DIY Projects
Scratch-Building Hot Rod Floor Pans
Working with a hand crank bead roller, Dan churned out some top quality panels in a matter of minutes from paper templates. [More…]
Metal Shaping
DIY Projects
Hand Forming Model T Door Patch Panels
With a little practice and careful hammering, even the most rotten doors can be saved on the cheap with patch panels in a few hours. [More…]
Builds and Examples
Panel Forming and Chop Tops for Traditional Hot Rods
It doesn’t take laser-guided machines or years of practice. With just a marker and press this hot rod rookie turns steel into a work of art. [More…]
Builds and Examples
DIY Hot Rod Chop Top and Lake Pipes
With the Model T on a rolling chassis, the build duo is shows how to do a chop top and scratch build a set of lake pipes. [More…]
How To & DIY
Plywood Fixture for Hand Shaping a Sheet Metal Dome
via The Garage Vlog ~ A wooden fixture is created to shape 20 gauge sheet metal into a dome by hand. [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Shape, Gas Weld and Polish Aluminum
Chris Runge demonstrates the process in shaping, gas welding and polishing aluminum beginning with pattern making. [More…]
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…]
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 Roll a Fender Bead with Wire Edge
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 & 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 put together with metal scrap helps you to make radius bends in sheet metal and helps to 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…]
