How do I make these box corners?

[septimus]

Hoping for some help here.

I'm trying to make these corners for a 1936 Chevy pickup.

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Here's what I've got:

A stump, beadroller, e-wheel, hammers and dollies, slip roll, pan brake, time, and energy!

What I don't have:
much skill or experience.


Any advice?

I've cut the basic profile from a 2x4 and I've been able to roll the radius at the top to match the 2x4, but I haven't been successful at transitioning to the flat part at the bottom of what would be the truck bed. When I rolled the beads into it, I lost the flat completely.

I haven't even tried to bend the flanges yet.

Would you make this in one piece?

I'd really appreciate any help.

Thanks!

[James. V. D. W]

I would also like to know as I need to make some of these my self for my 48 Chevy. Will be keeping an eye on this one

[Jere]

I would make them out of three pieces.

Make rights and lefts with flange. cut profile of the shapes of the sides and with your bead roller, tank roll that curved edge.

With the bead roller again copy the profile of the front. trim the outer most portion of the bead to mimic a tank roll. shape to conform to the two sides and weld. Perfect fit,no filler rod.

This is a great question for this forum. I am sure there will be many and varied methods discussed on this one. Looking forward to new ways to do the same thing.

Jere

[crystallographic]

Originally Posted by James. V. D. W

I would also like to know as I need to make some of these my self for my 48 Chevy. Will be keeping an eye on this one

Stefan, james,
I see this puzzle as a fun one :
I'd make each support in two halves - blanking, bending the flange, hot working the curve, beadrolling and then welding on the flat curved section.
I think this will avoid fitup snafus, and twisting of the parts, over making them in 3 or more pcs.
Select your flat blank equal to one complete half of the bedside support ++.
Bend up the straight sides.
Cut a piece of half inch steel to be your curved "hot die" for the "artsy" section. (One will work as the "hot die" for all four corners - 8 halves.)
Clamp up your long flanged part with the excess proud above the curved die.
Start whacking at the ends - trapping the center for last.
Heat to dull red with a #4 tip if you have to - but go to orange for working in the curve - not much to turn over...
Let part cool (no water!) on the die (compressed air okay), turn it loose onto the floor and set up the next one.
Keep track of Left and Right halves, or .
Mark them clearly, or .
Bead roll as needed.
When all halves are made, trim, fit, and clamp them to a cut plank of wood as your welding jig.
Lay on the molten metal, and let cool in the jig - no water! - comp. air okay.
Planish and smooth to fit. (Pressing may help - H-frame press, with male and female pressing planks?)
Sand w/180 and then 240.
Attach to bedsides.

[Z5Roadster]

Great that this has come up, I'll watch and learn, need two for my 34 Ply

[Gojeep]

They use these on the Willys beds as well and was just going to buy repro's.

I had looked at building them and was going to run the two beads, trim right on the outside edge of the beads, then form the sides separately and tig them together.

[thefrenchone]

My Friend make one with the BeadRoller and Weld both sides together. I Made My with help of my Trumpf. You can see it here.

http://allmetalshaping.com/showthrea...citroen&page=2

Greetings Chrischan

[rex.stockham]

Could buy them, if you want.....$47.00

http://www.classictruck.com/product/...anels-Bedsides

[James. V. D. W]

Originally Posted by rex.stockham

Could buy them, if you want.....$47.00

http://www.classictruck.com/product/...anels-Bedsides

Not quite the point. Two reasons why I wouldn't buy it. Satisfaction of actually making the part and cost. $47 may not seem like allot, but by the time it gets to me, I have spent 2/3 of my salary on 2 stake pockets.

[crystallographic]

Originally Posted by James. V. D. W

Not quite the point. Two reasons why I wouldn't buy it. Satisfaction of actually making the part and cost. $47 may not seem like allot, but by the time it gets to me, I have spent 2/3 of my salary on 2 stake pockets.

(plus to my eyes, those replacements just don't seem to have enough curve .... which is a more common failure of replacement copies than some realize !!! - For some jobs, I'd rather make my own than suffer a feeble replacement. )