I printed the contour of the wheelcover at full scale and
after checking the contour on the wheel with a piece welding
rod, Aad glued the drawing on a chunk of 16 mm steel. Using
the bandsaw the pieces were then cut out. The plan was to
make an upper and lower die, and use the Pullmax to shape
the cover. There is a 3 mm gap between the dies, and all sharp
edges are smoothed so the aluminium will not be damaged.
We have not done this before so it is a bit of an experiment,
but a lot of fun to do!