Auto Rod Tech's Project Thread

If you haven't seen it yet, check out #7 on the link below, from the inventor of the original, Magnabend. It shows some helpful hints on getting more out of the machine, especially the part about filling any gaps so everything stays parallel to the bed. Also, when it appears you are exceeding the capability of the machine (who....me?), I always stack about three or so of the plates together, more for the magnet to hold onto.

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Made some updates to the website, added a bunch of pictures and a few new projects and finally added a page for the paint store. I was holding off because of thoughts of having a check out but with the products we sell it would just be to hard to do and keep up with.
 
Playing with metal again.
I still struggle with this a little but I am getting much better. Finally getting the hang of it, it just takes me a little while.

After fixing the dent damage on one side I realized that the second side was much flatter than the first, so I raised the whole panel just slightly so it all blended together properly.
It still needed a coat of glaze but it was much nicer than what I started with.. I was just fortunate I was able to have access to the back side. I hate having to cut things apart to get to the back side, and it wouldn't have been worth the effort for the little bit of changes we made.











 
Maybe I missed something earlier. But, you are hammering out, shrinking, and sanding the marker off correct?
 
danolson88 said:
Maybe I missed something earlier. But, you are hammering out, shrinking, and sanding the marker off correct?
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Yea, this process takes me a while, sometimes I have to marker it a few times to get to the point that I am happy with it.
 
Your work is unbelievable!! The bed work on the dodge is exactly what I want to do on my next 85 c10. Where are you buying your ez grind from?
 
danolson88 said:
Your work is unbelievable!! The bed work on the dodge is exactly what I want to do on my next 85 c10. Where are you buying your ez grind from?
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Thank you very much.. I just ordered a batch from my local welding supplier to give it a try, I've only had one roll so far.
 
Had to harass Barry on this one. I told him it was probably one of the oddest calls he was going to get all week. I haven't checked back but I think I was right. lol
A few of these were Christmas presents so I've been holding out on the pictures.







 
Thanks guys we have been hard at it.

And to answer your question 68' Those were added on to the sections so that we could clamp all four sides together and to leave a edge gap that could be welded. By doing it this way I had a controlled edge gap to weld, it also made it much easier to align things and bend the top and bottom piece into place.. We just cut them off with a electric cut-off wheel.. That task was much easier than all of the grinding after everything was welded.
 
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