Stainless Aux pad

[IBWET]

Has anyone had one made ? my initial thought is to use 2 mm 316, I've made a drawing with radiused corners (very swish) but my concern is I will polish this to a mirror finish prior to fitting and can't see how they can bend the steel (heat possibly)without distorting the plate? the polishing will show this up.
Has someone used this thickness before? any problems.....just fishing.

[jwalker]

Originally Posted by IBWET

...my concern is I will polish this to a mirror finish prior to fitting and can't see how they can bend the steel (heat possibly)without distorting the plate? ...

With a sheet metal bender, 2mm shouldn't be a problem. But, you may get stretch marks showing in the polished surface....kinda like around yer belly.

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by IBWET

Has anyone had one made ? my initial thought is to use 2 mm 316, I've made a drawing with radiused corners (very swish) but my concern is I will polish this to a mirror finish prior to fitting and can't see how they can bend the steel (heat possibly)without distorting the plate? the polishing will show this up.
Has someone used this thickness before? any problems.....just fishing.

Polish it first then bend it as JW says, if you want a big rad you just set the bender up differently, then polish the marks out

If possible you want a bender only used for stainless, if its been used for mild it will push any mild dust into the stainless surface and be a b to polish

I'd send it to a polisher dirty bloody job

I made this out of stainless but cheated with the finish but had big rads

[mike]

I have had a polished steel plate made for the transom of the Ribcraft it was made by jason at Ribcraft and is superb.
3 mm 316 .
mike

[IBWET]

Originally Posted by jwalker

With a sheet metal bender, 2mm shouldn't be a problem. But, you may get stretch marks showing in the polished surface....kinda like around yer belly.

Thanks Jeff,

Oi! you been looking through our windows again...

I don't have access to a sheet metal bender, (sounds like a gay robot)..

I thought about a vice and some two hard wood inserts with another block to take the impact of the hammer ,the problem is the second bend...I've got a groovy polisher,if anything sits still for more than 2 mins in our house, it gets done.

The plan was to fill the gap to the transom after fitting with epoxy then sealing with Black silicone.

IB.

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by IBWET

Thanks Jeff,

Oi! you been looking through our windows again...

I don't have access to a sheet metal bender, (sounds like a gay robot)..

I thought about a vice and some two hard wood inserts with another block to take the impact of the hammer ,the problem is the second bend...I've got a groovy polisher,if anything sits still for more than 2 mins in our house, it gets done.

The plan was to fill the gap to the transom after fitting with epoxy then sealing with Black silicone.

IB.

So are you just looking to bend a "U" shape and slide it over the transom as a protector ?

[IBWET]

Pretty much,

The transom slopes at the top (gets narrower) encouraging the screw pads on the engine to slide up/loosen. It's really only a 2mm approx 220mm square with two 90' bends.

I've found an engineering shop just round the corner,that will do the whole thing for £20... .

Thanks for posting the pictures.

Originally Posted by bedajim

So are you just looking to bend a "U" shape and slide it over the transom as a protector ?