F60L Cab 12 truck

[colin jones]

De skinning the doors were quite easy with the flap disc in the grinder. I simply ground around the edge until I saw the lamination and the skin literally fell off Well almost. I drew around the door and just allowed the extra for folding over.

[colin jones]

I put the door blank in the folder and did only 90deg bends as anymore than that and you would lock you're self out. I also gave it about 1-2mm all around so it wasn't too tight. I clamped it to my table and just slowly went around and bent it over. You can't bend it all at once or you will distort the sheet so just follow along and bring it flat including the curves.

[colin jones]

And that's about it apart from fitting the hinges.

[Lynn Eades]

Mr Jones, You're a versatile bugger!

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Colin

Impressive, I have tried to figure out how to do that with out success. So your step by step is quit something.

The door hinges on Pat 11 & 12 seem to be a real weak point, I have always thought that they had to be a standard automotive door hinge, figured that they probably were a Model T hinge that Ford guys had a warehouse full of or that they had the tooling sitting around. I've looked through T parts but have never had a match.

Cheers phil

[Keith Webb]

Love watching someone making a job which for most of us would be either challenging or impossible look easy.

You are a true craftsman, Mr. Jones!

[Bob Carriere]

I have also search high and low for such hinges and like Phil came up empty.

Not having all the milling/press I think it can still be done albeit slowly.

The big hurdle is to get a machine shop to make me the suitable half circle die. I am sure I can duplicate the bending press with my 20 ton hydraulic press for such a short item.

I may cut the individual fingers with a metal band saw and finish slowly with a file.

On the door skins..... lucky I have only 2 doors otherwise I would have to deal with four skins ....... did you prebend the two top bends in the top section first then worked on the sides ....

How difficult was it doing the curved section.... it seems that it needs to be shrinked first when you do the first 90 degrees than stretched when you finally flatten that section down. Did you use any heat at all....?

Did you spot weld one side before doing the opposite side??

Thanks for the pictures.

Cheers

[Howard]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Love watching someone making a job which for most of us would be either challenging or impossible look easy.
You are a true craftsman, Mr. Jones!

...and this is why I told Mr Jones that I hate him!