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12-30-2016, 09:22 PM
Jack 1957
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I laid some 1" tape along the laser line. I'll trim along the bottom of the tape and tip the flange along the top edge of the tape giving me a one inch flange that should slide right into the slot in the stringer. After I cut the excess material off, I taped along the new edge on the inside and transferred the bend line to the inside with a marker.
I needed a wide flange down here but at the front, the flange was too wide to shrink into a tight radius so I had to trim it down to 3/4" in this area.
It fits much better now. I'm within 1/4" in a couple spots up front and most of it lays flat on the buck. I still have to work the top edge to fit the buck but overall, I'm closing in on it. I won't bother getting an exact fit yet. I will need to do one more wash over with the wheel and that will probably move the perimeter a little so I'll tighten it up at that time.
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