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hotrodf1 · 05-29-2012, 06:37 PM

Sorry for the delay on the pics. They aren't great but do show the trailer and the start of my framework.

Aerohead - I didn't know that 50% was a less than ideal number. Got it from widipedia. Perhaps not a great source, but when I searched for Kamm back that's what came up first, so . . . .

I kind of thought it seemed "too easy" to get there. Was planning on making it deeper, but then at 50% cross section and 15 deg. it was only 44" deep on the hypotenuse.

Anyway,
The piece was going to start out with straight corners since the corners on the trailer are straight anyway. Does this make sense or not? Could have easily used the bender to make them 6" radius curves.

The rear of the tail was going to just use the curves that the bender produces (seen in photo). I guess that's probably not enough curvature to make the most of it.

Thanks for the heads up on the template. that's what I needed yesterday but I didn't know what to look for. I'll look at that before I go any further.

Let's see if these pics will show up from photobucket.

First the trailer

Then the rear section of frame.

05-29-2012, 06:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
hotrodf1 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 13 Brutus - '01 Dodge Cummins 3500 Dually extended cab Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sorry for the delay on the pics. They aren't great but do show the trailer and the start of my framework. Aerohead - I didn't know that 50% was a less than ideal number. Got it from widipedia. Perhaps not a great source, but when I searched for Kamm back that's what came up first, so . . . . I kind of thought it seemed "too easy" to get there. Was planning on making it deeper, but then at 50% cross section and 15 deg. it was only 44" deep on the hypotenuse. Anyway, The piece was going to start out with straight corners since the corners on the trailer are straight anyway. Does this make sense or not? Could have easily used the bender to make them 6" radius curves. The rear of the tail was going to just use the curves that the bender produces (seen in photo). I guess that's probably not enough curvature to make the most of it. Thanks for the heads up on the template. that's what I needed yesterday but I didn't know what to look for. I'll look at that before I go any further. Let's see if these pics will show up from photobucket. First the trailer Then the rear section of frame.