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    Posted: 22 February 2006 at 1:26pm

Maby it is a stupid question, but i'am a metal worker and i'm building a X1 from 8 mm steel.

Is this a bad idea

Sorry for my enlisch, i come from holland and my Englisch is very bad.....

 

I hope on a answer,

 

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Wow!  I don't know.  You may have a resonance problem (the cab vibrating).

How are you going to move it?  Sounds like you'll be needing a crane

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I'll be very interested to see the result.  Might need some damping on the panels/bracing to make it sound a bit nicer.  I'm sure it will work though.
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I think one made out of diamond plate aluminum would look awesome!!! It would be considerably lighter than steel and be very durable.
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Originally posted by DOUBLE DEE DOUBLE DEE wrote:

Maby it is a stupid question, but i'am a metal worker and i'm building a X1 from 8 mm steel.

Is this a bad idea

Sorry for my enlisch, i come from holland and my Englisch is very bad.....

 

I hope on a answer,

 

friendly greets,

 

Danny

 

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It's a very bad idea to use steel. It will weigh a ton, more than MDF and you won't be able to lift it.

And steel rusts and sounds like crap. I've gone round testing things to see if they make a sound by wrapping my knuckles on things.And a steel boiler rings when you wrap your knuckles on it and so will the cab if you build it out of steel.

Use honeycombed aluminium if you must use metal.Its much lighter, doesn't rust and the honeycombed aluminium doesn't tend to ring as much.

But even that will sound like crap and ring, unless its got sh*tloads of wadding or fibreglass/kelvar wrapped inside it.

 

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If you've got the materials and the time, why not?

Just allow an increased volume if you expect extra ribbing will be needed.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote LunchieTey Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 February 2006 at 6:43am
JESUS! It'd weight 200kg...

And for some added fun, spray some automotive deadener inside for a few extra kilos(and corrosion protection. Paint it with hammertone and put in a bunch of chunky bolts for effect(make it look like a safe). Once complete, take a loving long look at it before you realise you can't move it.....
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote mykey Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 February 2006 at 8:27am
Originally posted by DOUBLE DEE DOUBLE DEE wrote:

Maby it is a stupid question, but i'am a metal worker and i'm building a X1 from 8 mm steel.

Is this a bad idea

Sorry for my enlisch, i come from holland and my Englisch is very bad.....

 

I hope on a answer,

 

friendly greets,

 

Danny

 

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have you been drinking "DOUBLE DEE" as in the lager?

please tell me this is a wind up?

isn't there a forum for scrap heap challenge? maybe that would be better for you.

im going to be  for ages with that one

come on own up! who are you really?

your choice of English words are to worked out, is it HBL by any chance??????????

im going to have to wipe the burger that i was eating off the screen now



Edited by mykey - 24 February 2006 at 8:39am
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Haha even I'm not THAT bad even though I write some posts without thinking.

X1 made out of steel can double as your toilet. Unless it falls through the floor cos of the weight.

 

 

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mark James Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 February 2006 at 5:04am

hahaha no im not even going to consider this for the m~horns!

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why concrete?

im going to build my house from lego "AND STUFF".

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