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Old 03-19-2012, 08:00 AM   #146
theHIGHLANDER
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Default Re: 1930 Ford Sheetmetal Work

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Still hittin it hard I see. Good for you kid! I just might make it to a stop near you soon now that I'm a solo act. I know I said that a couple years ago, but life in that shop was an hourly challenge. So far it doesn't appear as though you've had to, but some home brewed annealing can be handy at times. Get your sheet stock hot but not quite red, maybe a very slight red to it, let it slow cool for a bit, repeat 1 more time not as hot. That shi...uh...stuff (!) get's nice and flexy where you need it and makes complex curves easier to knock out. The shaping makes it hard again. Clearly you enjoy what you do. It shows.
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