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The hardest part was working out the position of the pivot point and ensuring the axis of the two hinge points were parallel with the edge against which the material would be bent across the whole width of the sheet bender.
Needless to say they were not quite square after I finished welding but not more than 0.039" (1mm) out over 30" width,.
I spent a disproportionate number of hours removing the plastic reflective stuff from the dishonestly acquired road sign and even more hours shaping it to fit the lower frame rails and then to bend over the lower head stock frame cross brace. Satisfied that it fitted without huge water ingress issues I bent it up on my recently fabricated sheet bender. The shape required a specific bend profile. When I came to test fit it I realised I had bent it absolutely the wrong way round. Basically upside down. Bollox!!!!!!!!!!!!
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