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Finally, got a day to work on my Tumbler.
After a last check of measurements tried to use the Milwalkee metal cutting circular saw. First old weld it hit caused the blade to throw some teeth. Used the Diablo metal cutting blade in a reciprocating saw. Did all the cutting on the arms with one blade. These blades are truly amazing; cutting steel and old welds with relative ease. Best reciprocating blade I have ever used. Cuts 1/4" thick steel at 1/2" per minute. vertigo
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| Posted 9/19/2016 7:09:54 PM |
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| Did you use the metal cutting skill saw to cut that?
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| Posted 9/20/2016 4:29:41 PM |
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“Did you use the metal cutting skill saw to cut that?” sly
Used the DIABLO brand EXTREME metal cutting blade in a reciprocating
saw. Did all the cutting on the arms with one blade. These blades are
truly amazing; cutting HARDENED STEEL, MILD STEEL, and OLD WELDS with
relative ease. Best reciprocating blade I have ever used. Cuts 1/4"
thick steel at 1/2" per minute.
The metal cutting circular saw is only good for mild sheet steel (1/4”
or so thick) or aluminum with the right blade. Teeth can’t take the
stress of cutting through metal that has welds or that has been
hardened in any way. Still, it should be an excellent tool for
cutting Tumbler and DOJ Batmobile flat panel metal parts.
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| Posted 9/25/2016 6:19:20 PM |
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Worked on my Tumbler mechanics, in particular fitting up main boom sections of arms to the proper angles.
Then clamped them into place for welding. vertigo
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| Posted 11/26/2016 7:28:22 PM |
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Finally got some time to physically work on my Tumbler. Spent 10-hours working on my Tumbler's front arms and experimenting with the rear end. Still have quite a bit more work on the Tumbler front arms. vertigo
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| Posted 11/27/2016 8:54:04 AM |
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| Looks great! Man, that thing is massive. I see you reinforced the front arm tubing, smart move.
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| Posted 11/29/2016 4:47:35 PM |
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Hello everyone,
A family member was watching me work on my Tumbler today and asked,
“What kind of crazy thoughts were you thinking when you got the idea
of building a real Batman car? How long had you been working yourself
up before you really started believing you were actually going to
build this thing?”
December of 2012 while shopping in Walmart for a gift in the toy
department I came across a plastic Batman Tumbler. As I fondled the
toy I felt a rush of excitement. My heart began to quicken, a
cascading avalanche of past thoughts and mental images took hold of my
consciousness, possessing me to conclude in a few seconds that I was
going to build a full size Tumbler.
In those few seconds I just knew. I didn’t know how. I didn’t even
truly know why. Just, that I was going to build a life-sized Batman
Tumbler. Looking back, I can now say that it was an eclectic,
emotional, and sensory epiphany. Certainly sounds like the definition:
a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature
or meaning of something (2)an intuitive grasp of reality through
something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3)an illuminating
discovery, realization, or disclosure (4)a revealing scene or moment.
“A cascading avalanche of past thoughts and mental images took hold of
my consciousness, possessing me to conclude in a few seconds that I
was going to build a full size Tumbler.”
Here is a copy of a posting of mine from 12-19-2013
Hello Everyone, So, how did I reach the point that I believe I have a
reasonable chance of completing a full size Tumbler. I am a Batman fan
as far back as I can remember and in December of 2012 while shopping
in Walmart for a gift in the toy department I came across a plastic
Batman Tumbler. As I fondled the toy I felt a rush of excitement. My
heart began to quicken, a cascading avalanche of past thoughts and
mental images took hold of my consciousness, possessing me to conclude
in a few seconds that I was going to build a full size Tumbler. I
bought two toy Tumblers and went home. That evening I watched the
first Batman that featured the Tumbler with the plastic version
sitting on my lap. The Tumbler in the movie that I once held only a
visual appreciation for had changed, blending with the model into an
enhanced vibrant combination of sensory qualities that impressed and
appealed to a perceptual experience that I can best describe as very
pleasurable satisfaction. Having verified why I was going to build the
Tumbler I shifted to how I was going to build the Tumbler. My Tumbler
philosophy emerged. I would build the Tumbler not as a labor but as a
pleasure with an unhurried moment to moment appreciation of the
experience and no set goal as to time of completion. Humbled by the
Tumblers complexity and a lack of historical perspective, I spent the
next year doing a detailed literature and mechanical review of the
Tumbler. Reviewed and studied internet, videos, books, drawings,
sketches, models, toys, and thousands of photographs. When my searches
began to produce mostly redundant information I felt ready to move to
the next phase. I figured out what design and construction skills I
would need. Enhanced the ones I possessed and mastered the ones I
needed. Feeling that I had paid sufficient dues to justify my
confidence I bought steel on December 16th, 2013 and plan to start my
build 1-January 2014. I plan to work a minimum of one hour a day but
realize the exhilaration from the physical construction may extend
that significantly. vertigo
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| Posted 12/3/2016 8:05:58 PM |
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Continuing to work on my Tumblers front arms. I bought the 4-wheel drive front end from EBAY about 2-years ago. It came from a military truck that was totaled out in an accident. The green military paint still looked almost new. The seller said the truck it came from was used only on a military base and had around 10,000 miles on it. I believe it probably came from a 350 heavy duty Ford. The front end gear differential is not centered so when I cut off the ends that I need for my Tumbler arms I find one is long and the other is too short. The axle tubing is 3-inches in diameter with a wall thickness of 1/2 inch. I have bought some additional 3-inch DOM 1/2 inch wall tubing. I will add an inside liner DOM tube 2-inches in diameter with 1/2 inch walls where the two pieces of 3 inch tubing will be joined together with deep welding passes. The Tumbler arms are probably the most critical assembly in construction of the Tumbler. Computer simulated Tumbler arm failures resulted in rolls 90% of the time. vertigo
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| Posted 12/19/2016 6:12:26 PM |
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The greatest problem to overcome when building Bat Vehicles and the
major cause of project abandonment is the critical response to the
periodic episodes of BAT VEHICLE BUILDER’s BLOCK. This is why less
than one quarter of one percent; one in 400, of Bat Vehicle project
starts will ever be completed.
BAT VEHICLE BUILDER’s BLOCK
I define this as: The condition of being unable to think of what to do
next or how to proceed further with planning. The Bat Vehicle Builder
has lost the ability to produce physical work towards completion and
creative thinking on the project has become cloudy and elusive. Even
worse, the episode of Bat Vehicle Builder’s Block will cause an
ever-increasing anxiety, resulting in an avoidance response and
further procrastination. For these reasons, each episode of Bat
Vehicle Builder’s Block is a defining moment. It is how you overcome
an episode of Bat Vehicle Builder’s Block that will define your
courage in the face of adversity and propel your Bat Vehicle further
towards completion.
Has anyone out there experienced BUILDER’s BLOCK? Do you have some
words of advice and encouragement for present and future Bat Vehicle
builder’s. vertigo
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| Posted 12/20/2016 8:14:15 PM |
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| The tumbler is my 2nd favourite batmobile. Such a wild looking machine
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