Thread: How was this made?

Hi potty,
I assume you mean the four inside corners?
I cant really tell from the picture what sort of radius they have.
It was most likely made in 3 pieces. One U (bottom and two sides) and two sides. With a MIG welder you can get a pretty big radius on an internal corner. Then a lot of grinding.
Of course there are other ways to make bigger radius but they will add to the cost.

Stuart

Top could be square tube and then made as suggested above.

Nev

i would put my money on a sheetmetal worker made it from one peice then it was welded up.

Originally Posted by kraits

i would put my money on a sheetmetal worker made it from one peice then it was welded up.

Could be done.
But
1. You need a very large folder (or a magna bend)
2. lots of scrap(more than 45%)
3. Some way of cutting out the notches
You would save a two welds though.

The 3rd photo - is that a weld seam running horizontally just below the top of the left hand side? Not quite sure why that would be there if it was fully folded.

i don't think thats a weld, looks more like an line created by wear or an impact.

Hi All,

It's hard to guess the size, but, going by the leaves and flowers, I'd guess 6" square or so, and I think that top would be pressed, if it was a alloy suited to deep drawing, you could press the whole thing, run a trimming cutter around the inside lip, and just fold/roll a seam on the bottom. No welding or grinding.

I'd like to see a picture of the inside, if it's welded that's where you would see it more clearly.

Probably get them made in China for 50 cents each. Rusty patina comes for free...

Regards
Ray

lol I was thinking it was at least 3 times that big.
I take back everything I said if Ray has the size right

Stuart

I would build it like below, which is the the way it might have been built of a sheety.
The bottom would go in before welding it up from the inside and rest on the bottom fold.

Dave

I go with Daves' method , it's the quickest and least wasteful ,just need a segmented bender to do it.

Kev.