Thread: Fab of bottom door panels for 1937 Buick

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Here's a couple pics showing the grinding and overlap process using the MIG.. Machine's heat settings were just above 16 ga in this case, feed speed slightly higher than machine suggestion for 16 ga, and weld duration about 1 second or so. This tends to give a hotter, flatter weld, but the short duration (trigger pull time) keeps us from blowing any holes..

All clamped up...



First set of tacks...





Weld penetration, the back side....




Weld, planish, grind, overlap, repeat... NOTE: grind BOTH front and back, gets those weld dots out of the way for planishing the next set more effectively




Planishing as you go helps to keep the panel's shape in check...



Still needs a bit of metal bumping but not too bad overall..