Depending on the stainless used the dies might not like it.The
former Allegheny Ludlum used to do custom stainless body stampings for
FoMoCo.{Have you every seen a sixties vintage stainless T-Bird ?} The
biggest problem they encountered was each die set would do enough
panels for half a dozen cars. Then it was game over. :(
RJ
harry landis wrote:
When making the decks, you might consider punching a few out
of stainless. It's not all that much more expensive. Or at least hot
dip galvanizing them.
Harry Landis
> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:27:20 -0400
> From: jbc_lists_NO_REPLY coate org
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: Re: (ET) Bill Gunn's Elec-Trak parts
>
> The Wisconsin trip is complete. One week of packing and 20+ tons
have
> headed south in the tractor trailers. We were fortunately just
outside
> the area hard hit by flooding. Bill is a very personable guy and I
and
> my wife enjoyed chatting with him. His favorite ET is the ET12M
upgraded
> with a 4-speed tranny :-)
>
> I plan to continue and expand the on-line store format, complete
with
> photos, credit card processing, help files, etc. With over 3000
parts in
> the database, I'll probably never get the more obscure bits
listed, but
> I do want all the useful parts on-line. I'll be adding a few
smaller
> parts in the coming days. Sorting everything will take a long
time,
> especially when complicated by my move and possibly switching to
> different shopping cart software. With documentation now in hand,
I am
> getting some parts back in production to restock the shelves -
note that
> a run of "Bill Gunn"-style mowing decks is already under way!
>
> = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
> NOTE: Mail sent to the "NO_REPLY" address will *not* reach me.
> To send me a private message, please use the "contact us"
> form on the website at
> http://electrictractorstore.com/index.php?main_page=contact_us
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>
> --
> Jim Coate, Spencertown, New York
>
> The Electric Tractor Store is now open!
> http://www.electrictractorstore.com
>
>
> David Roden wrote:
> >
> > A website with photos, specifications, tips, and installation
instructions;
> > online ordering; credit card acceptance - all would be
greatly
> appreciated.
> >
> > I don't think you really need to do the kind of one on one
user support that
> > surely contributed to Bill Gunn's eventual burnout. Just
direct people who
> > need help to this list. Over a period of months you'll also
begin to hear
> > of certain common issues, and can then launch a FAQ or help
database on your
> > website.
> >
>
>
>
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