just wondering if there is any easy way to bend some 3mm aluminium checkerplate that i am using to make some guards for the rear corners of my zook.
any ideas appreciated
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Checkerplate
big fat drainpipe (steel, concrete) rag to cover the checkerplate, piece of 4x2 and a mallet.
cut the plate as best you can, then lay the checkerplate over the pipe to the right angle for the bend/curve, then flog the piece of wood in the right place with the mallet.
cut the plate as best you can, then lay the checkerplate over the pipe to the right angle for the bend/curve, then flog the piece of wood in the right place with the mallet.
ht zook with bog, rust and mt's
this is my wheelbase |<-------->|
this is my wheelbase |<-------->|
The shape in the rear 3/4 of a sierra is a bit more complex than you think - most commercial rear corners have a cut and weld in then somewhere ( the spot varies) so they can have a bit of a bend in them becuse the rear corner is convex not straight up and down.
IMHO checkerplate looks hack and makes for lost capability ( no, really) because when you are sitting on it it grabs the tree/rock/bank/car and will make it harder to drive off of. Also, aluminium galls so when you are sitting against a rock it will drag and gouge. the rock will bite into it, again, making it harder to drive off.If it was me, I would go with about 2mm(not over) steel plate as this will let the car slide off of obstacles easily.
IMHO checkerplate looks hack and makes for lost capability ( no, really) because when you are sitting on it it grabs the tree/rock/bank/car and will make it harder to drive off of. Also, aluminium galls so when you are sitting against a rock it will drag and gouge. the rock will bite into it, again, making it harder to drive off.If it was me, I would go with about 2mm(not over) steel plate as this will let the car slide off of obstacles easily.
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