Re: 55 Wagon Progress
Hardly at all. Lightly place it against the proud of the weld dot on the bottom side, listen for the metal on metal when you strike from above with the hammer. I should probably back up here and say the primary focus with this "initial" planishing is to add some stretch to where it shrank. Once the full weld pass has been dressed, then you can go back and look at any further needs, bumping, planishing, shrinking, etc. to get the panel nice and true. With those weld dots still there, even while ground down, it's more of a challenge to read the panel accurately. Save the final planishing for the next step... after it's all dressed smooth.
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Robert
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