heres just a few fun pics of the machine shop i use, it sa plus to have access to these place,
also goes to show what work goes into a flange, anyways, enjoy

so when i charge you $50 to make a flange you'll know why, this is a TDO4 flange for a WRX exhauts i'm making

first i cut from a big *** piece of steel



then i sandblast it in this bad boy



from that piece i sandlblasted, its back to the band saw



cut holes on drill press




the TIG i try to use, hard as hell, thats why i MIG for now, LOL



final product, big difference from the first big piece of rusted steel, looks just like stock



bunch of machines



thats it, so when you ask why a piece of metal is 50$, you'll know the effort, enjoy
so if you need any piping, exhauts, flanges, etc made up, holla at me, later

 

Cool beans Dan. That’s why I call you Dan the Man.

 

I'd invest in a cheap plasma cutter. takes a bit of practice to get a steady hand but I could make that exact same flange in about 35-45 mins!

 

cheap and plasma cutter dont mix, this is free for me, even materials so i cant complain

DBallz wazaaaaaa

 

Looks like you need to take a shell mill and cut the face of that steel, you have heavy pits in it.

 

Damn, for all that I could have my machine shop make that flange out of stainless steel in a CNC for less

Good job though. Sometimes its no fun having a computer program make the parts when you can put you own hard work into it!

 

i like making stuff but i am no idiot, if they had a cnc i would have done it that way in a heartbeat, LOL

 

nice!!!!!