Ugh, Argon welding. That gas aint cheap anyway, I've used it for cutting titanium on laser.
Anyway, this week I did a couple little things to my bike. First, I had another aluminum Deadpool emblem that I wanted to mount over the "R" on the engine, like I did to the RHS some time ago. The LHS has 2 bolt holes and is an actual cover, so the emblem had to be modified. I took some measurements and drew it up, then sent it to the laser and cut it out of 20ga mild steel scrap:
Then I modified the emblem using the template. The emblem didn't turn out as well as I hoped, I may redo it and cut it on the laser itself. The emblem is stamped, painted aluminum less than 1mm thick, so it's tough to cut round bolt holes in it. After I mounted the emblem, I took off the saree guard to clean the rear of my bike up. It was looking busy since I installed the new racks.
Went up into the foothills today to visit "Uncle Indian" and took a few pictures of his Indian Chieftains. One is a painted custom and the other is a Jack Daniels. He's getting his bikes ready for some summertime riding!
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