Thread: Fabrication section?

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Originally Posted by rspears

It doesn't seem to me that people have been holding back on posting about fabrication (or anything ) for lack of a specific and dedicated sub-forum on their subject. Like you say Spikeo, fabrication is such a part the process it tends to weave through many of the threads, and mostly in individual build threads. One of the problems with more sections is that people break up their build thread to talk about different parts of the build in different places and you lose continuity. I guess for me adding more sections with titles doesn't add value, it just adds more titles and maybe confusion. The search engine is your friend for finding things anyway, right?

Yeah thats true i was just thinkin 'bout it and made the suggestion. I know what you mean though fab can be brought up in most other subjects on here. I love making things thats why i love this hobby so i mite be a bit biased!

What I see is .....you are building a hot rod/ truck/ muscle car......so you are fabricating!!
Fabrication covers everything you are doing.

Spikeo, I think you're on to something. There are a lot of skills involved with a build, and many of them would fall under the heading of Fabrication. I can see some step-by-step posts where someone documents every step of a process, and explains the challenges they faced and how they overcame them. Possibly a "training post" on shrinking metal, or TIG welding, or on creating a replica part when the original is no longer available. Someone has a question about different "consumer grade" welders...get some feedback from users of them. Curious about an english wheel? Check out the thread that details a simple project with one. This section could be quite informative, and a place to post questions when something isn't working out like it is supposed to...someone with experience can lend some advice. You've got my vote!

The problem with having too many sub forums is that it makes it harder to administrate.
Besides, where would it stop?
A sub forum for metal fabrication
A sub forum for plastic fabrication
A sub forum for carbon fiber fabrication
A sub forum for fiberglass fabrication
A sub forum for aluminum fabrication
A sub forum for boran steel fabrication
A sub forum for carbon steel fabrication

And so on and so forth..........

As for having snobby people saying "you posted in the wrong forum", most certainly not here.

Just my two cents worth (as they guy who most of the time moves the posts posted in the wrong forums to the proper ones and nobody ever notices ).


Bill S.