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pillars, and hammer them into
pillars, and hammer them into
position. This will get you where you
position. This will get you where you
want to go from side to side, but
want to go from side to side, but
the length is a different story. In
the length is a different story. In
that case you measure the pillars
that case you measure the pillars
front to back, and the top front to
front to back, and the top front to
back to see what difference you
back to see what difference you
will have to make up. If the pillars
will have to make up. If the pillars
are 72” from front to back, and
are 72” from front to back, and
the top section measures 62”,
the t
the t
the top section measures 62”, op section measures 62”, op section measures 62”,
you will need to make up
the 10” in two 5” sections
for example. Above the
front side section you will
add 5”, and in the back
glass section you will add
another 5”.
In this type of chop, you
will live and die by the tape
measure. The pieces added
will need to be 18 to 22
gauge so it will bend easy
and conform to the shape
of the existing panels. This
can be done with a vise and
a hammer. First the outside
pieces so that the window
sections will line up, and then
the interior pieces.

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