Working with Shrinker/stretcher

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yona
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Working with Shrinker/stretcher

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curt
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:text-goodpost: thats some good info i been wanting to buy one of those setups for a while now never used one
ever notice when you hit somethin or someone with a hammer you feel instantly better
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Post by jonester123 »

Hi yona and curt , they work awesome when you get used to them. I have used my friends shrinker and stretcher when i need to, would be a real good purchase if you work with alot of sheetmetal all the time. :D
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I have had a set for 30 odd years...with these, a modified HF beadroller, and a home-made break, I can make replacement raingutter for any old car made....do a lot of trucks....am having a friend to machine me a deep-throat body from 3"' steel..... The sticky i did on another forum to show how I can make a fender out of flat strips of sheetmetal....
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