Bending Brass channel
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Belliott3
Topic author - Posts: 334
- Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:44 pm
- First Name: Bill
- Last Name: Elliott
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1916 Model T Touring
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- MTFCI Number: 22121
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Bending Brass channel
So thanks to my new friend Henry Lee, I was encouraged to try my hand at annealing the brass windshield channel that goes to my 1910 Touring. The channel set from the vendor was bent at too wide a radius to fit my brass frame so I needed to anneal the corners and tighten the radius. I had a corner piece from the original channel to use as a template and I traced that radius onto a piece of aluminum. Using a hand-held propane torch I heated each corner piece to a dull red, moving slowly along the brass, then let it cool off. I did this five times to each corner piece. Setting a piece of brass on the aluminum template (held in a vice) I slowly worked the channel into the correct shape using the handy home-made tool from Hank along with a soft mallet. It didn't take much, and the sides did not bend out thanks to the correct shaping tool and viola, the corner radius now fits my frame nicely! I was very nervous about trying this because those brass channel sets are not cheap; but the encouragement, advice, and generosity from a fellow T guy was all it took. So if you need to do this same project on your early T frame, feel free to contact me and maybe I can be a help to you! Thanks again, Hank!
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- Finished process; original corner piece with re-shaped pieces
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- After annealing process, time to work it!
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- Aluminum cut to correct radius
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- Handy shaping tool!
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- Original corner vs vendor corner
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Belliott3
Topic author - Posts: 334
- Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:44 pm
- First Name: Bill
- Last Name: Elliott
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- MTFCA Number: 52438
- MTFCI Number: 22121
- Board Member Since: 2006
Re: Bending Brass channel
Sorry, those photos should be in the opposite order but you get the drift! BTW, how do you attach a photo and make it so others can click on and enlarge them?
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Rich Eagle
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GEmering
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Re: Bending Brass channel
Great job Bill!
You should be very proud of your work.
You will not find anyone in this hobby more honest or more willing to help others, especially those who are new to old cars, than Hank.
He has quietly helped me and others that I know of numerous times with parts, tools, and advice.
I only wish he lived in New Jersey!
Gene
You should be very proud of your work.
You will not find anyone in this hobby more honest or more willing to help others, especially those who are new to old cars, than Hank.
He has quietly helped me and others that I know of numerous times with parts, tools, and advice.
I only wish he lived in New Jersey!
Gene
Gene Emering
Newton, New Jersey
Newton, New Jersey