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And just because I'm jealous of reg's slow-n-low truck I made one!! We'll sort of ,,, I can say slow but not low!!! See reg you are an inspiration!!

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Did you say I smelled like perspiration?lol

Looks great! I knew you could make it out of aluminum!

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Sorry, darn phone!! I forgot to add the slow and not so low pic for reg!!

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I had a couple welds pop on me after grinding down. Didn't have enough amps on the 3/16 and 1/4" side rails. Re-welded them and better. Slowly getting better at inside corners. Luckily none of them will be too visible!! And hopefully by time I get to inside the bed I'll be making better looking welds. But those will probably be ground down also to keep the inside of bed smooth.

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cnc mini mill scientific calculator. im begining to wonder about you ;)

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I argued with my elementary teachers about not needing to learn math or spelling because computers would self correct and always be doing it for you!!! Geezzzz that was back in the 80's ,,, and I still can't add or spell correct!! Wonder who was correct then?!?! Only problem now is my "smart" phone keeps trying to change words I can't spell!!!! Lol!!!! Played with lots of explosives and still have all my fingers and toes!!

My favorite T-shirt!!
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I don't think slow is here I think by Sunday that truck will dump ! Looking great !

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Hi Cooper your not old you will know when you are old they will put air bags on you wheel chair. Ed

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Lol!! Guys!!!

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Well,,, got one side done with very little distortion. Took your advise Steve and drilled holes in back. 1/4" holes, might go a little bigger on other side. Had a hard time at first getting puddle on frame without melting side plate. Did preheat, probably not enough as after a coupleholes it started getting easier. Heated up a bit more I think. Had to turn up to max amps, 255 amps reading on machine. Max amps at first got a puddle on frame and then backed down to ? Couldn't see machine while welding. The last pic is where I forgot to back off peddle and I think I floored it, melting a bit too much. Still learning I know!!! Hopefully grinding down the welds wouldn't reveal holes but if so as long as a little bit is welded together I can always fill in some.

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Lol! Had to re read! Was hoping your plate wasn't getting pimples!
Looks good!
Cheers.

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aluminator jr. in training!! nice work

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Those are some pretty clean welds Cooper :cool: Keep up the hard work!

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Your doing a great job looking very good

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Great job Cooper . Now the fun part, welding up the whole body .

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Yep, spot welding without a spot welder :p I never tried with the tig, so Coop is my guinea pig on this 1 :p:p

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I struggle with this as well. It is very difficult to get the heat into the thicker plate without melting the sh!t out of the sheet or warping it. With it being welded all the way around it probably doesn't really need to be welded from the back but it will be super-cooper strong this way! I usually weld things way more than they need to be too. I'm trying to get better about it but once I start running a bead it's hard to stop.:rolleyes:

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reg likes beads???

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Flower child

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Oh now ya tell me Steve,,, lol!! Thin to thin stuff would probably be easier. Having the base being the thicker stuff the thin wanted to retreat really fast. As soon as a decent puddle on thick base I just jammed a lot of filler rod in quick. Filled up well. And have to have it clamped down very close or it heat buckles. But it works. For me, I don't know what I'm doing so I don't know if something can't be done. Ignorance is a virtue!?!

Ran out of gas till Monday so I figured out what to make/bend.

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My little 3 in 1 shear was having a hard time bending 16 gauge alum that wide, forgot heat is aluminums arch rival, a quick heat with the torch and she started bending. It's not tacked but just sitting in there till Monday.

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you need a LARGE gas tank

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This is looking more amazing every day RW!

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Bumble Bee Aluminatore ...I like it :)

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Looks great Cooper!!! Really like watching this build, having built a similar haul truck it is interesting to see how you are designing and building yours....best thing about scratch builds is that if you had a number of different builders making the same model each builder would come up with a different design and or solution to each part of the build to create the same end results...lol...to me scratch built models are the best!!! This will be another excellant build for you to add to your collection.....keep up the nice work !!!
KP

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Thanks Kp! Yes scratch builds are good for me as I don't know what to expect and it's always a challenge, like adult Legos. :). I've spent a good bit of time looking over your haul truck. Still jealous of a waterjet!!! Lol!!!

I've been trying to keep thing square and lined up and I think it's paying off. Have had to deal with some unexpected welding distortions. But have been finding out they can work to your advantage. Just have to know where to put the first welds and heat. Some pics of setting up in some clamps and sides welded. Working on installing floor tonight. Having a harder time trying to figure out how to clamp this big tub down to get a distortion free bed. Need more angle blocks and chunks of square metal. Been using whatever I have laying around that can keep shape when clamped.
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Actually laid down some flat welds on these, not even going to sand them down. Flat welds are getting easier for me, I may not show the inside corners to ya'all,,,, they don't look to great. Kind of like that late night girl, good from far but far from good!!! Lol!!
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When you weld the floor pan in, just stitch weld it . If you want to do a solid weld, come back through later and fill in between the stitches alternating ( like fill between 1 in 1 area then move to another area to allow a lil cooling ) Do like a .25"-.375" weld with about an inch between . Otherwise, looks great .

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Yeah,,,,,, I should have looked on the forum before I ran a long bead!!! Realized that ,,,after she warped between the side supports!! Other side was done that way:). I found my saving grace,, paint will be a challenge as she is going to be a new , used hard old truck. Figure my burn through holes will be body rusting out :). I always like used machines anyway. So for those that see this later, it's made to look used and abused!! Yeah, that's my story and sticking to it! Lol!!!!

A pic just for you mark, now I have a way to haul the other trucks. Was going to put the d11 in but too heavy to lift tonight ;)
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holy bat crap thats huge!! guess you won't need my lowboy services anymore

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You can always bring it down here and we can fix it . Sometimes it's easier for me to show then to explain . I figured you'd be able to put two trucks in the body side by side .

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That is looking great to me! I'd just use a tiny bit of body filler on those little imperfections if you are worried about it. Other wise I'd say leave it and be happy!

Oh, now that I know how wide it is I would say it is perfect!

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hey boss i think were gonna need a bigger lowboy
reg your a 1/10 lowboy with two 1/14 trucks on it
Super Cooper is all 1/14....

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Just imagine Coopers dump in 1/10 scale! Can you say Ride N Drive?

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LOL

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Driver of the quarry truck has time to doze one off while they fill that huge dump box up! :D

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Enough time to have a nice cold beer at the very least! Hmmm, driver might be fairly drunk by the end of day in the backyard. Better drink lite beer. :lol:

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Oh I know but at least I can appreciate the size of this thing better now. I actually thought it was bigger. That's not to say it isn't a huge 1/14 model!

TRUCKMAKER, I have something in mind that I plan to start on soon that will fill the need for that.lol

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We're waiting impatiently! Your trailer builds are the best out there by far but your personal builds are off the hook!

"And now back to your regularly scheduled program" :lol::D

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I knew sooner or later we could get reg to build something!! Him thinking about it is a start!! ;). Build it bigger!! Lol!!!

After getting the top of the dump box figured out and stepping back, I'm wondering how I'm going to move this thing!! I did tie in the front bumper pretty good. Always figured that will make a good handhold. And the tailgate. But still gonna be awkward and heavy!!
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F#$K YEAH! That looks wicked RW!

My plan that I have been dreaming about for some time involves a lot of Hi-lite green, a cushion on the cab guard, and fenders strong enough to support my feet.:D My biggest problems are BUDGET, trying to decide on an engine/trans combo and finding the time to work on such a project. All in good time I guess...

Keep up the great work!

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Reg, that's call a John deer ;)

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its green and you can ride it

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