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<blockquote data-quote="Cab-over Pete" data-source="post: 7335934" data-attributes="member: 416"><p>Knocked up a couple of plates today that will bolt onto the side of the Zetros chassis at the back. They look ok for angle grinder cut. I don’t really do enough fabrication to justify all the kit. </p><p>The ball joint will be welded to the plate, red socket then sits on the ball, welded to the cross member. All will become clear once glued together.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]931827[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I love using my Rotabroach cutter, it makes the job easy and safe. Weld the two plates together so that all holes are perfectly aligned and away you go, piece of pi$$. Handy too, when you’re a bit short of talent like me, using an 18mm cutter where you need 16mm bolts!! Gives a bit of wiggle room!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]931828[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Once I’ve got the ball welded on the plate I’ll cut a 25mm hole in the back of the plate which will cut a few mm into the ball. I’ll then put a ring of weld around that to give it a bit more anchor. On the cleaned end of the socket I’ve welded a square of 10mm plate to join to the cross member, just thought it would be easier and stronger. </p><p></p><p>It’s going to be a bit of a game holding everything together to tack it in place. I could do with another pair of hands but once it’s all in place there’s not really the room. Might have to tack a piece of bar to hold the ball and socket in place, weld them in their desired place and then cut the bar off. We’ll see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cab-over Pete, post: 7335934, member: 416"] Knocked up a couple of plates today that will bolt onto the side of the Zetros chassis at the back. They look ok for angle grinder cut. I don’t really do enough fabrication to justify all the kit. The ball joint will be welded to the plate, red socket then sits on the ball, welded to the cross member. All will become clear once glued together. [ATTACH type="full"]931827[/ATTACH] I love using my Rotabroach cutter, it makes the job easy and safe. Weld the two plates together so that all holes are perfectly aligned and away you go, piece of pi$$. Handy too, when you’re a bit short of talent like me, using an 18mm cutter where you need 16mm bolts!! Gives a bit of wiggle room! [ATTACH type="full"]931828[/ATTACH] Once I’ve got the ball welded on the plate I’ll cut a 25mm hole in the back of the plate which will cut a few mm into the ball. I’ll then put a ring of weld around that to give it a bit more anchor. On the cleaned end of the socket I’ve welded a square of 10mm plate to join to the cross member, just thought it would be easier and stronger. It’s going to be a bit of a game holding everything together to tack it in place. I could do with another pair of hands but once it’s all in place there’s not really the room. Might have to tack a piece of bar to hold the ball and socket in place, weld them in their desired place and then cut the bar off. We’ll see. [/QUOTE]
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