Spent today hosting a Pullmax Workshop for some of the guys from the VA HAMB. OJ Higgins recently took delivery of a gargantuan Trumpf universal machine (a Pullmax on Steroids) and wanted a down and dirty on how these machines could be put to use. So OJ and a few other VA guys stopped by today and for a sample to use, ClutchDumpinDan brought by a tail pan from his 52 Chevy that was in dire need of rust repair.. We found a piece of 18 gauge cold rolled steel large enough to do the trick, so Dan cut it in half just in case we needed to do this twice...
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Dies made for the universal tool holder in the Lennox Nibbler
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Profile check...
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Test sample...
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Our new panel ready to run through the dies...
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Step detail
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Tipping the leading edge..
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Dan takes a twinkie break
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Videos....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB8wdKQHwqE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbrMeTq0HXE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWELebyXNF0
Comparing new to old...
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Rusty seal joggle on the old panel...
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The new one...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...p/IMG_2495.jpg
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Adding some bead details to change things up a bit...
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Comparison....
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...p/IMG_2500.jpg
Fancy tool for finishing the bead ends...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y16...p/IMG_2503.jpg