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07-19-2013, 09:59 PM
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Re: 55 Wagon Progress
To start the layout on the new metal, I wanted to find the center of the radius along the window opening. By holding a sanding disc on the flats and scuffing, it showed the edges of the radius...
Then laid out a pattern to be able to measure from the bottom crease...
....and transposed it to the new sheet...
The top edge was trimmed to size and the tipping wheel used to fold over the welding flange...
Comparison....
The bottom was marked with the tipping wheel and folded in the apron brake. Then trimmed to size, again using the tipping wheel to fold over the welding flange...
It's real close right now, just needs a bit of tweaking.
This was made using 18 ga, I think if I had the factory 19 ga metal it would have formed much easier..
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