I m getting started on building a custom seat pan for my cafe project.
Cafe seat plate sheet metal.
I have found a design i intend to mimic and it is made from sheetmetal.
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Sheet metal to cover the seat area or similar bracing.
I ve read through a few posts and have seen pans made from everything from 12 gauge to 22 gauge in everything from stainless steel to aluminum.
Shrinking actually makes the metal thicker so it takes up less surface area and tends to tuck in so it pops any doming done to the sheet.
Anyone have suggestions for a good gauge for a sheet steel pan.
Shrinking is done by creating tucks at the edges and then hammering them against an anvil because of the shape of the tuck the hammering actually gathers the metal together making it thicker cool huh.
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Ive been trying to figure out how to make a cafe seat with the bubbled end piece under dorm room limitations.
It s all the same just make the adjustments needed for your bike.
It s a given some seat pans are quicker and easier to make from sheet metal but for this type i have the seat wrap over the frame so fiberglass is my weapon of choice.