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Old 12-07-2015, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Jere View Post
Jeff are you working with steel or aluminum?

If you are working with aluminum it must be thicker than with steel.

If this is your first go at shaping then break your tank down into smaller sections and concentrate on producing that portion. Once you can produce that shape again exactly add the adjacent section. It's easy to get overwhelmed by trying to get too much movement in a single piece all at once.

Jere
Trying aluminum, 16 gage on the shaped parts and 14 gage on the tunnel. What's your recommendation for gage and material?
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