Thread: Custom trim, advice needed
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05-30-2010 03:59 PM #6
Steve, thanks for the encouragement and suggestions on using 304 stainless for my trim. I really like your use of stainless on your new frame.
I took the lazy way out to make my trim, LOL. I used a three foot piece of 1/4" by 3/4" brass flat bar stock. I taper milled it to 1/4" wide at the rear. Hand filed and belt sanded it to curved shape to match my Bob Drake "bull nose" radiator chrome trim. Then blind drilled it and taped it for 8/32 stainless machine screws, polished it till it was smooth and shiney. Then dropped it off at the chrome shop for the finish. The more I thought about it, because I was matching an adjacent trim that was chromed, I needed to go chrome plated for the match.
I did exactly as you did in taking a 45 degree angle off the edge first for the major cut, then rounded the remaining edges to the final shape. It's now mounted and it turned out better than I had hoped. A nice finishing touch.
Sorry, I cannot show you my finished photos. I really do appreciate the efforts and time many of you spend in documenting your projects for all of us. My goal for this year is to get better with my computer and posting of photos.
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