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Old 12-16-2014, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by David Gardiner View Post
Mark this is the set of thumbnail dies I had in the machine. I carved them with a four inch grinder.



I made these little inner wheel houses (tubs) for a pedal car with them in the Pullmax.




They work well but I use them less than you might imagine. I don't do a lot of shrinking, it's quicker to put a welded joint in in most instances. I try not to over stretch the metal either for the same reason and because it gets very thin very quick.

David
I have thought about that as well, just how much some guys stretch the metal. You see some UTube vids where they work it that thin, you can use a paper hole punch to make spot weld hole in.

Actually there is a vid on Wray Schelin making a reverse on a stump without any loss of metal on the sides. Which I thought was a great idea. I think Bill Longyard took the footage.
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