Metalworking Basics Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

Hot Rolled vs Cold Rolled Steel ~ What’s the Difference?

April 20, 2019 Roadkill Customs

What’s the difference between hot and cold rolled steel? Jordan Smith explains. [More…]

How To Remove Mill Scale

January 8, 2019 Roadkill Customs

You need to remove mill scale prior to welding. Mill scale is a pain to get off without impacting the material beneath it. [More…]

How To Make a Radius Bending Fixture for Sheet Metal

January 3, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Ron Covell shows how easy it is to build a radius bending attachment that mounts to a workbench. [More…]

How To Replace C10 Truck Inner & Outer Rocker Panels

December 14, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Eastwood helps with rust repair needed on this Chevy C-10 restoration. The inner and outer rocker panels get replaced… [More…]

How To Roll a Fender Bead with Wire Edge

December 13, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Metal Shaping Guru Lazze demonstrates how to make a bead with a wire edge for fenders or other parts that you can easily duplicate, repair a fender or panel, or make a whole new one from scratch on a bead roller. [More…]

How To Make a Cab Corner Patch Panel

December 9, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Lazze demonstrates metal shaping techniques to create a cab corner using his Shrinker / Stretcher and English Wheel… [More…]

How To Make A Custom Battery Box

December 9, 2018 Roadkill Customs

The Fab Forums make a custom battery box for the twin turbo project… [More…]

How To Make Curved Flanges On Sheet Metal Panels

December 9, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Learn the technique used to create curved bends on sheet metal panels, a very simple process… [More…]

How To Make a Blacksmith’s Anvil from Scratch

December 8, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Making a 100kg / 220lbs Blacksmiths Anvil from Scratch [More…]

How To Shape a Motorcycle Gas Tank with Ron Covell

December 3, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Legendary metal shaper and fabricator Ron Covell shapes a motorcycle gas tank and explains the metal fabrication tips and tricks he uses. [More…]

Hot Rod Fabrication with an English Wheel

November 29, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Kyle Voss of The Fab Forums makes some transmission panels for the “Bibbster” project using an english wheel. [More…]

How To Notch Tube With An Angle Grinder

November 29, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Learn how to notch tube using only an angle grinder. [More…]

How To Easily Fill Gaps In Metal

November 23, 2018 Roadkill Customs

In this quick Tech Tip, Matt shows how he likes to fill gaps in metal that are too small to create a filler piece and to large to just weld as you normally would… [More…]

How To Make A Roller Bender

November 19, 2018 Roadkill Customs

How to make a roller bender, sometimes called a roll bender, from simple stock and hardware at home… [More…]

Tools That Don’t Suck ~ Homemade Pipe Anvil

November 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs

This homemade Pipe Anvil from metal scrap helps you to make radius bends in sheet metal and helps quickly create parts like transmission tunnels, hot rod hoods, and more. [More…]

Metal Working Tips and Tricks with Matt

November 14, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Matt covers the basic steps for finishing out welds and addressing low spots on the side panels on the Model T project. He discusses hammer and dolly use, the bulls-eye pick, hand-held planishing hammer, stud gun and slide hammer, and finally the shrinking disc… [More…]