preparing for tubework???

[rocksteadily]

when you guys do your flatbeds or truggy builds, do you lay it out on paper first or how do you know what to follow when bending? thanks for your help!"thumbsup"

 

[Prime]

Me personally I do a rough sketch of how I want it to look and then start measuring, cutting, and brazing. I just bend it up a section at a time, taking time, eyeballing, and measuring to make sure both sides match.

 

[ecoli]

I do a bunch of 3D modelling and rendering of the image before hand !

Nah, truggies are pretty straightforward as far as the "base" design. I make the cab hoop first, then braze the horizontal main hoop on, and then go from there. All other parts are brazed to these two pieces, so it's pretty simple after that.

 

[pardonmyn00b]

For the flatbed I'm building I put it down on paper just so I could check my bends and keep it square.