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Offline Barbel Mick

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Fuel tank manufacturing.
« on: January 02, 2023, 21:34:54 »
Nice to see a few wearing protective gloves.  :)
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Re: Fuel tank manufacturing.
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2023, 16:14:28 »
Impressive and concerning in fairly equal measures - excellent speed with the tin snips ! How long do you think you have to train to become a 'tank twatter' for the last step of manufacture ?
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Re: Fuel tank manufacturing.
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2023, 16:34:29 »
Loved that Mick  :thumb:

Reminds me of the place I worked at in the 90s, they had the same sort of power presses and the electric spot welders but we had power Guillotines, he was great with the tin snips though :thumb:   just with a bit more health & safety 🤣
Great skills
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Re: Fuel tank manufacturing.
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2023, 16:42:30 »
I wonder what the tank to toe ratio is  :shock:
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Re: Fuel tank manufacturing.
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2023, 18:37:21 »
More importantly how long before your safety flip flops wear out !
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Offline Mr Nick

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Re: Fuel tank manufacturing.
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2023, 11:53:56 »
People are cheaper than boots out there, so why would you risk damaging a pair?
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Offline NeilM

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Re: Fuel tank manufacturing.
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2023, 13:50:46 »
I keep my (pristine) T140 Triumph tank covered in a blanket at all times when the bike is not being ridden, for fear that some random tool, bolt, tiny piece of plastic will drop on it and dent it, and those blokes sling the damn things about like they are footballs.
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