Your work looks great, nicely done.

Welding SS tubing, fitment is key. Sucky fitment = sucky welds.

When I purge I do the same, turn it up let it sit, time is all dependent on the size.

 

Great fab work man!

 

The only thing I would change about this truck is who's name was on the title haha.

I really like the aluminum tubing and -4 flares. Would you mind sharing where you got the fittings? I am doing an engine swap on my mr2 with a turbo motor, and would really like to take advantage of this hardline idea for things that dont need a flex line.

 

All the fittings are just -4an tube nuts and sleeves you can get from almost anywhere, Just do a search for "AN tube nuts" and AN tube sleeves" and you should find them, just slide them on and flare the end of the tubing and your good to go.

 

You're killing the fab game dude. Nice work.


I've got a JET bandsaw that uses a 64.5" blade and stainless just laughs at it. I have it on the slowest setting and have tried the water thing, but the blade dulls almost instantly. Are you getting some special blades from somewhere?

 

Thanks!

Not really anything special on the blades just your standard Bi-metal blades 22-24 tpi. They do wear out kinda fast, think that's just the nature of stainless. So far I have done a few jobs and been through about 3 blades in ~6-8 months

 

What blades do you use for aluminum since we are on the subject?

 

Same blade, I'm lazy and don't change em. I have some 10-14 tpi blades that works good for some thicker aluminum. I have been cutting all the .090 I build the tanks out of with the 10-14 lately

 

Tip for cutting SS to extend the life of the blades.
DONT put your *** into it when trying to break through the tubing, let the blade do the work. I see it quite often, people putting all there weight into pushing the tubing through the blade. Take it easy and let the blade do its job.
Use cutting fluid, not water (that's a first). Specific fluids made for cutting or even WD40 works pretty good.
Doing these will greatly extend the life of your blades.

Cutting aluminum, you can actually use any wood cutting saws to cut through aluminum. Table saw, skill saw are pretty common for this and work well.
Otherwise, same blades for SS will work but loosing a few teeth per inch will help a bunch.

 

Been jumping back on the site lately and seeing what I've been missing over the years, your build is great man. I read the whole thread in one sitting and am thoroughly impressed with your work. Makes me feel ashamed at my lack of ability to weld and fab on my own. Great work and thank you for sharing your build with us.