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  1. josephmartins

    Aluminum recommendation needed

    oh, pdybeck, I do not have a 3D model. Just a dimensioned drawing in PDF format.
  2. josephmartins

    Aluminum recommendation needed

    Good evening pdybeck, I understand. This is basically one of those problems where the answer really is "it all depends". I have to keep that in mind when making generalizations. I did also consider a hybrid steel-aluminum design...it's an interesting option. By the way, I spoke to a company in...
  3. josephmartins

    Aluminum recommendation needed

    Thank you pdybeck. How might I go about finding someone with FEA experience on the forum to input the design and optimize it for aluminum? One other thing I should mention. I originally planned to weld the parts together. I had been told that the structure would be much stronger if I designed...
  4. josephmartins

    Aluminum recommendation needed

    Thanks Cory - I appreciate the reply. That's what I had hoped.
  5. josephmartins

    Aluminum recommendation needed

    Good evening all, I'd like to decrease the weight of our automobile rotisserie for our shop. Here's an example of a typical rotisserie: http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/Editorial_20k.htm We used off-the-shelf 3"x3" 0.188 wall square tubular steel for the vertical upright...
  6. josephmartins

    automotive spot welding resources

    Evening all, I am looking for recommendations for spot welding resources. I'd like to use RSW as an alternative to plug-style MIG welding in the restoration of certain automobiles - for a more authentic factory appearance, especially where the welds are visible. Most of the steel panels I work...

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