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Welding Basics
When learning to weld or working a metal fabrication project, one of the first questions is “Where do you buy material for welding projects?”
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Wray Schelin from ProShaper Workshop demonstrates how to make a leather-faced wooden slapper for metalwork and shaping.
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A hammer & dolly are basic tools for bumping, peening, and finishing metal. Here’s how to use them together to straighten auto body sheet metal.
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You need to remove mill scale prior to welding. Mill scale is a pain to get off without impacting the material beneath it.
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Fitzee discusses and demos sheet metal tools he’s used for 30 years, as well as the 21st Century cutting and grinding tools he uses today.
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Owen Jeancart’s photo journal of Bomber Seats crafted from .063 aluminum for Warhawk, a 1931 Model A inspired by WWII Curtiss P-40 Fighters.
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1947-54 Chevy / GMC Advance Design 3100 truck body is cut down the middle and widened 5 full inches to facilitate a Chevy SSR chassis swap.
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Working with a hand crank bead roller, Dan churned out some top quality panels in a matter of minutes from paper templates.
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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.
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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.
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