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Thread: Pulse welder/Plate Boat build
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6th December 2013, 12:05 PM #91SENIOR MEMBER
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Nice one Craig... keep those photos coming
So just guessing - tools used so far = jigsaw and grinder? It would be really cool if you could keep an update on the tools you find useful during the build (how many clamps, etc. etc.)
Are you actually assembling within the garage? will you be able to get the boat out?
Also with the boat - is that design to survey standard? If I ever get around to my version of this, it'll be a 'work' boat and may need to be in survey.
Cheers
- Mick
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6th December 2013, 11:02 PM #92Senior Member
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Hi Mick, tools so far have been a jigsaw and a good pair of grippy gloves. I snapped the blade off shorter on the jigsaw so no damage to plates underneath would occur while cutting tags and excess material away. 1 blade for the whole job.
Assembly will occur in the garage. Will be a bit cramped but doable. I wanted the next size bigger kit but it just wouldn't fit. Once the hull is on wheels it can be moved around easily within and out the doors when ready.
Private use so not building to survey, not sure if the design is. John from Plate alloy Australia says his kits are 2C which are similar to this kit.
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7th December 2013, 01:52 PM #93SENIOR MEMBER
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Just going back near the start of this thread https://www.woodworkforums.com/f160/p...ml#post1653804 - I love results you were getting with the manual settings and more or less hate the others... have you decided on the weld settings you going to stitch this puppy up with?
thanks for the other info.
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- Mick
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7th December 2013, 07:08 PM #94Senior Member
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I have a big bucket of off cuts to do plenty of test samples yet, so will decide after that. The pulse samples shown earlier weren't the best samples.
Normal pulse looks similar to the mig manual sample using a straight pull plus you don't get the splatter like mig manual.
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15th December 2013, 05:53 PM #95GOLD MEMBER
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Great WIP and pic's Craig. Keep 'em coming please. Bet you were happy to see Busby's turn up?
Ross
Edit forgot to enter 'Craig'
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17th December 2013, 07:53 AM #96Senior Member
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Hi CW, Haven't been on any forums for a while, been moving house and now up at Glastonbury west of Gympie. Just trying to catch up and great to see you have followed through and bought your boat kit. It looks great and pretty much exactly what I want to do, maybe one day. The 5.0 metre is a good manageable size I think although even at that it will give you it's share of challenges.
I will be watching your progress with much interest and wish you all the best with the project..
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23rd December 2013, 08:44 PM #97Senior Member
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23rd December 2013, 09:28 PM #98Senior Member
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9th January 2014, 11:16 PM #100New Member
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Hi CW,
I am watching your boat take shape with immense interest, i too am considering building a kit alloy boat myself and still hope to do this in the very near future - as soon as i build a second shed( 15M x 9M should do it, luckily i live in acreage)
firstly i need to learn alloy welding, my current machine is giving me grief, an old Italian made CIG 135 Trans Mig will need to be upgraded to the T&G also, I have been reading all your thread discussions about welders and handles etc so at some point i'll have to bite the bullet and spend $4k.
regarding the boat kit, I read you had a company in brisbane cut the kit for you, however i note that CNC Marine are based in Perth, are they an agent for CNC or did you have to buy the plans or ??? please let me know how you went about buying the kit, as i was going to buy mine from Plate alloy in Melb however would rather do it in Brissy if possible.
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Vince
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10th January 2014, 09:08 AM #101Senior Member
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Hi Vince,
Steve from CNC Marine has an account with One Steel ( Capral has now taken over the aluminium side). He can purchase the material and get the kit cut at any One Steel in any state that has cnc cutting capability's.
You can also buy the plans yourself and buy the material from another distributor as well. More info at Aluminium Alloy Kit Boat Plans - CNC Marine .
Cheers Craig.
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14th January 2014, 04:59 PM #103Senior Member
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Had a couple of half days over the weekend, so I thought Id make a start.
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Parts with tags sanded flush and sharp edges removed then cleaned with methylated spirits.
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Most of the plate that requires bending.
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Lining up the 5mm bottom sheets.
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Made four wooden chocks to hold the bottoms up. Then pulled them together to meet flush. I have a length of fibro underneath just to protect the flooring temporarily from heat damage.
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First frame tacked in.
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More frames in.
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Preparing for stringers.
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This is where Im up to. Stringers installed ready for tacking and marking out the transom braces.
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14th January 2014, 10:55 PM #104SENIOR MEMBER
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Nice one Craig, looks like the hull will come together very quickly. Inspirational stuff.
- Mick
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15th January 2014, 07:09 AM #105Philomath in training
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A question on the kit - Are you given a weld sequence so that the distortion is minimised when welding or do you have to work that out for yourself?
Michael
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