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02-07-2009, 12:17 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: howell
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|  notching brake line
I'm in the process of building a tuber.....or trying to anyways, lol. But I am trying to notch (fish mouth) the brakeline for cleaner and stronger corners. How do you guys get clean consistant fish mouths. I have a drill press, and a dremel, and havn't found a good way yet. Am i making it more complex than I need to maybe?
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02-07-2009, 12:45 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The road less traveled. Now where the Hell am I?
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I clamp it in a vise and use a 3/16 chainsaw file or a dremel.
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02-07-2009, 02:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh.
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02-07-2009, 03:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sanford
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x3 on the chainsaw
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02-07-2009, 05:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NH
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x4 on the chain saw file.just cut the tube a little longer than needed and file it to fit
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02-07-2009, 06:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA
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check out my thread on these two pieces i bought from dremel....i mounted my dremel router base on a piece of wood to use the 3/16" pointed bit to fish mouth the tube  ...............bobdremel diamond cut off wheel........... .... |
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02-07-2009, 10:59 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Naples
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I clamp it in the vise, start wit a triagular file to get the cut straight and then use a smooth rat tail file (round taper) or a chain saw file,with a bit of trial and error. I have a set of needle files like jewelers use most hardeware stores have 'em,to fine tune the fishmouth.  This is what I managed to make, primed 1st coat. |
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02-12-2009, 07:03 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dallas, Ga
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I have built two and about to start the third and I use a bench grinder. Use the edge of the stone, the right angle where the face and side of the wheels are, it has a small radias that is perfect for 3/16 tube and it takes about 5 seconds to do. It comes out super clean. I will try to get some pictures up to show more detail.
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