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Old 04-07-2013, 01:18 AM   #52 (permalink)
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Completed skin 1 of 2

Completed the back skin and corresponding ribs. One skin to go on the front, odds and ends around the lip, then on to the lid.



Steps:
  • Bend sides up and clamp in place with a wood strip.
  • Fit back and sides together, then rivet the seam.
  • Cutout, then slightly bend the two brackets that hold the ribs onto the frame, from 1/8" steel.
  • Clamp the steel brackets to the aluminum ribs.
  • Measure and adjust the size of the opening at the top and bottom by adjusting the clamps.
  • Spread soggy wet paper towels out to protect the aluminum, and then weld the steel bracket onto the frame.
  • Drill and rivet the steel bracket and aluminum rib together.
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