My Pal is trying to figure out what kind of tools to fabricate to bend alloy rain cutter. He is building cool Tudor. Do you have any tips for that?
Might be helpful: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/bending-drip-rail.1187059/ Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
I did mine by creating a simple wooden buck from plywood, matching the rear curve. I left the new gutter length longer than needed for the bending and cut to fit after. I did not anneal mine or use anything other than a couple C clamp vice grips, wooden blocks to hold it in position and my hands. The gutter bent super easy, but wanted to slightly twist in the bend area, but some gentle massaging and manipulating with my hands formed it well. I than applied masking tape to car to keep from scratching paint and cut gutter to length. I used sliding wood clamps with windows rolled down to hold it in position while I finalized the fit. Mine were aluminum copies. Super easy to do. Don’t overthink it.
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