Some pretty exciting stuff today, at least for me. It was a rainy day so I stayed in the basement and made an engine hood. I got to use some 1/2" dies I made for my beader and I got to use a dimple die i had made.
You can see I folded the edges over to give it strength and eliminate the sharp edge. I curved it next to fit the back of the body. I wasn't sure if you can bead on a curve but it worked fine. It didn't even change the curve much. Next I cut a dozen 2" holes then used the dimple die. That gives it even more strength.
The die I made out of an old cracked socket. It had a nice taper on it for the male part. I used piece of aluminum I had to make the female part. You just squeeze the metal between the two. I made a die for 1" holes too.
Here is the hood roughly in place. I have to make some hinges for it. I was pretty pleased with how it turned out. It doesn't take much to please me anymore.
Things will slow down now. I have family stuff to do over the holiday.