Monthly Meeting

Section meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of every month

except the months of

June, July, August, November & December. 

Dress is casual. 

Meetings are held at:

8505 Cypress Street

Houston, Texas 77012

http://www.bradyslandingrestaurant.com/directions.html

4:45 PM - 6:15 PM - Board Meeting

6:15 PM - 7:00 PM - Social Hour (Cash Bar)

6:30 PM – Dinner (Brady’s  Famous Buffet)

7:00 PM - General Meeting & Program

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Date: February 15, 2012 - STUDENT NIGHT

Location: Brady's Landing

Topic: "Motorcycle Frames"

Each student that correctly answers the following questions will receive a special gift at the February meeting.

Answers must be submitted at time of sign-in.

All answer sheets must state the question, answer, and where the answer was obtained.

Question #1
• Name the options when welding galvanized reinforcing steel.

Question #2
• In structural welding, what is the maximum convexity of welds between ​horizontal bars of unequal thickness?

Question #3
• Define - Root Face Extension


Speaker: 

Kent Weeks

Kent started his welding carrier 20 years ago at Freedom Wheels. It is there that Kent developed his welding skills, fabricating various equipment (vehicle modifications, wheel chair lifts, elevator installation) for the physically disabled. His skill and love of the trade quickly led him to become lead man over the fabrication department.

Later Kent used his fabrication and welding skills at American Heli-Arc. It is there where that he started to gain experience in more of what one may call “specialty welding”. Welding on exotic metals, overlay and performing motor cycle frame work. He mastered the skills necessary using the GTAW (TIG) welding process to weld on a wide range of projects and metals. Over the years, Kent had always spent nights and weekends at home building more and more expertise working on cars and motorcycles. Everything from mechanical, electrical to welding.

10 years ago Kent opened Lucky Devil Metal Works. Doing custom fabrication on automobiles, motorcycles, specialty metals, oil field as well as paint and body. He has gained national and even international exposure with some of projects that have passed though the doors of his shop.

Of all the shills Kent has amassed over the years welding and fabrication is still the most important to him.
 

Dave Atkinson

Dave has almost 40 years of experience in the mechanic business. He started his carrier in the automotive side. There he built his skills as an automotive technician.

At Bass and Meineke he was the sales manager over the light automotive work service department.

In the early 1980’s Dave worked for Texas Speed Distributing and was responsible for special orders.

In 1988 Dave worked for Genuine Parts. There he worked with sales, installation and training of TAMS computer inventory system. While working at Genuine Parts he worked closely with industries reps in store changeovers and re-designs. It is at this time Dave started to develop skills and a passion for computers and audio gear.

Since 1993 Dave has worked at Mancuso Harley-Davidson. At Mancuso he is currently the Service Manager.

Dave continues to enjoy his hobbies including motorcycles, performance cars and trucks.
 

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