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Blue666(2) · 01-15-2020, 10:56 PM

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After cutting the corner off, I drilled the spot welds and used a small screw driver to pry apart the bottom corner & the interior brace. Like Gibson63, I traced the parts onto cardboard and cut out patterns to trace onto 18 gauge steel. I missed taking a picture of the bottom corner cardboard pattern.

Using my bench vise & two straight sections of angle iron with a sharp corner, I slowly bent the 18 gauge into the new corner piece. The process involved lots checking & bending & rechecking.

01-15-2020, 10:56 PM	#2
Blue666(2) Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Valparaiso, IN Posts: 300	Re: Core Support, Bottom Corners Replacements Post #2 After cutting the corner off, I drilled the spot welds and used a small screw driver to pry apart the bottom corner & the interior brace. Like Gibson63, I traced the parts onto cardboard and cut out patterns to trace onto 18 gauge steel. I missed taking a picture of the bottom corner cardboard pattern. Using my bench vise & two straight sections of angle iron with a sharp corner, I slowly bent the 18 gauge into the new corner piece. The process involved lots checking & bending & rechecking.