Exhaust tinkering

[Sit down, Waldo]

There are so many threads on here that make me think 'What have I done?'

Are you really attached to your day job MJ?

[MikkiJayne]

Originally Posted by Sit down, Waldo

There are so many threads on here that make me think 'What have I done?'

#D2Life I plan to drive my D2 until the dinosaur squeezings run out, and I'll take as many others along for the ride as possible

Originally Posted by Sit down, Waldo

Are you really attached to your day job MJ?

I hate it, but it pays the bills and means that D2s can still be fun. If I did them full time, it would stop being fun

Finished this off just now. The second piece was much easier having learned a few things on the first. We end up with this:







Pretty happy with that, although yes, 10mm plate was slightly overkill 8mm next time, and make the centre hole a bit larger too.

[gninnam]

Very cool

[Sit down, Waldo]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

#D2Life I plan to drive my D2 until the dinosaur squeezings run out, and I'll take as many others along for the ride as possible

I plan to drive mine eventually

[Dezzy]

Hey you.


You should have said, think I have some more somewhere, I had them lasered, with the small holes

[MikkiJayne]

I didn't want to draw your attention to the quality of my welding

The next batch I will get done with either a better plasma or a laser, but that has to go up to Tivvy and takes a few days. These were done by Conibeare's same-day so I couldn't be picky

[Dezzy]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

I didn't want to draw your attention to the quality of my welding

The next batch I will get done with either a better plasma or a laser, but that has to go up to Tivvy and takes a few days. These were done by Conibeare's same-day so I couldn't be picky

They're tough to weld and make it look pretty. Think the ones I had cut were 6 or 8 thk so didn't need the edge prep.

I've not had much luck with laser people, getting back is too much trouble, getting it done in the next week is to much trouble, unfortunately cant go stand next to the operator and give him sweets till it's done anymore.

Mirror polished Stainless next time

[HPsauce]

I was putting my 3D brain into action and trying to think of another way of solving that without welding.....

Could you make each flange out of a pair of interlocking U-shaped pieces that slot onto the pipe, one from each side, maybe about 4mm thick? It should all pull together nicely once the bolts are fitted, though may need some clips (or just adhesive) to hold together while fixing?

I know a simple version as in my sketch won't apply pressure all round, that would need a protrusion on the second plate which might be tricky to make.