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General Upholstery Questions and Comments => General Discussion => Topic started by: Mike on April 28, 2014, 05:18:38 am

Title: Dificult frame bend
Post by: Mike on April 28, 2014, 05:18:38 am
Well got to me a guy at the shop so do a multiple angle bend for a custom shade on his flats boat. Wish me well i dont want to mess it up with one wrong bend.
Photos later
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: Mike on April 28, 2014, 03:10:00 pm
here is the frame bent and installed

(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs5.postimg.org%2Frtoz1njb7%2F10323139_10202022534140280_1773553045_n.jpg&hash=4396d994340130cd555155d049b5c714) (http://postimg.org/image/rtoz1njb7/)

pulled the pattern

(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs5.postimg.org%2Fnylkz305f%2F10287177_10202022533300259_1014209669_n.jpg&hash=663feab5102be1392f445d136d7d100d) (http://postimg.org/image/nylkz305f/)

plenty of needed shade for the captain

(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs5.postimg.org%2Fvsm6kh7yb%2F10287146_10202022531540215_1909953411_n.jpg&hash=0cdb5186db9415a7a7773d7087d74850) (http://postimg.org/image/vsm6kh7yb/)(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs5.postimg.org%2Flz4z7o5tv%2FIMG_3057.jpg&hash=91aa3f5003c2ed6fe95080a28448d2f5) (http://postimg.org/image/lz4z7o5tv/)
it is a guide boat so I was sure to add a company label

(https://forum.upholster.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs5.postimg.org%2Fpu8da8ozn%2F10276372_10202022527980126_1101939487_n.jpg&hash=5af02d4f9f9282f2dc261a24ec216706) (http://postimg.org/image/pu8da8ozn/)
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: MinUph on April 28, 2014, 06:12:50 pm
Nice job Mike,
  Cool design.
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: forsailbyowner on April 29, 2014, 12:58:56 pm
Just curious, Did you rely on  setscrews to hold it together?
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: Mike on April 29, 2014, 02:11:32 pm
no never with stainless always rivet
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: JuneC on April 29, 2014, 06:08:07 pm
Good looking top, Mike.  That will at least be out of the way for fishing.

June
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: Mike on April 29, 2014, 06:31:50 pm
thanks june that's what he wanted. I made him a bimini on hos last boat nut this is new  and he happened across a past customer who hd a similar top. I done 3 I can think ot that mount to the rail like that
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: timtheboatguy on April 29, 2014, 09:07:58 pm
Nice work Mike. Is the top held on with zippered pockets?
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: Mike on April 30, 2014, 05:16:00 am
Yes tim best way i can see to do it 
Title: Re: Dificult frame bend
Post by: regalman190 on May 01, 2014, 05:52:15 pm
I like it! Nice job Mike.