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Originally Posted by Blazerowner
How did you get those bends like that?
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I machined a bending shoe to match the contour of the windshield frame
I had to make it so that it would bend one side at a time because my CNC mill only has 50" of travel in X direction.
I took a thick piece of aluminum and milled the contour on both sides in order to get the left and right side contour.
I clamp it down with a top plate and bend it with a soft hammer using the softer 1100 aluminum rather than 6061
I'm still working on the final shape, also will add a piece of weatherstrip underneath to seal it
this is the bending shoe...clamped it to the manual mill to hold it while bending.
installed with tabs bent and bolted down...
I know....I need to repair the outer windshield frame where the weatherstrip attaches...
it's on the list
