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Post by Christian on Jan 17, 2004 0:13:33 GMT 1
Any ideas on how to bend metal kits back into shape? I was just preparing an Alloy Forms Buick for my vacuforming article as I noticed that the roof and the pillars were slightly drawn to one side.  The kit is quite solid, I don't know if hot water or something like that would work... |
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Post by Sylvain on Jan 17, 2004 1:02:44 GMT 1
What?…what?… an article about vacumforming? As an answer to my question about how to glaze models which have no windows? Many thanks! And with a 1949 Buick as example? Many thanks again! But sorry, I don’t know how to bend pewter.  |
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Post by Christian on Jan 17, 2004 1:08:01 GMT 1
That's most reassuring.  Anyone want to propose anything involving a hammer? I don't dare.  Glazing: yes, that's going to be the article we discussed earlier. |
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Post by Lee on Jan 17, 2004 2:27:36 GMT 1
If I remember correctly pewter can be bent to some degree. Do NOT use a hammer as you can not control the force. Something like a wheel puller should work. This is a threaded device that either pushes or pulls as you turn the threads.
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Post by skunk on Jan 17, 2004 7:09:34 GMT 1
I bought a whitemetal Triumph TR-7 (Walldorf) that the seller mailed in a plain envelope. The roof was mostly flat when I got it, and I still haven't dared trying to straighten it.
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Post by cfesmire on Jan 24, 2004 4:01:45 GMT 1
This metal from Alloy Forms is very forgiving. I have had luck bending on the FIRST try, but do not try to bend a second time if you go past the point at which you want to be. The first bend has set a stress point in the metal and we all know what happens when you flex metal back and forth, don't we?
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Anyone want to propose anything involving a hammer? I don't dare. 
