# Mike's Sol

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-sol/235240>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [December 13, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-sol/235240 "2007-12-13T15:55:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-sol/235240/900 "2011-01-20T19:36:31Z")

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> [@Cold Remedies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cold-remedies/38857/19):
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> for making wrappers for tube notches…
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> [Tube Coping Calculator](http://www.metalgeek.com/static/cope.pcgi)
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> you punch in your 2 sizes of tube, angle that they join and any offset… then it spits out the pattern that you can print from a .pdf
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> handy for quick things you don’t want to model in cad. I mostly just used a chop saw to notch for my cage, but for some of the steep angle nodes, I used a wrapper so i could trace the notch and cut it with a grinder.

Good shit, it was actually more work than I’d like to get it to come out right in solidworks. I’ll have to play around with that next time.

> [@Thoughts of dying seats.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thoughts-of-dying-seats/38886/4):
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> surprised you guys don’t use these
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> [http://www.pipemastertools.com/](http://www.pipemastertools.com/)
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> [img][http://toolmonger.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/Pipemaster.jpg[]](http://toolmonger.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/Pipemaster.jpg%5B%5D)

interesting. Looks like another one to try out at some point.

> [@A Noble death v. cell phone](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-noble-death-v-cell-phone/38811/31):
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> I have my methods for doing the rollcages and tube chassis and have some laser alignment gear that makes mirroring the parts simple. The paper roll trick is just neat for the stuff like this subframe and/or a-arms. I’ve done the 3d-to-sheet effect on things like boxes and tanks, just never for round tube with notches.

lol, I meant the only way for me to get it done. I don’t have any of that fancy laser stuff. :tongue

What have people used for making the cuts? I ended up using pretty much everything in my air-tool in my arsenal but i’m sure there is a better/cleaner way to do it.

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