Shepard]

You may have to select landscape or portrait in the phone/Ipad before taking the pic. I think my Samsung piece of crap does it automatically.

Looks good Brendon. You having a heat wave down there too? I've actually got little pieces of driveway poking through the ice around here now.

 

[Mick!]

Well blow me down! Good tip. (FJR btw)

 

[squisher]

Being a lefty, odds are I'll be posting right upside down pics with this new tip. Lol.

 

[Husabud]

Good luck guys!

 

[FJR]

Being a lefty, odds are I'll be posting right upside down pics with this new tip. Lol.

That's pretty darn funny.

 

[brendonv]

Try again. My bro helped mock thigs up. Got alot done today.


Lol upside down,

 

[rangerdanger]

Damn son, looking good! You've come a long way with all of that.


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[mccauleytree]

Looking really good!

 

[RopeArmour]

Drop down side or trap door on passenger side is nice option to load or get to stuff

 

[brendonv]

Started final welding on tops and sides today. 3m rep stopped by and brought some super adhesive to test for attatching the side panels so there is no welding. So far so good. Test piece could not be removed with mini sledge. He also brought foam tape to install in certain places to provide a seal and no metal on metal contact for no squeaks or rattling. Gotta find a press brake this week to bend front portion. Hopefully be done in a week and a half.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Wow, sounds like a professional job! Could there be a market for such a well made custom box?

 

[brendonv]

If someone in town wants something, id be interested. Rainy day and winter work. I plan on building my bro and a friend side boards for their trucks so we'll see.

 

[mccauleytree]

Can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[Peter]

You should get a manual folder. You can't fold plate as thick as that, but having the ability to fold means you can use thinner material more effectively.

I have just finished a cross body tool box in 2.5 mm, all folded on my box and pan folder, tigged corners, glued and riveted overlapped joints. Some of the tig is a bit rough, its been a while!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nice!

 

[brendonv]

That looks great.

I plan on getting a press and a break attatchment. I could imagine one to bend an eight foot wide pnel to be tens of thousands, maybe into 100,000. I found one shop yest that can do it, bringing it there friday.

 

[Peter]

You can pick up a secondhand press for about 7-8 k over here, they are all 3 phase though.

My folder will bend 8' of 3 mm steel or ali, or 3mm chequer plate, and cost me 1500.

 

[brendonv]

Sweet!

Heres some welds, and installed some lifting lugs for the top after a small job this morning.

 

[Adam_P]

VERY nice job Brendon. Aluminum took me a while to get good at so I can definitely appreciate that pic!

 

[Dave Shepard]

Nice! Is your TIG a square wave? Mine isn't. It's older than me.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Looks as good or better than any store bought welds I have seen. Nice work.

 

[brendonv]

Thanks guys. Ive been studying other welds for two years prob. Seeing what they ship out the door. My store bought flatbed is atrocious.

Dave, its squarewave. Whatever that means. Lol

I get a little shaky sometimes. I blame it on poor positioning and lack of food in the house. My back has been killing me, laying over welding on this half assed table.

 

[Dave Shepard]

I've seen a lot of "professional" aluminum welding that was really quite atrocious. That is a pretty nice weld.