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16 Oct 2023 15:58 #890555 by Wookie58
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25 Oct 2023 09:12 #890940 by jowek70
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25 Oct 2023 15:18 #890960 by slayer61
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^^^ You have some impressive skills with the electric glue gun! Well done Sir! ^^^

Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!

[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD
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25 Oct 2023 19:56 - 26 Oct 2023 04:53 #890969 by sf4t7
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Yes, very nice welds.  Wire or stick or TIG ?


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26 Oct 2023 06:04 - 26 Oct 2023 08:37 #890976 by jowek70
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ha i wish those were mine; i paid a shop we use through my work $50; he used TIG and is very good at it.  Up next is the lower rad mount and then a titanium header!
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26 Oct 2023 07:52 #890979 by slayer61
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ha i wish those were mine; i paid a shop we use through my work $50; he used stick and is very good at it.  Up next is the lower rad mount and then a titanium header!
Come on... Surely there's a difference between stick welding where I live and where you live!  

That looks like TIG welding over here.

Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!

[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD

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26 Oct 2023 08:12 #890980 by sf4t7
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A talented stick welder can make those even beads (sometimes called "a row of nickels") and they end up looking like TIG beads.  The professional welder that did the crossmember in my 47 Ford hotrod used stick and they came out nice and even like that.  So hats off to your welder.   


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Andrews 1X Cams
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26 Oct 2023 08:37 #890981 by jowek70
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ah sorry i had a brain fart....it was TIG welded.
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26 Oct 2023 12:10 #890988 by Wookie58
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Still real nice welding ( mine needs plenty of grinding  )

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26 Oct 2023 13:30 #890990 by Kelly E
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Still real nice welding ( mine needs plenty of grinding  )


So then your welds look similar to mine. I get a bit better after each big project.
About the time I can't weld anymore I should be a decent welder.


 

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1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
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27 Oct 2023 06:04 #891010 by Rolf1976_KZ900
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I cant weld but have to learn again. when i was 16 i learned to weld when was at a mechanical shool and we trained to make nice weld beeds ,now im 55 and remember nothing how to weld.

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09 Nov 2023 10:58 #891525 by jowek70
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modified the zx6r upper triple today to remove the clip on bosses and ignition switch mount.  Running a keyless setup from woodcraft with a hidden killswitch and powdering the triples porche silver.
ordered tank and side cover decals and dropping tank off for derusting next week.
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