How To & DIY
How To Make a Beater Bag ~ Poor Man’s Shot Bag
Jere Kirkpatrick shows you how to easily make a Beater Bag (or shot bag, sand bag) for shaping sheet metal for cheap. [More…]
Metal Forming
How To & DIY
How To Make Tools To Stretch Sheet Metal
Kyle Voss of The Fab Forums demonstrates a tool he made to help stretch sheet metal. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Make a Radius Bending Fixture for Sheet Metal
Ron Covell shows how easy it is to build a radius bending attachment that mounts to a workbench. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Make a Cab Corner Patch Panel
Lazze demonstrates metal shaping techniques to create a cab corner using his Shrinker / Stretcher and English Wheel… [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Make Curved Flanges On Sheet Metal Panels
Learn the technique used to create curved bends on sheet metal panels, a very simple process… [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Shape a Motorcycle Gas Tank with Ron Covell
Legendary metal shaper and fabricator Ron Covell shapes a motorcycle gas tank and explains the metal fabrication tips and tricks he uses. [More…]
DIY Projects
Hot Rod Fabrication with an English Wheel
Kyle Voss of The Fab Forums makes some transmission panels for the “Bibbster” project using an english wheel. [More…]
DIY Projects
Tools That Don’t Suck ~ Homemade Pipe Anvil
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…]
DIY Projects
Metal Working Tips and Tricks with Matt
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…]
How To & DIY
How to Make a Model A Cowl Panel
Learn how to make a full cowl panel for a 1930 Model A Roadster. [More…]
DIY Projects
How To Make Fender Skirts From Scratch
Watch as Matt from Eastwood takes you through some different metal fabrication techniques used when building a fender skirt. [More…]
How To & DIY
Metal Forming, Tools and Uses Explained By Gene Winfield
The legend himself — Gene Winfield — giving a metal working demonstration at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. This is a “must watch” for newbies and veterans alike… [More…]
How To & DIY
How to Hammer Form a Speed Blister with Simple Hand Tools
Learn how to make a “Speed Blister”, a common Hot Rod sheet metal detail for clearance and cool factor, with simple hand tools [More…]
DIY Projects
Planishing Hammer Basics with Ron Covell
Master Metalworker Ron Covell demonstrates basic Planishing Hammer techniques [More…]
How To & DIY
English Wheel Metal Forming Techniques with Ron Covell
Master Metalworker Ron Covell demonstrates basic English Wheel techniques using the affordable Eastwood Benchtop English Wheel [More…]
