DIY Projects
How To Make Your Own Shrinking Stump for Metal Shaping
Karl takes you step-by-step through an easy DIY build of a shrinking stump made with dimensional lumber in place of a hardwood tree stump. [More…]
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Metal Shaping
How To & DIY
Beginner English Wheel Basics ~ Build, Buy or Modify and How To Use
Karl Fisher overviews English wheels and shows you how to use an English wheel to Planish, Stretch, and Form sheet metal. [More…]
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…]
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 Pattern, Shape, Gas Weld and Polish Aluminum Panels
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…]