On Dec 8, 1:50 pm, Trevor Jones wrote:


It would definately speed things up to have a panel to use as a
master, rather than building the die from scrtach, I'd think.

Final panels are useless for tryout. Indeed, you can't even put
finished panels are stage dies before the final operation (draw, trim
and restrike - only the final flange die will accept a completed
panel). Additionally, panels from assembled cars won't fit on any of
the dies as they have been hemmed into other panels (outer panels to
inner, and the reverse).

What they *are* useful for is scanning for reverse engineering. You
need a CAD model of the panel before you can start making the dies.

Regards,

Robin