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Old 10-22-2018, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by gashammer View Post
I did the whole weld in one pass...once. Kent is right on the money with his advice. The only thing I can add is to keep your hammer blows light. That panel will want to swell up like a balloon if you use shaping blows instead of planishing blows. A compound curved surface can swell up a bit without being noticed but not that near-dead-flat panel. Also, I've found that my slapping file is a terrific tool to gently raise low spots when doing these long-sided.

Good luck from a fellow Busman!

Was that with tig or gas
Very nice van
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