Hi Steve, another great video. I can offer a snippet of help with your annealing! Always have a box of matches in the workshop, using your torch heat the aluminium until the match stick leaves a thick black greasy line on the area you are annealing then leave to cool naturally. You will definitely notice the difference! Mike in the UK.
Hey Steve, good stuff! Someday you may want to experiment with aluminum “brazing”. Very easy to learn with map gas and a SS wire brush. The rod is very inexpensive. It’s a great alternative to pop rivets in some cases.
I did try a bit of that with some of the rods sold at Harbor Freight. I had a few spots that needed to be covered up, they worked better than I thought they would.
Steve if you take wide sharpe and cover area you want to work, stretch, shrink then take your torch or butane torch and heat up sharpe color off you will have annealed the aluminum making it very pliable
Well if I just watched more you already got it. You’ll have to power hammer the puckers out before they Tear. ( Armstrong power hammer if no machine. But it should have been annealed enough do it a bit longer
Thanks, the marker is good tip. I have seen some guys cover the panel with a sooty flame and then burn off the black. My little bottle torch doesn't make much soot, so the marker is a great solution.
If they look right and period correct for your inspiration car. Or if you can hide them from view. Typically modern items dont look right on a CycleKart
You make it look easy Steve, and it's turning out great!
Thanks, this is the fun part
Great job on the kart and thank you for metal working lessons.
I am learning every time I work on these. I am not an expert, but I am liking the results
I always learn something useful when I watch your videos.
Thanks Steve.
Glad to hear it!
Hey Steve . Another great tutorial video, thanks Your cyclekart is looking great
Thanks very much.
Hi Steve, another great video. I can offer a snippet of help with your annealing! Always have a box of matches in the workshop, using your torch heat the aluminium until the match stick leaves a thick black greasy line on the area you are annealing then leave to cool naturally. You will definitely notice the difference! Mike in the UK.
are you rubbing the wood part of the stick or the fire making end?
@stevevinson6030 . Hi Steve, the wood end so even a used match will do the job. Let me know what you think after trying it!
Right on, thanks.
Hey Steve, good stuff! Someday you may want to experiment with aluminum “brazing”. Very easy to learn with map gas and a SS wire brush. The rod is very inexpensive. It’s a great alternative to pop rivets in some cases.
I did try a bit of that with some of the rods sold at Harbor Freight. I had a few spots that needed to be covered up, they worked better than I thought they would.
Steve if you take wide sharpe and cover area you want to work, stretch, shrink then take your torch or butane torch and heat up sharpe color off you will have annealed the aluminum making it very pliable
Well if I just watched more you already got it. You’ll have to power hammer the puckers out before they Tear. ( Armstrong power hammer if no machine. But it should have been annealed enough do it a bit longer
Thanks, the marker is good tip. I have seen some guys cover the panel with a sooty flame and then burn off the black. My little bottle torch doesn't make much soot, so the marker is a great solution.
@@stevevinson6030 yes the Acetylene torch is the best to use . To burn off soot is at the correct temperature to anneal aluminum. 550-70 degrees
Oops 550-700
Can you make some CycleKart with shock absorbers from quad? you know.
If they look right and period correct for your inspiration car. Or if you can hide them from view. Typically modern items dont look right on a CycleKart
@@stevevinson6030
aha, just for visualization reasons, I understand :))) thanks master Steve!
why no one makes Cyclekart with shock absorbers?
Renegade CycleKart offers vintage style Friction Shocks for CycleKarts. Modern shock absorbers don't look right on Cyclekarts