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Sep 22 2012

Time to get the TIG Welder revved up, alloy fuel tank for rotrax to assemble & weld

Get up and running again this weekend, a nicely cut and pressed alloy tank for a ROTRAX Kit Car is calling.

Area above that we have free to fill with an aluminium fabricated fuel tank, size, shape, capacity, design, filler, pick up and breather position to consider as well as stages of manufacture. This is gonna be a wide, flat tank to sit up inside the chassis and care to add a sump in a position to miss the diff at max suspension compression is required.

Keep an eye on our blog for pictures of build.

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TACK UP PANELS / WELD SUMP

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Feb 15 2012

What is a “SWAGE” in sheet metal work ?

What is a “SWAGE” in sheet metal work ?

A “swage” is a recessed or raised area of material (a bump or a dip) put into sheet metal components typicaly to strengthen the panel.

The swage is made by 2 matched dies – one a “male” and one a “female” these are used on what is known a “swaging machine” where the sheet can be placed in between the dies and pressure is used to clamp the sheet and “roll” it through the “dies” producing the bump or dip. Usually other shaped dies can be swapped onto the machine to produce various shapes of form to strengthen, shrink, stretch or even add decorative patterns to sheet panel work.

See example of swage below and also a typical manual swaging machine.

SWAGING MACHINE                                       SWAGES IN TANK PANELS TO STRENGTHEN THE SHEET

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