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    Registered Member MP&C's Avatar
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    Bodywork dollies are closer than you think..

    So yeah, we work on just about anything. File this one away under "everything's a tool". You need to be able to look at the problem, and figure out what you have readily available as a solution (especially when working weekends)

    Vince is still milking the media blast job..



    Another of the lids had been used and abused with a hammer over it's life, the center was concaved inward, the outer rim had several flat spots. So while Vince was busy, I came up with a dent removal tool to help straighten out the next lid.







    The half hitch ball was used as a punch straight down into the lid to add a consistent shape back to the outer ring. Some hammer and dolly work straightened the center concave, giving it a slight crown. A deep dent was heated to make it more pliable, the punch pushed to the bottom and used as fulcrum to push the dent outward (heated spot)



    Then our "punch" was clamped in the vise to use as a post dolly. The lid was positioned where any low spots were placed against the "dolly" and hammering around the perimeter of the dent raised it outwards..





    Some fine tuning left, but this is much better than where we started:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80YGom51gc0


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    Crafty!

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    Thanks Robert!
    Love it - everything is a tool!
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    Great Idea, thanks for posting Robert. It must have been fun cutting the ball in half though. You must have a good saw to make that nice of a cut!!

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    Fantastic use of a "$5 swapmeet find" towing ball!
    What's that old saying...Necessity is the mother of invention...
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