A little weekend tube-work...

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Hi, my name is Herb, and for those of you who don't know me, I'm a tube-a-holic... Here's a little something I like to do in my spare time....It's just a start, but more will be added as time allows... Attached ImagesDriving a Jeep is like drinking tequila... At some point you're gonna get the misimpression that you're bulletproof and invisible... At that point, if you're smart, all you can do is hang on and pray that it ends soon. -- Me.
Reply:Herb that is absolutely the strangest lookin condenser for a still I ever saw.Appreciation Gains You Recognition-
Reply:Hi Herb, Nice bends. Keep posting your projects.
Reply:Well you see Franz, after generations of being hassled by "The Man" AKA Revi-noors, we had to get more wily... Now our stills are mo-bile and a-gile. Able to evade deep into the woods...Driving a Jeep is like drinking tequila... At some point you're gonna get the misimpression that you're bulletproof and invisible... At that point, if you're smart, all you can do is hang on and pray that it ends soon. -- Me.
Reply:Now, how did Franz know that you was runnin shine in them pipes???? Last edited by Rocky D; 01-12-2004 at 02:37 AM.Experience is the sum of our mistakes.  Arcin' and Sparkin' Rocky D
Reply:It's a gift... Word on the street is that he can smell it upwind at 100 paces... Driving a Jeep is like drinking tequila... At some point you're gonna get the misimpression that you're bulletproof and invisible... At that point, if you're smart, all you can do is hang on and pray that it ends soon. -- Me.
Reply:How did you notch those tubes?
Reply:VERY carefully... Fit-up on cages is critical, and I tend to be pretty fussy about how joints look... As for the tools, I use a JD-2 notcher, like this one, on a drill press:Driving a Jeep is like drinking tequila... At some point you're gonna get the misimpression that you're bulletproof and invisible... At that point, if you're smart, all you can do is hang on and pray that it ends soon. -- Me.
Reply:Looks Great!! What type of bender do you use?shane las vegas, nv
Reply:It's a JD-2 Model 3 adapted to air over hydro.Driving a Jeep is like drinking tequila... At some point you're gonna get the misimpression that you're bulletproof and invisible... At that point, if you're smart, all you can do is hang on and pray that it ends soon. -- Me.
Reply:Bluesman, very nice. I have a K5 blazer and know the offroading bug hits ya pretty hard . As far as the "blues" in bluesman, musically or other? If musically, is Stevie Ray Vaughan on your top list? He's my guitar idol!Lean mean TIG weldin' machineSquarewave 175