Duster Rear Window Louvers
Those look great would love to see a final product and what you decide to make them out of too
The first draft was built out of some scrap sheet metal I had laying in the corner of the garage. Took me about 5 hours to cut and form the louvers in the picture, that was done entirely by hand (with old fashioned shears, tongs, and using my knee to create the slight curve). I could speed that up a bit, If I switch to using my Air Shears, and have a template drawn out for each piece.
If I can figure out an effective (reproduce able) method of assembling them, I'll probably make them out of Stainless Steel or Sheet Metal. Unless I could figure out how to make a mold and cast them in plastic.
The sheet metal version (first draft) is extremely light, considering the fact that it is metal.
I'm going to ask my dad for his thoughts on making them more "assembly friendly", since he has about 30+ more years of experience than I do in making these kinds of odd custom/hand made parts.
I'll also be making a Rear Window Louver soon too.