Bucks, Hammer Forms & Fitting it tight

Holy damn! Amazing! As said above, just watching you work, I'm thinking..... Hey, i can do that! Not likely, but it never hurts to try!! Thanks for the great post!

 

Thanks for the tech. Really inspiring.

 

There has been some really incredible posts on here lately.

This particular post is damn awesome. "Thank you for the pics & well written description". Carl Hagan

 

Hottrodzz,

If I can ask; Set #14, I'm struggling on visualizing how you got results from picture 4 to 5; did you actually file down the high spot ripples in pic 4 to get smooth in pic 5?

51fourdoor

 

Thank You All - What a great group of Comps...!

( That always makes me feel good )

51 - Yes I did - I really would'nt call them ripples - but there are high & low spots.

As you shrink the material over the radius, the part picks up thickness - So much so, that even after the file job the edge is still thicker than what you started with.

The finish on the inside is as nice as the finish on the die or form - the finish on the out side, not so much.....Lots of hammer'n - lots of file work ( easy in the lathe ) a few more coats of dykem & then sand, sand, sand.

I will see if I have a picture ( in between 4 & 5 )

 

Here you go 51,

The low spots are ( not really low ) or lets say not real deep - just low enuff to show up red.

 

So as I was looking for the above pic's & I found these.

Felt I should add this info too,

When you get to the metal finishing stage, MOST TIMES you are not dealing with material as thick as I use.

These Copper parts are .063 thick - So a different aproach is needed.

The weld crowns are Knocked off, then a small bit of blending.

Sheet Copper moves around when you weld it up - even with tight fits.

The inside welds are knocked down so the part can go back over the form.

I hammer the area's around the low spots, to drive the low spots up.

In the spots were I can not get the movment I want working off the buck, I switch to a small dolly to raise the low spot up.

The sanding or filing on this parts is ONLY to show were the shape is off.

This part has a way to go, but when I'm done it will be as uniform as the buck.

 

Really great work! Thanks for the answers and additional pic's!

51Fourdoor

 

Damn. What a great job and nice post. Thanks.

 

Awesome Rich, Thanks for posting that. What a great inspiration.

 

Thanks for posting this. Very nice work and great tech.

 

nice work .

 

Thanks For All the Comps dudes...! - Glad you liked it..!!

And a HUGE THANKS to Shane at Baileigh for running this deal on the HAMB..!

Very COOL..!

 

beautiful work...Tons of good thoughts and ideas there

 

Very nice work but with all that time on the lathe have you thought about just spinning them out? Seamless, minimal welding. Your bucks already have you there, fab up a tool holder to spin em.

 

Awesome post, you should have a show on discovery chanel!

can you post finished pics of these parts asembled ???

Paul

 

Right on!

You are a true artist!

 

Very nice. That is true tallent.

 

Thanks Dude's..!

T man - spinning is cool and for sure has a place, Like in production work.

( You would need a lathe with a pretty big swing to spin a 20.00 dia part )

I'm only making 2 of these.


My post was about building bucks & real close fitting work.

The fact all the parts are round is not a consern, You could use the same ideas on any shape or shapes.


Thanks Again to all.


Rich

 

Good stuff here. The aluminum foil trick is great, I've had issues tacking on a wood form, simple cure. Never would of thought of it, thanks!

 

DAMN!!! Beautiful work; great photos; and a well worde description of what's going on. Thank you for your efforts. It's great to see a craftsman do his thing but it's even better to get some insight as to how it's done.

 

Thanks for blowing my mind. Amazing stuff.

 

It's people like you that keep people like me bangin on metal. Truly amazing work!!

 

Cool stuff Rich....as always! I'll bet all the coneheads are making themselves "tin hats"
Thanks for sharing! Take care! tt

 

Wow, crazy skills.....
Do you have a pic of the completed cowl and prop??

 

i love reading these threads and lookin at the pics along the way to completion, thanks



skull

 

Two thumbs up Richard.

BH

 

you had me until this part... find an AMERICAN plywood supplier.. i've watched too many friends go to the unemployment line because of "Canadian Plywood." maybe you wouldn't have to glue so much if you tried a Union made American Plywood

 

awesome...very interesting...thanks for all of the hard work in compiling and posting this