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Old 04-12-2026, 01:54 PM   #4
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Default Re: '33 grill stamped as one piece.

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Originally Posted by Krylon32 View Post
A few years ago there was an old Ford archive video of Ford stamping the 34 grille and it involved one piece but 2 separate hits. Amazing technology for the day.
That's not unusual even now. Often the first from is the "rough" one... gets things in place. The second form will set the radii, etc.
Some of the dies I had built for aircraft engine parts required numerous dies, three, even four, to get to the finished part.
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