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bkdabusboy@yahoo.com Wed Oct 30, 2002 8:39 pm

i need to know where to get a tool that wraps flanges around one another. also what is it called and do they work good??

jasanch@aol.com Thu Oct 31, 2002 4:32 am

Are you referring to a door skin tool? If so, there is a tool called " The Skinner" that is used to bend the edge of a new door skin. A 3/8 drive ratchet is used to turn a roller that squeezes the seam flat. I got mine from a MAC tools distributor, but any one of the "tool guys" like Matco/ Snap On should be able to get it, as well as any Body Shop supply store like Finishmaster. The Eastwood Company also makes one that is more like a pliers, I believe, and you can order it online from them. I have no idea how well it works. I rarely use the skinner tool, and have found that it's easier and faster to use a body hammer and rubber dolly.It's one of those tools that seem like a good idea when you buy it, but, in this case, I prefer doing it the old fashioned way.

mleard@csenergie.qc.ca Tue Nov 05, 2002 2:15 pm

there is a Tama hole Punch/Flange tool, sold on autobodystore.com here is the link:
http://www.autobodystore.com/hand.htm

look at the bottom, its a hole Punch/Flange tool ...maybe its what your looking for!! 109$
hope it help
mike



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