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Is the patch hammered or rolled?



A little bit of both. He has a roller-brake-shear combo unit. He rolled a crown north-south, then used a shrinker to get the sides to curl down, then when that started to make too much of a ridge around the sides, he massaged it with hammer and dolly. All the while he was whining about how he wished he had an english wheel. He's going to tack the back first and hammer weld the final shape as he tacks it down before finish-welding it all around, alternating spots naturally so as to not warp it. Then a new gas filler bung and a little bit of mud the top will be ready for paint. We will be resealing the inside of the tank. To give you some (two) hints on the gas filler...



Okay, so I'm horrible at hinting...

More "hints":

http://picasaweb.google.com/friarjohn/BikeProject2007#

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