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Old 10-10-2017, 12:15 AM
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Default Another use for the spring steel slapper

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When making difficult off-set bends in the brake, sometimes the 20ga steel needs more help going into place...

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The slapper spreads out the force so the dead-blow hammer makes the sheet move with few marks.

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When clamping the part down to make another offset, the slapper again spreads out the clamping force, avoiding marks.

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Still a ways to go, but a pretty good start on a rocker panel that bows out and curves under at the same time, with added "artwork" coming along next.
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