[HBR] Chassis kits

[john]

Aluminum sheet is available on Ebay with relatively affordable prices. 
(Speedy Metals, etc)

John K5MO



At 12:06 AM 11/24/2014, James Fuller wrote:
>Or you could just buy a set of Vise Grip metal bending pliers and no 
>welding necessary.  There are several brands of forming pliers out there.
>
>JamesF
>
>
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> > On Nov 23, 2014, at 9:31 PM, ke9xq at charter.net wrote:
> >
> > One more thought on bending your
> > own chassis for a couple of bucks,
> > rather then 35 on up.  Dig out an
> > old vice grip pliers and have two maybe
> > 4 inch peaces ofsteel angle iron welded
> > to the tip or end of the pliers perpendicular
> > to make it "T" shaped, maybe one of the
> > angle iron pieces could be pre-bent just
> > a little more, so it had an acute angle to
> > it, as you'd like to bend your sided just
> > a tad more then needed so when releaced
> > it will spring back to the final shape you
> > desire.
> >
> > If you take the pliers and angle iron to
> > a stock car racer or builder, or a fixerupper
> > shop like a motorcycle shop (use your imagination)
> > and ask them to weld this for you, it could
> > hopefully end up costing you an extra 5
> > dollars or so and you have much of wht you
> > will need to bend the material you will need
> > for a project such as this.  Guess what I'm
> > thinking is where there is a will there is a way.
> >
> > 73
> > Bill  KE9XQ
> >
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