I didn't have time to weld a set of "tucking" pliers together, but I have the parts ready to make some. I roughed in some cheap pliers with a flap disc just to see how the hand shrinking would go. I flattened the practice piece out and cut out the curve in an actual 'curve' shape. It actually worked great...even with my rudimentary-makeshift tools. From my first practice run, it is evident why the tuck pliers need to be parallel, and as finished as possible.
The curve ended up splitting; I didn't put a good enough dimple in the tuck before I tried to hammer it out. I forgot to take pictures when I started, but here's
a general idea of what it looked like. Remember, this is the same practice piece I already boogered up.
Brad
