12-19-2020, 02:22 PM | #1 |
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34 door help
Hey guys, Im repairing a set of doors, one of them the inner and outter skins are bad for around 2 to 3 inches up,
so i cut the skins off, as lest as possible, did the corner repairs, when test fitting the outter skin patch, and i can already tell that the outter skin on the door is wanting to curl inwards at the cut off. how the heck do i get the original door metal to raise back up to meat the patch panel without having a dip at the seam ? |
12-19-2020, 03:34 PM | #2 |
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Re: 34 door help
You overlapping or butt welding ?
If overlapping small sheet metal screws along the edge as needed to keep it tight . Remove them as you go and weld the hole shut . If butt welding small machine screws-nuts and small washers as needed and again remove as you go and weld hole shut . This way you actually drill through the seam so half a hole on each panel . Simpler than it sounds . Also if butt welding a flat piece of copper behind really makes the weld easier . |
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12-19-2020, 03:44 PM | #3 |
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Re: 34 door help
Check out this Youtube video from Fitzee's Fabrications, he has some great looking tips on how to avoid the concern you have. I am a big fan of Fitzee's videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MPykdZF9YU Last edited by Zeke3; 12-19-2020 at 03:48 PM. Reason: Added info. |
12-23-2020, 07:29 AM | #4 | |
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12-23-2020, 11:01 AM | #5 |
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The weld won't stick to the copper, so the copper can be used to backup the seam of the two pieces being joined. I also use a flattened piece of copper tubing to backup holes when filling them or starting a weld at an edge.
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12-23-2020, 11:57 AM | #6 |
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12-24-2020, 07:23 AM | #7 |
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Interesting... I'll have to try that, next time. Thanks.
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