Let's see some sheet metal shaping

That came out nice. But everything you do comes out nice! I always wondered how those spikes were made. Now I know.

 

Update on the Kent bike seat, we have a good fit and now it's off to the upholstery shop..

 

Some of the smaller shaping projects i have been doing in the shop the last month or so. Did a small run of 30/31 door skins, 33/34 aluminum roof inserts, 33/34 aluminum deck lid skin, 49 ford hood patch, patched a miller indy car header, inner roof structure for a 50 ford i am correcting the chop, lotus 7 nose work, and some roadster nose work

 

Amazing talent.

 

Cornfieldcustoms, You are in a class by yourself. What a beautiful array of artistic metalsmithing.

 

thanks

thanks man, but not sure about a class of my own. I am just a young guy who has a lot to learn. I just like to build stuff and push hard for better quality every day

 

Well, that's that. I can stop posting my abortions now.
Man, that is some terrific shaping.

 

Dont do that because of me. but thanks

 

Hey, So the cars are done so doing some yard art for the wife. Planter and garden bench. Bored

 

Hella of a bench, love it

 

I made a lower door patch for an off topic door last week. I was having trouble holding the dolly planishing out the weld and came up with this.
I drilled holes in the door jam on each end of the weld and stretched the wire inside to keep the dolly on target. It worked great!

 

Thank You to all the sheet metal artist / craftsman for sharing the Projects that Your working on .

 

Does this count...?

Just takes a bit of .020” brass sheet... a touch of delicately applied hydraulic pressure... and a lotta time building tooling! Then a bit of solder, and tadaaaaa! It floats!




Well... most of em float...

 

English wheel and planishing hammer.

 

No English wheel or planishing hammer.
It's rough, just wanted to show that no special tools are required to make stuff. I did use the shrinker/stretcher on the bottom rim.
Every patch was made with hammer on dolly on this fender. The pock marks and waves attest to that.

 

Good job, Pugsy!

 

Special tools only save time (and take the load off of my arthritic joints).

As you have elegantly shown, this can be done with the simple tools too!

That's some damned fine work Sir!

 

Always a great thread with good ideas and results. But I think I’ll just admit my skill level and limit myself to working with aluminium foil! LOL

 

When I started forming metal, I really really sucked.

Do you want to know how I got halfway decent at it?

Practice. Nothing but practice.

If a limited mobility, messed up dude like me can pull off stunts like this, so can you!

Never sell yourself short. Grab a hammer and a dolly, get yourself a chunk of metal and start smacking it!

 

Might be dumb but I needed some old "diamond plate" or should I say square plate...
I had to make some panels for my van...had to do it by hand first..then I had to make a little jig.

 

Nothing's dumb when it works.
Custom is the best.

 

Fenders welded on, Harley taillights as well, and new tail pan.

 

I beg to differ.

I most certainly am, at times!

 

Finished up the lotus nose a while back

 

Beautiful, as always!

 

Wow, amazing.

 

A real gluten for punishment would have frenched those tombstones in! Nice work, I used those same taillights on a 31 Vicky back in the 90's , Larry

 

Thanks.

I thought of it, but changed my mind. Trying to keep things similar to factory with them sticking out. Just not as much as the stock ones, they were out there alright.

 

Here is another take on metal shaping. Ernie Adams does cool drawf cars near Phoenix, AZ. Has been on
multiple car shows on t.v....makes everything by hand, inside and outside of the car..really talented. Here is
a link to watch to give you an idea...

Dwarf Car Museum | Ernie Adams Official Site

ernie adams dwarf cars - Google Search