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MP&C · 07-16-2016, 09:22 PM

Cody travelled down today from Milton DE so we could add some bead detail surrounding the louvers on the hood sides.

He used a paper pattern to copy the louver layout from the hood sides, and then added the offset for the bead location.

While he was doing that Kyle and I added the rounded bead detail to the louver panels for the Wheeling Machine, here using a fancy clamp-on guide...

Beaded....

Motion picture of same..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcPpwUF5yvI

Excess flange is trimmed to the bead edge...

This should give a more finished edge when attached to the cast legs...

Once Cody was done with the layout and transferred it to some 1/2" thick MDF, it was cut out on the fancy vice jigsaw...

The corners were dressed with a 1-1/2" diameter drum sander and all the other edges filed to remove any imperfections that may alter the course of the beading dies. Then a sample of 18 gauge was clamped and run through the dies to insure the corners wanted to play nicely... The dies in the Lennox were changed to the flat upper for a flatter bead profile.

With that looking good, the MDF guide was located on the hood side, clamped temporarily with some vise grips, and drilled for 8-32 machine screws to secure it in place..

Cody positions the IPhone for the video, using the patent pending Vise Grip phone clamp.

Completed panels...

Video of the process....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zicnFG7KRLc

One pass was made most of the way through to give a good amount of stretch, and a second pass a slight bit more to add some definition..

07-16-2016, 09:22 PM	#7
MP&C Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Leonardtown, MD Posts: 1,634	Re: Louvers for hood sides Cody travelled down today from Milton DE so we could add some bead detail surrounding the louvers on the hood sides. He used a paper pattern to copy the louver layout from the hood sides, and then added the offset for the bead location. While he was doing that Kyle and I added the rounded bead detail to the louver panels for the Wheeling Machine, here using a fancy clamp-on guide... Beaded.... Motion picture of same.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcPpwUF5yvI Excess flange is trimmed to the bead edge... This should give a more finished edge when attached to the cast legs... Once Cody was done with the layout and transferred it to some 1/2" thick MDF, it was cut out on the fancy vice jigsaw... The corners were dressed with a 1-1/2" diameter drum sander and all the other edges filed to remove any imperfections that may alter the course of the beading dies. Then a sample of 18 gauge was clamped and run through the dies to insure the corners wanted to play nicely... The dies in the Lennox were changed to the flat upper for a flatter bead profile. With that looking good, the MDF guide was located on the hood side, clamped temporarily with some vise grips, and drilled for 8-32 machine screws to secure it in place.. Cody positions the IPhone for the video, using the patent pending Vise Grip phone clamp. Completed panels... Video of the process.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zicnFG7KRLc One pass was made most of the way through to give a good amount of stretch, and a second pass a slight bit more to add some definition.. __________________ Robert Last edited by MP&C; 07-16-2016 at 09:29 PM.