Cab corners

[Matt_50]

That's the truth! I had clicked on the mactools link, saw the price and ran away. I just looked at the price of the Eastwood one and now I'm wondering if I should go that route. How well do they work for such a rounded piece? Does it distort it some? At the same time, these corners I think are my last bits of sheet metal to replace. I suppose a strip behind weld is the same thing.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by Matt_50

That's the truth! I had clicked on the mactools link, saw the price and ran away. I just looked at the price of the Eastwood one and now I'm wondering if I should go that route. How well do they work for such a rounded piece? Does it distort it some? At the same time, these corners I think are my last bits of sheet metal to replace. I suppose a strip behind weld is the same thing.

As you go around, yes there will be a little "lump"at the edge, but not real bad. Let me put it this way, I used that exact same tool on my cab corners.

Brian

[Matt_50]

Hmm.. well, I ask because my body working skills are sad. Only recently got a auto body set from Eastwood. Will I need to fix the area up a bit because of this lump? And just from welding I may need too... how do i even get a hammer down in the hole to pop a low spot out? Use some kind of spoon?

It's always nice to hear someone recommend a tool they used on same spot.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by Matt_50

Hmm.. well, I ask because my body working skills are sad. Only recently got a auto body set from Eastwood. Will I need to fix the area up a bit because of this lump? And just from welding I may need too... how do i even get a hammer down in the hole to pop a low spot out? Use some kind of spoon?

It's always nice to hear someone recommend a tool they used on same spot.

At your skill level, you are going to have a LOT more work from general welding flaws and what not than those little lumps.

You need to spend more time at fitting the panel and getting it into place. If you flanged it, and got it into place and lightly worked it smoother, and laid a flatter weld, you aren't going to need the work at the end to fix the rough stuff, it won't be there.

The time spent fitting it, grinding the edge a hair, holding it back up there, then grinding a little bit more, then holding it up there, then trimming a bit on the cab, then holding the piece back up there, twisting it a bit to make it fit, then planishing the edge of the adjacent panel to flatten it out so it matches the patch, then clamping it in place and finding that if you flattened out another area it would fit much better, then unclamping it and and flattening out that area and re-clamping it in place and finding it fits much better.....and on and on, THAT time spent is time VERY WELL spent.


Brian