At 01:03 PM 9/2/2009, pdooley wrote: >I think R. Bentley expects you to use the old line as a template or even the >van body contours in a pinch. They do, and that's how shops do it, too. >Isn't there some kind of easy-to-bend metal rod that fabricators use to make >initial patterns? 1/16 or 1/8 welding rod, comes about three feet long by the pound. d ps -- I'm copying the list on this, someone will find it useful. |
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