fulltimin
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Got some welding done today.
I welded in these 3 pieces, indicated by the red arrows.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driverssidefront12.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Also welded in 2 J.I.C.'s.
J.I.C.
Just in case.
Just in case I change my mind during re-assembly.
I welded in a couple of short extra pieces of steel, so if I decide not to move the emergency brake bracket, I will still have a solid mounting point.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driverssidefront13.jpg)
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fulltimin
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As you can see here, I have the window located roughly, and will have to weld in a couple of new pieces of steel for support.
This doesn't match the original setup, so I will have to lay this out as I go. Not a great big deal, but does take some extra time.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driverssidefront14.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Well, here is where we left off last night, so this is also where we started off today.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driverssidefront15.jpg)
And this also, is where we started off today with our grinding wheel.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/grindingwheelsize1.jpg)
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fulltimin
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And after some grinding through the steel to cut pieces to length, this is where we ended up with our grinding wheel, at the end of the day.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/grindingwheelsize2.jpg)
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Jim@HiTek
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Dude, why not get one of those diamond encrusted iron cutting wheels?
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fulltimin
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What caused that you may ask?
Glad you asked.
I cut these pieces of steel to length today. Total of about 5 pieces, that are shown with a green line on them.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driverssidefront16.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Jim@HiTek wrote:Dude, why not get one of those diamond encrusted iron cutting wheels?
I actually have one of those for my Ryobi grinder. I really don't care for it all that much.
For one thing, it's noisy, and not very forgiving if I move the grinder much. That would not be a problem with the chop saw, other than the noise.
Besides, this gives me something to write about. Lol....
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fulltimin
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This area here in the yellow circle is the one that I labeled J.I.C.
Yup, Just In Case.
Well, I decided today to add the extra piece of steel in between the two so that I can mount the emergency brake securely.
I am not going to move it.
These extra pieces will allow it to be mounted to all steel.
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/driverssidefront18.jpg)
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fulltimin
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Jim, this one is for you.
This is what happens when you weld too close to flammable material. You know like a piece of fabric on top of a piece of plywood.
On the up side, I could use this for eye holes for a sheet next Halloween, with the rest of the sheet draped around me.
No, I didn't burn the place down, nor light the plywood on fire, nor burn the gloves off of my hands, or anything else.
No harm, no foul. Lol.....
![[image]](http://paddleupstream.com/mohorebuild/weldingtooclose.jpg)
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