Made a grille for my WD45

   / Made a grille for my WD45 #22  
How did you make those nice bends?

Made a jig and heated the flat stock for the radius ,1st. Then Found it was quicker and more consistent to have the place I buy steel, put it in a rebar bender. It's two pieces welded together.
 
   / Made a grille for my WD45 #23  
Looks good sterff! Bday I like the looks of yours also they look era specific.

After I built the AC guard. I found one at a show, its almost an exact replica. I made it from a picture in a Old AC loader manual. AC also made a WD series guard out of tubing. I liked the looks of this one better.
 
   / Made a grille for my WD45 #24  
Bday said:
After I built the AC guard. I found one at a show, its almost an exact replica. I made it from a picture in a Old AC loader manual. AC also made a WD series guard out of tubing. I liked the looks of this one better.

I need to build one and I have a spare bumper... one of these days.
 
   / Made a grille for my WD45 #25  
Made a jig and heated the flat stock for the radius ,1st. Then Found it was quicker and more consistent to have the place I buy steel, put it in a rebar bender. It's two pieces welded together.
Thanks for explaining. Beautiful work!
 
   / Made a grille for my WD45 #26  
deffinately looks nice.
 
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