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Ok reality check. I'm I crazy for thinking I can pull this off? I've done some measurements (probably inaccurate but close) of the door. For a patch pannel on the lower door, I'd need a slightly rolled contour on the top with a straight bend on the bottom. Could this be done with a homemade press with some c clamps?
I'm thinking of a quarter inch metal die and pressing it with some hardwood. I'm guessing getting/keeping it in the right position will be the biggest issue after the initial forming.
I had some scrap quarter inch plate so I'm playing around with it. I welded some longer ends on the straightest plate . After some general forming I used a dremel as a router and got a nice flat edge for the bottom of the door.
Now I need to figure out how to take that sharp edge off consistently around the perimeter to make the rolled edge.
I'm thinking of a quarter inch metal die and pressing it with some hardwood. I'm guessing getting/keeping it in the right position will be the biggest issue after the initial forming.
I had some scrap quarter inch plate so I'm playing around with it. I welded some longer ends on the straightest plate . After some general forming I used a dremel as a router and got a nice flat edge for the bottom of the door.
Now I need to figure out how to take that sharp edge off consistently around the perimeter to make the rolled edge.