whitestu
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| posted on 28/2/06 at 01:39 PM |
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Bending aliminium trim
Might be a daft question, but how have people bent the aliminium trim that goes over the curved bit of the Indy side panels.
As it is L shaped presumably notches need to be cut out of the vertical bit to allow it to bend.
Thanks
Stu
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 28/2/06 at 01:49 PM |
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You don't need to cut notches out of it to get it to bend,it bends ok without,I bent mine round a 17" tyre,this just shaped it to just about
the correct radius.
just to add,you will need to cut a small notch out at the base of the bend,were it bends back on its self,if you no what I mean,you can see this in
the picture.
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whitestu
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| posted on 28/2/06 at 01:52 PM |
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Thanks Paul
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indykid
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| posted on 28/2/06 at 07:58 PM |
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don't bend the internal corner, mitre it.
no offence meant paul, just offering a different way. just cleans the lines up a bit.
it's a bit of a see you next tuesday to get right, but well worth it in the end.
i used a small oil barrel we use as a bin, to form the curve, but any large radius round former will do. just make sure it's smaller than the
arch curve, as it's a bugger for springback.
tom
 
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jos
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| posted on 1/3/06 at 10:27 AM |
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I was worried bending mine when it came to it but in the end you just have to trust that wacking it with a big hammer or mallet will do the job &
didnt harm mine when I did it.
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