Interesting thought. I don't own a stud welder and honestly if possible, I'd like to do the metal work with traditional metal bumping techniques if possible. My main concern is whether or not it'd be smarter to surgically remove the entire swaged over rim of the outer skin by carefully cutting it off and then maybe having it carefully welded back on after metal work is complete, or if cutting a number of slices in the rim, oriented toward the center and then peeling them up just enough to free the skin would be better. That way maybe it could be stitched back together with less damage? I suppose I could test my ideas on a couple beater sacrificial caps to see what works. I just need to come up with a couple sacrificial caps!
Last edited by BlueChipper; 06/07/2020 5:22 PM.
