Shaping Aluminum Wheelpants

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Video: Shaping Aluminum Wheelpants, with 7 simple hand tools (con't) Page 1 \| Page 2

	Smoothing the roughed-in shape requires the use of the slapper and dolly . A quick clamping gizmo enables small panels to be worked with both hands.
Shrinking by hand enables shapes to happen rapidly and limits the thinning of the sheet.
	Periodic checking on the buck keeps the panel headed in the right direction. .
The wheel pant is comprised of several panels, each made individually and then joined by gas welding . Here you see two such panels fit and then tack welded.
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