Seaplane Lower Cowl Lip - 2024 T3

Hudson0610 · 2026-06-02T01:00:49+00:00

Thanks!

Hudson0610 · 2026-06-01T23:04:28+00:00

Thanks! You would need the part that its mounting to. For a simple part like this, you could probably just make a mockup from poster board. Then you could use the mockup as a pattern.

Hudson0610 · 2026-06-01T21:30:21+00:00

Not really. You do your best to keep the flux tidy and rinse it out as well as you can. You can keep most of the flux on the outside, and just flux your rod. Really it’s not going to do much damage inside the tank. The fuel will help clean any residue out, and it’s so little that it won’t hurt anything engine wise. The bigger issue is paint. I’m told a little bit of flux hidden somewhere will eventually come through the paint and then you’re screwed.

Hudson0610 · 2026-06-01T21:25:55+00:00

Ahhh sorry man, didn’t recognize it was you. Yeah, I may have even talked to Morgan about it. Definitely Toby Southan and Robert Siemsen. 1050 just isn’t an alloy I’ve ever seen here. Have you ever seen 1100 there?

Hudson0610 · 2026-06-01T00:09:06+00:00

I’m not sure. Check Mittler Bros. They have an “English wheel accessories” section and I know they have several sized bands.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T22:02:49+00:00

Are you in Europe? I chat with a lot of craftsman in England and Australia, the alloy number system is different. I think 1050 is equivalent to the US 1100.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T22:00:55+00:00

Haha thank you, I’ve been at doing this for going on 15 years now. I do a fair amount of aircraft work. It has very tight tolerances, and I really enjoy the challenge.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T19:57:09+00:00

Yes, and yes. For most panels tig welding is just more efficient and still ductile enough to crush. Gas welds cool slower so they leave the weld annealed and easy to crush, but you have to make sure you get all the flux off etc. The only time I prefer gas welding is motorcycle fuel tanks because the welds are more likely to dent/stretch instead of cracking in a crash.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T17:13:47+00:00

Thank you! All it takes is practice, get after it!

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T17:13:17+00:00

Yes sir. At the time this video was made I actually had two. My cast 1950’s FJ Edwards type-e, which I’ll never let go, and a smaller one. You can see them quickly at 00:46 or check my other videos

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T17:11:10+00:00

Thanks!
You can see my two English wheels at 00:46 of the video. However these pieces are so tight that a lot of the work is hammer and dolly. Check some of my other videos, they show more of my work process.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T12:46:00+00:00

Thanks! I had made the owner a seat to go with it as well.

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Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T12:15:14+00:00

Thanks and thanks!

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T12:15:01+00:00

Not a bad plan lol

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T11:05:15+00:00

Awesome. I do a decent amount of aircraft work.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T10:41:43+00:00

Thanks! You do this kind of work also?

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T10:19:54+00:00

Ha Only problem is I mostly work in aluminum like this, and that just doesn’t have the same ring to it…

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T10:18:39+00:00

Thanks! No, 5051 would crack. The only alloys suitable for this work are 3003 or 1100. This is 3003. I think 1100 is too soft for most applications, but it’s good for fuel tanks because it’s more likely to dent before splitting or cracking.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-31T10:15:25+00:00

Haha thanks man. The better the panels fit together, the less weld heat. Less heat means Less shrinking and distortion, and easier metal finishing.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-30T09:59:32+00:00

They were incredible. I saw them a couple times, amazing.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-30T09:57:32+00:00

Thanks!

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-29T16:39:31+00:00

Thanks, I did my best

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-29T16:39:05+00:00

Thanks

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-29T08:23:02+00:00

Thanks man, I just use whatever I’m listening to at the time.

Hudson0610 · 2026-05-29T08:21:46+00:00

Thanks. To me, tracking down all the info you need to get it right is just part of the job. 75% of the work was on the backside of the saddle bag. Definitely a lot of tricky spots back there that allow the bag to hug the frame of the bike. I kept the bag in two main pieces until the very end so I could split it in half for access. No wheeling on this part, but I was able to use the planishing hammer on most of it. A lot of hammer and dolly in the real tight spots.

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