tailgate latch help ? any ideals ??

[fun4now]

Jack R

Maybe our kids would be better off seeing neither.
this is true i just realy think we have gotten out of hand with the violance.

If you lived next door, we would be friends.
stop buy any time

i'm not shoure what happend to your post but i got it and i thank you for your opinion

[fun4now]

right rong ???? who makes the roules ???

it used to be you couldnt see grafic violance on tv but it was ok to see a boobie or a tushie. now it's like a sin against god to see a boob on publick tv but it's ok to watch gang bangers shooting and cutting people up in verry grafic ways????? i for 1 would rather my child be exposed to the boobie than the violance. what wacko said "boobies bad, violance good"


well any way you look at it girlies or no girlies my POW*MIA post has been viewed 1,087 times so i have hopefully made atleast a few think about thouse that gave there all for our freedome

girlies or not thats a good thing


Jack R
thank's for the vote of aprovale

ummmm i think LOL

[Jack R]

Yes, I'm being absurd to make the point. Sometimes it works well, sometimes not. But I'm not trying to be a jerk. Just comes natural, I guess. LOL

Seriously though, you have done a very nice job for a wonderful cause. I think it speaks very well of your character.

Believe me, I like girlies as much as the next guy. But I do think they detract from the piece and what you are trying to say. Just a thought for you to consider.

Anyway, Nice work and I really hope you have success with you venture.

[Jack R]

Nice work James

Nice work. One thing about any work of art, You the artist decide what is right. No one can say you are wrong. Can you build me one? But I don't want a POW one. How about an outline of the blessed Mary and child? With the girlies. Or, how about a cruifix, with the girlies. Or, pehaps one of my favorite chairity, St Judes Childrens hospital. With the girlies.

No wait, changed my mind. How about an American Flag, with a hammer and sickle on each side. Or have you ever considered a POW/MIA gate, pehaps with some girlies.

I agree with you,anything that draws attention to the items I care about is a good thing. Even if the next item detracts from the first. Right? That is right? Isn't it? Or is it? Now I'm confused. Help.

[fun4now]

Dea

i think i saw 1 of thouse at sears but it was just to cut letters from there letter jig. i havent seen 1 for coppieing abstract patterns but i'll look and see if i think it can be adapted if it isent too much $$$ . the foot controle will be a definet help if it can be done.it will have to wait till after the dynasty 200 DX right now that is priority 1

[DEA]

James
Have you evere seen one of those tracers?
I think that I saw one in the sears tool catalog or a wood working cat.
They are used to cut a pattern out with a router.
surely a torch could be adapted to the router end

[arcdawg]

james you are very talented ! keep up the good work

dawg

[Kelly Aitken]

JAMES,

I'M WORKING OUT OFF THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW BUT I WILL BE HOME MID DEC. FOR A CHRISTMAS BREAK. SEE IF YOU CAN FIND OUT SHIPPING TO PANAMA CITY, FL. I WOULD REALLY LIKE ONE OF YOUR POW RECIEVER COVERS. YOU CAN EITHER POST IT HERE OR E-MAIL ME AT [email protected]. THANKS.

KELLY

[aphexafx]

but the foot controle alows me to hold the torch any way i want to make the more dificult cuts

Right on. That's cool.

[fun4now]

foot controle

when it comes to cutting it out i have found that the torch is a lil hard to manoover wile holding the trigger. so i added a foot controle to alow me to hold the torch any way i want and not have to hold the trigger. i have even taken the torch apart to hold it like a big marking pen and using the foot controle to controle the cut arc. i am still working on a better torch setup somthing like the computer controled cutting tables use would be great as they are like a big pen but none like that will adapt to my small cutter.. i even asked miller to make 1 for the spec.125c as it is more for the artsy fartsy type and we are not used to the standerd torch as "artists" not welders. but i'm not holding my breath waiting for a more user frendly vresion from miller and i keep looking to improve it myself.

long and short of it is the foot controle alows for much more flexibility when trying to be artsy.

[fun4now]

i use carbon papper to get the outline on the steel then i go over that with an engraver because the heat from cutting and your hand rubbing as you cut will take the desine off if you dont engrave it into the steel. i tryed all kinds of ways to keep the desine wile cutting and it seemed mostly i was wipeing it off befor i could cut it. after lots of agravation i decided to try the engraver and have been using it ever scence.
just use regular office carbon papper to get it on the steel then go over it with the engraver to keep it there wile you cut it.

[dman033189]

Fun4now could you show us how you mark such detail cuts? I think I remember I read somewhere you trace it with a marker then go over it with a engraver. Is that right?

[fun4now]

Kelly Aitken

dug up a few better pic's for ya.
it realy is a lot more work than it looks. it is all made of 14gage steel with multiple coats of primer and krylon paint.

i realy injoy working with steel or there is no way i would make and sell them for so little, in comparison to what goes into making them

[fun4now]

Kelly Aitken

i get $30.00 and the veterans outreach people get $10.00

[Kelly Aitken]

James, How Much Do You Get For The Pow Reciever Plug? Really Great Looking Stuff. I Hope It Takes Off For You.

Kelly