I am not very good at visualising how to make shapes with sheet steel.
Mrs Codger says it is something about spatial awareness so it must be true!
I am slowly renovating my Panda Colour and have found that the last 2cm of the cross-member (the one that the jacking point sits on) has rotted away.
The rest of the cross member is solid, so I want to basically fix the end of it and re-connect it in to the outer sill/inner sill/floor joint.
I came across a picture from "Kolza" (Jakob?) really great thread some time back,but for some reason I can't upload it tonight.
The end of the cross-member has a flange so that it can be welded to the floor above, and that flange then curves downwards in to the sill/ floor joint.
My question is, how can you make a flange which also curves downwards? Is there a technique?
Sorry in advance for the dim question if the answer is obvious!
Mrs Codger says it is something about spatial awareness so it must be true!
I am slowly renovating my Panda Colour and have found that the last 2cm of the cross-member (the one that the jacking point sits on) has rotted away.
The rest of the cross member is solid, so I want to basically fix the end of it and re-connect it in to the outer sill/inner sill/floor joint.
I came across a picture from "Kolza" (Jakob?) really great thread some time back,but for some reason I can't upload it tonight.
The end of the cross-member has a flange so that it can be welded to the floor above, and that flange then curves downwards in to the sill/ floor joint.
My question is, how can you make a flange which also curves downwards? Is there a technique?
Sorry in advance for the dim question if the answer is obvious!