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Old 06-30-2016, 11:12 AM
Wolweseun Wolweseun is offline
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Hi
I am Craig and have a passion for Cars and Bikes
I have built a few custom Bikes and want to do proper sheet metal shaping

One of the things I am looking at is should I buy or build a stretcher shrinker

Hopefully i will be able to contribute to the forum
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Old 06-30-2016, 07:21 PM
Peter Tommasini Peter Tommasini is offline
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Hi Craig welcome to the forum
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Old 07-03-2016, 04:11 AM
James. V. D. W James. V. D. W is offline
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Welcome to the forum Craig. Glad to see another South African here.

The shrinker/stretcher does speed things up, but is not a necessity. I found with my tank, the usual Adendorf ones just can't get in deep enough. I ended up doing it with tuck shrinking. I find my English wheel more useful even though it is a wet noodle. It smooths things out afterwards with some light pressure.
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