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    4/29/2022 1:47 PM  #26

    RTM
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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    Bullet Bob wrote:

    Bearing Bob wrote:

    Bullet Bob knows everyone.

    Not really.  There's a huge difference between "met 'em" or "encountered 'em" and "Know 'em"  But I do recall that Eric was fairly well respected even back then.  And he seemed to be a decent guy.

    He's name popped up a lot in older posts when i searched for this type of work.  

     

    4/29/2022 3:13 PM  #27

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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    Well Bob, I either forgot or didn't notice.  Gett'n OLD.

    "you get what you pay for, good work isn't cheap, and there are NO free lunches...PERIOD!"
     

    4/29/2022 3:59 PM  #28

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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    That looks like a machine weld butt-steel.......
    Ya gotta know what your doing  to just set the machine up right.
    6sal6

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    4/29/2022 4:12 PM  #29

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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    6sally6 wrote:

    That looks like a machine weld butt-steel.......
    Ya gotta know what your doing to just set the machine up right.
    6sal6

    I think you know more about welding than I do!!!!

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    4/29/2022 4:57 PM  #30

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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    RTM wrote:

    6sally6 wrote:

    That looks like a machine weld butt-steel.......
    Ya gotta know what your doing to just set the machine up right.
    6sal6

    I think you know more about welding than I do!!!!

    I wuz one!!
    6s6
     

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    4/29/2022 5:14 PM  #31

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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    Bullet Bob wrote:

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    Eric Vaughn was the king, until he retired in his 70s. Can't believe he didn't train an apprentice to take over for him.

    Wow.  Haven't heard Eric's name for a while.  Back in '74 he had his shop in Pete & Jake's building and he widened a couple of VW wheels for me an then built the driveshaft for my Model A Speedster.  He was also the king of louvers back then...made his own dies as I recall.


     

     
    From the look of that weld on the rim it was done on a rotating fixture and a MIG with a spool gun set up.
    The parts were tacked in about 4 places to maintain alignment and the MIG gun was fixed in one position to keep the weld consistent.
    Once the weld started it usually is continuous till it gets back to the starting point.
    If the rim was TIG welded the weld would have numerous starts and stops depending on how long the filler rods are.
    Where I use to work I built many such fixtures for various applications that required a continuous bead.

    Good work ain't cheap, Cheap work ain't good!   Simple Man
     

    4/30/2022 9:52 AM  #32

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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    I have the same situation as Bullet Bob. I had an older brother who worked for a lot of the older car builders in southern California. I visited him at  Boyd Coddington, George Barris, Kugel's shop Chip Foose. He started out at 16 sweeping out Big Daddy Ed Roth's shop. None of them would know me other than Willie Browns little brother.


     

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    4/30/2022 1:01 PM  #33

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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    6sally6 wrote:

    RTM wrote:

    6sally6 wrote:

    That looks like a machine weld butt-steel.......
    Ya gotta know what your doing to just set the machine up right.
    6sal6

    I think you know more about welding than I do!!!!

    I wuz one!!
    6s6
     

    So were you a welder or a weldor?

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/30/2022 2:30 PM  #34

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    Re: Widening aluminum rims?

    Bearing Bob wrote:

    6sally6 wrote:

    RTM wrote:


    I think you know more about welding than I do!!!!

    I wuz one!!
    6s6
     

    So were you a welder or a weldor?

    Some of the stuff I was thought-to-be a magician!
     

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