Jim Wilkins wrote:
"stryped" wrote in message
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I wondered if a person could weld together a metal "buck" of a T
bucket, tach weld sections of sheet metal to it, then heat the metal
with a rose bud tip to make the sheet metal "bend" in the proper
areas so the metal would lay flat against the buck?

Again just trying to learn from you expert metalworkers.

Try it on small pieces.

I can't quite hammer a MIG-welded-and-ground seam flat or match a
curve on a fender well, but that might be my lack of practice and the
difficulty of working from only one side.

White paint hides bodywork imperfections well.

jsw, struggling to type in gloves at 44F while testing backup electric
heat. It's 3F outside.



MIG makes for a hard brittle weld on sheet metal. I like to use TIG or
gas if you want to be able to metal finish the parts fully. They leave a
softer weld and the HAZ is much smaller.

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Steve W.