i've used bilt hamber and electrolysis methods on old car parts, the bilt hamber stuff was a better end result (the liquid dip, not the brushable gel) but massively more expensive... have a look at the frost auto website - they also have replating kits that will prevent rust coming back
jim
+1 for Teng for general use - that's my tools that the nipper uses when he's helping me fix his bike etc... i've got a small torque wrench - think it's a 'probike' or 'park tool' pushbike one, quite like it
Don't be afraid to walk into a steel stockholder and explain exactly what you're after - if they help you out with some offcuts you're more likely to go back and buy when you're ready
check the wire fitted (change the reel if it looks oxidised / corroded) buy 0.6mm wire and tips (if 0.6mm wire...
read through this thread and see how few tools this chap uses - practice and skill will help you overcome not having the right tool for one tiny job
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=usetharch&action=display&thread=70135
hammers / dollies etc...
decent task lighting
what...
scroll down this page - good write up of removing a rear panel and the spot welds
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=119596&page=2
jim
if you see one on ebay... the old hitachi FM8 routers (blue/grey) bodies are designed to be removed from the frame and used as a grinder, lovely little machine
jim
they came from the magic shipping container in the car park that was delivered from the land of 'Apollo' ( i think it's near china somewhere...) late before christmas we had allnighters building up bikes for 'santa' and we test rode them round the car bay to check the brakes, one lad disappeared...
there's a good write up ^^ up there somewhere about an aston martin sill repair, it's in the tutorials i think, there's also an excellent write up on retrorides by a contributor called tonybmw - the thread is called 'making panels', they both clearly demonstrate the right way to repair sills...
i've got the draper 2/3 leg puller with interchangable spiders that's 'OK', another draper flat plate type that just occupies lots of space in the tool box - there was a particular make of hydraulic puller that comes up very well priced on ebay periodically... wish i could remember the name...
i've grown up with the shuttle, remember being gathered for a school assembly aged about 5 when the first launch took place, it's such an awe inspriring machine, everything about it is either amazing or absurd but always incredible, it's such a shame that in the name of progress we have taken a...
about 5 years ago i was decorating our lads bedroom, plastering, carpeting, skirtings, everything... he came in and asked me if i wanted a coffee, trouble is he asked just as the hammer was going down to fix the carpet gripper, missed the intended nail and mashed my hand instead, my left middle...
nice buy - if you've got a mind to.... build a 4 inch deep 'box' as a shelf and fill it with sand to add even more vibration damping mass and there's loads of choice out there now for decently priced wood chucks
jim
Bosch do fixed and plunge base twin pack - never had a problem with the bodies working loose, had a commutator disintegrate after 4 years and i sent it back, they serviced and repaired it free of charge (one of the reasons i like bosch...) Rutlands also sell parts for router tables, phenolic...
i've never built one but i've seen a centrfuge rotor 'let go' at 3200rpm, that scared the crap out of me, these are just for removing solid contaminants prior to making biodiesel yes? they seem like a neat idea - are they new or have they been around for a while?
jim
I've got Panoply twin zip overalls - i've always had difficulty getting the 'first' arm out of my overalls when undressing, and i've had enough of falling over face first with both arms stuck behind me... quite heavy wearing (although the colours do make you look like a halfords employee mid...
have a read of tony bmw's 'making panels' thread over on retrorides - it's a massive post but the information is great, and he covers exactly what you're doing
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=usetharch&action=display&thread=70135
jim