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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by rpharesjr
I have alot of work ahead of me. I need to do the same thing, but both sides, bed and front panel. lot of work. I tried to find a shorty, but there aint none around, and the few I did find, the guys were asking $800 to $1200. and they were as bad if not worse then mine. There are alot of 8 footers out there though.
If I was in your position, I would try to find a rust free bed from the southwest and have it shipped. It will cost about $400 to get it shipped, depending on where you are, and it will probably cost at least $400 to find a decent short bed. But you'll have that much trying to do all that work to your wasted bed...
 
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 06:20 PM
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spot welds.... yup... lots of spot welds.




A hole puncher from harbor freight is a good idea. I have had and used one for almost 10 years now. Love mine.Only gripe would be that I wish it puched a bigger hole.

Spot weld cutter.... dont cheap out here. Buy a blair. I have tried the harbor freight version and ended up tossing it in the trash after the fist hole.

You could allways spend the big bucks and buy a spot welder...


I need to break down and buy some different tongs, but I love this tool. I think I paid $80.00 for it at a local swap many many moons ago. I try to use it when ever I can.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 11:51 PM
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I think harbor freight has a spot welder now too. really, though, if you have a mig welder, rosette welds aren't hard.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2012 | 10:09 AM
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Can you describe to me what a rosette weld is? I was just going to punch holes in the bedside then weld it to the inner.
 
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