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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by jhnarial, Sep 16, 2008.

  1. cornfieldcustoms
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    been working on some air plane parts the past couple days. i am teaching a class for a couple guys from the US air force museum Wright Patterson restoration department so i wanted to get familiar with some air craft stuff

    going to make some pieces for a B-17 bomber engine cowl

    making the paper patter

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    after some shrinking and stretching

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    after some blending and and forming

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    shining up nice while working on planishing the panel out

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    working on a little reverse curve section of a wing fairing

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  2. THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
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  3. car doctor
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    14894509641931588976588.jpg IMG_20180610_131105.jpg IMG_20180610_125659.jpg IMG_20180610_125508.jpg IMG_20180610_125643.jpg IMG_20180610_131521.jpg Rear corner fill in piece for my 32 hi-boy and floor, running boards and rear roll pan for my Willy's pick-up. Also rear window garnish moulding for the willys
     
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  4. chop job
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    1. WISCONSON HAMBERS

    Nice work on that floor.
     
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  6. Marty Strode
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    Air intake scoop for Bonneville Lakester. I will posts pics when I get it mounted. IMG_1771.JPG IMG_1772.JPG IMG_1780.JPG IMG_1783.JPG IMG_1808.JPG IMG_1809.JPG IMG_1810.JPG IMG_1811.JPG IMG_1812.JPG
     
  7. Joe McGlynn
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    Very Nice! What was your process? Looks like a lancaster-style shrinker along the edges that get welded and wheeling to raise the sides?

    The round stock at the front gives it a really nicely finished edge.
     
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  8. That looks really nice great work Marty thank you for sharing how you made it. Hobo Jim
     
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  9. Marty Strode
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    I started tuck shrinking and getting the general shape on the stump, with my modified softball bat, followed by using a slapper on a dome. Then came the wheeling to finalize the shape and roll out the lumps. IMG_1360.JPG
     
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  10. alwaysamopar
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    So much talent here. Thanks for posting processes and pics.

    Sent from my SM-G900V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
     
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  11. Fabber McGee
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    Wow, I thought that scoop was a lot bigger than it is until I noticed the spring clamp. Must only be 6 or 7 inches tall, huh?
     
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  12. Marty Strode
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    Good guess, it's 7" tall and 11" long. I am working on the base right now, pics to come.
     
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  13. oj
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    Sometimes things fall into place and I thought I'd take a pic. 010.JPG 002 (4).JPG
     
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  14. Dino 64
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    Lookin good OJ
     
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  15. CoolHand
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    Damned fine result, sir.
     
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  16. oj
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    Thanks, I'm welding it in right now and developing the piece that goes to the front. But I really was astonished when I set that big panel in there and just those two little clamps held it pefect, I thought 'goddamn' and took the pic.
     
  17. CoolHand
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    If at first you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment. ;)
     
  18. toreadorxlt
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    Built me a power hammer and heres the first panel off of it. Still so much to learn, looking forward to it. 2.jpg 1a.jpg skin.jpg
     
  19. Nice work Steve! You should turn out some nice panels with that!
     
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  20. CoolHand
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    VERY nicely done, sir.

    You've definitely got some hours in fabricating that beast.

    Excellent result.
     
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  21. mgermca
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    Steve Shepard you do cool shit. ;)
     
  22. Never2low
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    Sweet Jebus!:eek:
     
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  25. toreadorxlt
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    Thank you for the nice words everybody.


    Here’s a very quick video of it running.
     
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  27. bundoc bob
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    This is surely the place where artisans hang out. So much skill and
    pushing of the envelope. The mention of B-17s earlier jogged my memory
    of an old, WW2 era aircraft fuselage building book [sadly lost forever now] that had quite a bit about rubber block die forming, where a wooden pattern was covered by a suitable size/gauge of aluminum sheet in a press and a thick block of fairly hard rubber was lowered over it and pressure was applied. Anybody ever tried this?
     
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  28. MP&C
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    I have a couple radius bends to do in fabricating an AC condenser bracket, so a piece of 1/2" 4130 was added to the Magnetic Brake die.. This will help keep things from moving, and it is welded on what is usually the back side, so no interference otherwise...

    This will be the mounting flange to the radiator..

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    1" rod is used to form the radius on the side "covers"

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    A test fit before we cut out the gaping hole for air flow....



    The center hole is cut out and a flange tipped for wrapping a 3/16" rod for wire edge. This should add plenty of strength, if the 16 GA wasn't enough..

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    Our anvil we made up for stretching the metal in the corners for tipping..

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    A "rough" demonstration of how the corners are stretched/tipped for the wired edge. Sorry for the sound issues, the iPhone seems to want to do a noise cancellation throughout filming.... :mad:




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    Wire edging complete:


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  29. Robert , love that little hammer ! Great work as usual . Blue
     
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  30. MP&C
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    It does a nice job of stretching areas like that corner. An eBay find, iirc.
     
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