*Tech* Rebuilding a truck bed with help from Baileigh

Pure metal art

 

I think you've proved that you deserved to win that brake. Nice work, and a good showcase of your, and the brake's, abilities.
Ralph

 

Congrats on your win,well deserved.
Great tech on the logo.

 

This is really awesome!

 

Nice nice nice.

 

Great work...

 

Thanks for the compliments.I enjoyed doing the tech threads.

 

Your a rock star man

 

Damn that is sick. Very nice work

 

Here is a video of how the machine works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWvMW1Zxoyc

 

This is the "one in a thousand" type post that makes it worthwhile to spend time on the internet! Great job!
I think it is great that your wife encourages and helps you!
I like it!
Alden

 

That is very nice!

 

That is so cool. Never realized I needed a plasma cutter till I saw this.

 

I just spent days looking for a different way to do this. Your way looks easier. How did you keep the metal from warping while in the press.

 

WOW...very impressive...Maybe the best tech thread I've seen. Gotta check out the Baileigh site for more detail on "the roll". Thanks for posting.

 

Pretty neat idea to stamp the tailgate. We've been comptemplating something like that.

 

The die is only about .060" thick so the metal doesn't have to stretch very far.The top helps hold it in place too.If you want to go deeper you may need to pre stretch the area first to keep it from distorting.