*NEHA

Rabbit Farmer wrote:Attention! New law in Vermont prohibits hand-held cell phone use while driving.

Im going to call you during one of my runs at Philo Steve!

Hey Steve, how is the count on Philo looking? Can I wait till the last minute to sign up without worrying about losing my place?

Is this a new requirement for YOUR club's insurance policy?

Trust me, I wish I had my car ready... But even if I did, I opted out of Obamacare this year. As a small business owner, I could not afford it. Does that mean I would not be able to compete?

Medical insurance is required?

The bark I pulled out of my helmet and face shield joint years ago would have been no different with 1-3/4" Dom .120 wall or 1-1/2" exhaust tubing used as a cage. My impact was also stopped by a factory bar. After I hit the tree at Ascutney, I was pulling bark from my helmet as well. Ther...

Walter, What you just said ^^^ is exactly my goal in this discussion.. I am hoping the end result will bring about an agreement on wording that will help guide a semi-informed fabricator as to what material to use if they are building their first race car. Just out of curiosity, who showed up at a r...

It is a good example to show everyone what exactly we are talking about. The failure of the seam on an erw pipe. I'd have to dispute that. It's not really a good example. I'm interested in crash failures in a decently constructed roll cage using a good material that happens to be ERW. And even then...

To review: DOM IS NOT A MATERIAL-ITS A MANUFACTURING PROCESS. ERW IS NOT A MATERIAL-ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESS. DOM STARTS OUT AS ERW. Correct. Drawing the welded-seam pipe over a mandrel normalizes the HAZ(heat affected zone) and relieves the concentrated stresses that are left behind. The HAZ is a...

Mightily impressed by your ability to find completely irrelevant information, as this pertains to making blanks for hydroforming. Further, the press-formed blank is made of softer material, and welded by a different process, than DOM tubing. Which starts as roll-formed, welded tubing - the weld sea...

Decent ERW does not split if bent CORRECTLY - and such bad technique is A) well known and B) detectable. Correct, you can position the seam in a manner so the tube remains in tact during cold-working process. BUT, does that mean it will react the same as a normalized tube under stress? No. That is ...