I am not commenting to bash the young man give him a lot of credit for what he does we need more young people to take an interest in this type of stuff. He was using more than simple tools that a lot of DIYers have at home.Take away about $20000 worth of tools and then it would be simple. Keep on making more projects simple or not.
I wanted to write "can't wait to see the final result" but the truth is I really really enjoy watching the process :) Keep up the good work and can-do-spirit.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I appreciated the DIY solution to expensive dedicated use presses and limited die choices. I was looking everywhere to find micro louvers about an 1 inch to inch and a half. You gave me the inspiration to just make my own! Thanks again for taking the time to share the knowledge.
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know a method to get back into an Instagram account?? I somehow forgot the password. I would love any help you can offer me!
@Allen Braydon i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm trying it out now. Takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Dude that is great. Old School tooling to manufacture stuff that industrial manufacturers have tried to wipe off so people doesn´t occupy market quotas. Thanks for sharing this!.
Ok Charles maybe , at least hes having a go . I am a tradesman panelbeater / bodyman - metalwork 39 years , mechanic / engineer 42 + years . I always wore my saftey glasses , ear muffs , overalls / coveralls , steel cap boots . After 25 years of having metal / grit surgically removed from my eyes , having my overalls catch on most everything doing damage all the way as well as alowing multiple hot sparks to sit and burn through the folds and run down into the boot , lotsa fun . 15 years ago I started welding , grinding , cutting , working and living in bare feet , t shirt , jeans and beanie . I wear my safty boots and glasses in my head . 15 years later my eyes are happy ( I do wear reading glasses because of previous amature hr surgery s ) my feet are healthy and intack , smell better too . Beanies are good ear muffs and I can still hear whats going on . Good thing I work for myself nanny state would have a fit 😂 👍
Great job Vince, I'm glad that we had the Same thoughts on louvres on the cowling, I think it will add a finishing touch to the vehicle, I am looking forward to seeing how they turn out on the cowling, maybe you could make up a directional vent inside using the mould to direct cool air on your feet I imagine they'll get pretty toasty shoved up behind the engine? Tony from Western Australia
That's a great setup. Don't have to do any cutting as it shears the metal, too. However, you didn't warn us when you were going to start welding ... and now I'm blind! :-)
Nice, looks like it could use some adjustable guide plates to keep it aligned. It also might be possible to put a top cap on it to flatten the edge at the same time as punching the louvre.
You got some nice tools to play with for a young man, you are very talented and fortunate. I may try to replicate the louvre press without the use of a Bridgeport mill and lathe. Simple men got simple ways. But I admire your ambition. I wish I’d had it when I was your age. Love the projects. Keep it up. 👍 ✌️
@@MacroMachines Completely agree with you mate. As an apprentice railway fitter many years ago, we were trained to do that metalwork with nothing more than a hacksaw and files. Great work by the way.
How about adding a second louver, (just the negative part) behind and/or in-front of your stamp. This would help you line up the louvers in a nice row. Great job. When you building as a hobby and for the enjoyment of it time is free. So it really doesn't matter that it would take 40 hours to louver a full hood.
Nice job overall, Sorry if it's already been mentioned but when milling don't extend the quill, shorten everything up as a general rule. Extend the quill if drilling or boring, and occasionally to achieve clearance on a work piece. Leaving the quill extended will make it loosen over time and then you will struggle with poor finish etc.
Oh my God! I'm a retired engineer. You never grind on the sides of a wheel as it can explode. You never grind with a a cutting disc either. This young guy is showing all the things you don't do if you want to work safely.
Cutting disc will hurt you I'm a fabricator had a couple fly part on me I always wear gloves and face sheild with cutting disc no longer young and dumb
efinetly great idea. I would have liked to see the cutter blade a bit more, as far as the radius and if it was slightly angled at all for the entering of the stele.
Since you have a milling machine, you could use it to make a perfect female side and save a lot of eyeballing and filing. And, what's your recommendation on cutting slot before forming the louver? Thanks for a cool video!
Thank you for the upload.. I've thought about your alignment problem, I would place the die part completely in the cavity, clamp the bottle jack part down, jack it up until the die assembly part touches the top of the English wheel frame and then clamp that in. I am probably wrong but wouldn't that make it so the die and cavity are lined up when you separate the two parts by lowering the bottle jack.? It seems like my idea would be faster than clamping them both in separately and then trying to line them up by trial and error.
Nice, louvers work. Had my 55 chevie with a 57 283 done. Even here in El Paso I could pull the fan and eliminate overheating. Helps in the quarter mile. Are the dies available ready made? Good video enjoyed a lot.
nice job. Please though, find a way to safely hold the work while using the bandsaw. one slip and your life can change forever. clamp it or tack weld it to a larger piece so you hands are not in line with the blade. Cheers
@@280zone huh? How big are we talking here it doesn't work with thicker materials the dies aren't thick enough to work since the dies are only so shallow to work
@@jessep3079 not once does he take it off whist moving the metal around he just released the pressure on the bottle jack to regain his space to press it again
we in india have a similar die made thousands of louvers only thing your die top one has to have a taper going length side .2 to .4 it cuts smooth with out the bang works like a share try it
To keep the alignment of the top and bottom halves of the jig, weld on arms that extend to fit adjacent to the side frame that you are jacking off (English wheel?) when these arms are against the frame they the slots will be aligned. They can be clamped loosely to the arm to stop the jig moving around. Good work it was inspirational.
OK...Quit goofing off and get back to work on the Boat-tail speedster! Wait a minute...., Are you making that to put louvers in the sides of the hood on the speedster??? Awesome!!!👍👍👍 Alright then get back to work and don't let me stop you. Good job brother, thats using the ol noggin', necessity is the mother of invention even if the invention is borrowed. Keep the videos coming, love them all, good quality and decent presentation.
That works great. Very inventive. I hope you can make it work on the roadster's bonnet (hood). Louvres will give a superbly period feel to your project. Good job. 👍
Could you partially fill the void in your punch with another piece of metal? I'm wondering if that would eliminate the last step to flatten the louver (the die would end up clamping own against the metal, instead of only shearing it).
Move the jack closer to the inside of the English wheel. It will reduce the flexing. Instead of welding the jack to the base. Find some round stock that fits over the shaft and just secure it with a screw. Takes up less storage space and no need to dedicate the jack to one type of tool.
Yeah plus air over hydraulic would make this take a tenth of the time and allow for better aligning time and less fatigue which can cause mistakes. Let me tell ya, screwing up Louvre #24 of 30 suscks!!
Hey bud. Just a couple of pointers. You could do the same thing with a shop press. Actually it would probably be even easier. Also, don't weld the bottle jack directly to the base plate of the press. Instead, get a 2 inch thick piece of round stock and weld that to the base plate so you can just insert the bottle jack into that tube. Besides that, looks cool!
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Nice job. I had this idea as well but I've only built it in my head. Was going to do it the exact same way. Yours look better then another guys video does. The flattening with that plate at the end makes a huge difference. Hope to make one some day. Thank you for the video. I feel ventilated. LOL
Looks like it wouldn't be difficult to add some sort of alignment, and a flat piece of metal at the bottom of the die to form the flat in one step. The loovers look good!
I love this home made tool. Hope you make more. Plus all this is affordable for someone on a budget. Do you have more videos of home made tools? If not please make some!!!!
Is it possible to disassemble the bottle jack and cut a key way into the plunger and weld a key onto the base? That would keep it from spinning. Just a thought.
The 'fancy tools' only make things faster, (arguably) not necessarily better. I have seen people without shoes, sitting on a dirt floor, using their feet as a vise, making better/nicer items than I can with basic machines/tools that cost more than they make in a year.
.....damn never seen that Handhold-saw that's a Beauty my friend. For your project nice job for a tool to use for one, two. times us .Like you mention self to many parts are to flex...lol. Thnxs for the share.
I wonder if dropping a piece of metal that would bring the floor of the bottom die up would help? You might have to make the top die shallow as well but it's a thought.
I can see the wheel move a little bit when you press the louvers. You ought to provide an opposing force on your englich wheel frame so you dont bend it. Maybe ratchet straps from top to bottom? I'd say place your jack near the post so you dont have any leverage to bend the frame, but I can see how that could limit the movement for the metal sheet.
when I installed the english wheel, I added a pole on top that connects to one of the main beams that holds the house up, so the little bit of movement is actually the whole house being jacked up
To do the flater face use a piece of hard rubber in the bottom of the die as it will form to the the punch and means you do not need to return it to the punch once punched.
I am not commenting to bash the young man give him a lot of credit for what he does we need more young people to take an interest in this type of stuff. He was using more than simple tools that a lot of DIYers have at home.Take away about $20000 worth of tools and then it would be simple. Keep on making more projects simple or not.
This man is NOT afraid of hard work! Great vids!
Talented young guy! The world needs men like you. Thanks for sharing man!
Wait until you see ca' lem
More kids with rich parents?
Good background music, the sounds of my youth! That's a nice little machine you've made there, Thanks!
I'm so glad to see a young man who knows how to use a hand file.
I wanted to write "can't wait to see the final result" but the truth is I really really enjoy watching the process :) Keep up the good work and can-do-spirit.
Thanks for watching!
I paid $3500 for one in my CNC machine and that was 20 years ago . I was in business 35 years and miss my metal shop . Great job!!!
Thank you for posting such instructive content on DIY louver press. Obviously you got the experience and talent !
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I appreciated the DIY solution to expensive dedicated use presses and limited die choices. I was looking everywhere to find micro louvers about an 1 inch to inch and a half. You gave me the inspiration to just make my own! Thanks again for taking the time to share the knowledge.
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I somehow forgot the password. I would love any help you can offer me!
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Dude that is great. Old School tooling to manufacture stuff that industrial manufacturers have tried to wipe off so people doesn´t occupy market quotas.
Thanks for sharing this!.
Vince you never cease to amaze me . Hope college is going well . Your going to go far .
Dude! Totally awesome job. Please keep making more of these tutorials.
I LOVE IT!!!! QUICK, SIMPLE & EASY. THANKS FOR SHARING.
I love how your power tools are older than you are...good show!
What a nice feeling when the spark goes into your boot.........., keep it going
Exactly. Very poor safety practices. Most likely his father's machinery.
Ok Charles maybe , at least hes having a go .
I am a tradesman panelbeater / bodyman - metalwork 39 years , mechanic / engineer 42 + years .
I always wore my saftey glasses , ear muffs , overalls / coveralls , steel cap boots .
After 25 years of having metal / grit surgically removed from my eyes , having my overalls catch on most everything doing damage all the way as well as alowing multiple hot sparks to sit and burn through the folds and run down into the boot , lotsa fun .
15 years ago I started welding , grinding , cutting , working and living in bare feet , t shirt , jeans and beanie .
I wear my safty boots and glasses in my head .
15 years later my eyes are happy ( I do wear reading glasses because of previous amature hr surgery s ) my feet are healthy and intack , smell better too . Beanies are good ear muffs and I can still hear whats going on .
Good thing I work for myself nanny state would have a fit 😂 👍
That is one of the coolest DIY's I think I have ever seen... Nice Workmanship (in all your videos) !!!!!!!!!!!
Great job Vince, I'm glad that we had the Same thoughts on louvres on the cowling, I think it will add a finishing touch to the vehicle, I am looking forward to seeing how they turn out on the cowling, maybe you could make up a directional vent inside using the mould to direct cool air on your feet I imagine they'll get pretty toasty shoved up behind the engine?
Tony from Western Australia
That's a great setup. Don't have to do any cutting as it shears the metal, too.
However, you didn't warn us when you were going to start welding ... and now I'm blind!
:-)
That set up is slicker that owl crap. Very nicely done.
Owls crap nuggets, what are your owls eating?
thank you this is a very good tool, keep working with other crazy ideas
Nice, looks like it could use some adjustable guide plates to keep it aligned. It also might be possible to put a top cap on it to flatten the edge at the same time as punching the louvre.
Very nicely done!
That second press louvre looked to be perfect.
Thank you for sharing.
Its always good to learn something new each day many thanks good video.
You got some nice tools to play with for a young man, you are very talented and fortunate. I may try to replicate the louvre press without the use of a Bridgeport mill and lathe. Simple men got simple ways. But I admire your ambition. I wish I’d had it when I was your age. Love the projects. Keep it up. 👍 ✌️
You could definitely do it without a mill or lathe, those only made a couple parts a bit easier
@@MacroMachines Completely agree with you mate. As an apprentice railway fitter many years ago, we were trained to do that metalwork with nothing more than a hacksaw and files. Great work by the way.
How about adding a second louver, (just the negative part) behind and/or in-front of your stamp. This would help you line up the louvers in a nice row. Great job. When you building as a hobby and for the enjoyment of it time is free. So it really doesn't matter that it would take 40 hours to louver a full hood.
Good idea.
Nice job overall, Sorry if it's already been mentioned but when milling don't extend the quill, shorten everything up as a general rule. Extend the quill if drilling or boring, and occasionally to achieve clearance on a work piece. Leaving the quill extended will make it loosen over time and then you will struggle with poor finish etc.
Awesome sharing sir
Oh my God! I'm a retired engineer. You never grind on the sides of a wheel as it can explode. You never grind with a a cutting disc either. This young guy is showing all the things you don't do if you want to work safely.
Cutting disc will hurt you I'm a fabricator had a couple fly part on me I always wear gloves and face sheild with cutting disc no longer young and dumb
Relax retired engineer, you have done that too when nobody was watching...
That works really good, nice job
You’re doing fine, and the comments on safety are there because a lot of folks are watching your content.
efinetly great idea. I would have liked to see the cutter blade a bit more, as far as the radius and if it was slightly angled at all for the entering of the stele.
Since you have a milling machine, you could use it to make a perfect female side and save a lot of eyeballing and filing.
And, what's your recommendation on cutting slot before forming the louver?
Thanks for a cool video!
Thank you for the upload.. I've thought about your alignment problem, I would place the die part completely in the cavity, clamp the bottle jack part down, jack it up until the die assembly part touches the top of the English wheel frame and then clamp that in. I am probably wrong but wouldn't that make it so the die and cavity are lined up when you separate the two parts by lowering the bottle jack.? It seems like my idea would be faster than clamping them both in separately and then trying to line them up by trial and error.
Thats what i came here to say. Seem like it would work
I have a set of those exact pliers 2:50. Do you know anything about them? Odd tool, the way it works.
Parallel jaw pliers, they are still made today but not very common.
Home made? This is serious stuff, only the well trained person can build something like this
Excelente 👍 gracias por compartir tus conocimientos saludos cordiales desde Cali Colombia 🇦🇲✌️
por fin uno q hable español
esta muy buena la idea pero esta muy acelerado el video
Nice, louvers work. Had my 55 chevie with a 57 283 done. Even here in El Paso I could pull the fan and eliminate overheating. Helps in the quarter mile. Are the dies available ready made? Good video enjoyed a lot.
Very nice punch
I liked the "Trampled under foot" in the background.
Where does you talent ends ? .... nicely done !
From the mind of a creative genius.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
nice job. Please though, find a way to safely hold the work while using the bandsaw. one slip and your life can change forever. clamp it or tack weld it to a larger piece so you hands are not in line with the blade. Cheers
Dan Neumann I was just thinking the same. Speaking from experience.
Watching push into the blade with an open hand made my cringe... serious injury if he slipped
So I'm not the only who noticed that too, feel bad about it.
Add some metal locating pins to make it easy to locate the die to the mold plate its something simple but it'll save you a lot of time
he needs to keep room around the stamp so he can move the sheet metal around
Alignment pins would eliminate you ability to get the aluminium sheet through there then.
@@280zone huh? How big are we talking here it doesn't work with thicker materials the dies aren't thick enough to work since the dies are only so shallow to work
@@jessep3079 not once does he take it off whist moving the metal around he just released the pressure on the bottle jack to regain his space to press it again
Use the line up pins to set the punch and die, then lock it down and remove the pins...
we in india have a similar die made thousands of louvers only thing your die top one has to have a taper going length side .2 to .4 it cuts smooth with out the bang works like a share try it
To keep the alignment of the top and bottom halves of the jig, weld on arms that extend to fit adjacent to the side frame that you are jacking off (English wheel?) when these arms are against the frame they the slots will be aligned. They can be clamped loosely to the arm to stop the jig moving around.
Good work it was inspirational.
Love the video, thank you.... But at 2 Minutes in I had thought this would become a video about the importance of band saw safety.
Nice work 👍
very nice project
Beautiful! Another amazing video. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Excellent job.
OK...Quit goofing off and get back to work on the Boat-tail speedster! Wait a minute...., Are you making that to put louvers in the sides of the hood on the speedster??? Awesome!!!👍👍👍 Alright then get back to work and don't let me stop you.
Good job brother, thats using the ol noggin', necessity is the mother of invention even if the invention is borrowed.
Keep the videos coming, love them all, good quality and decent presentation.
Good work bro
Thats cool. Did you use tool steel for the die?
Nice job,and great skills kid.
Really slick!
Nice man will it work in gi sheet and ss
Very cool................ 👍👍👍
Nice work.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏thanks for it , congrats!
Very cool idea, great job!
Very clever design and great inspiration! Thanks!
That works great. Very inventive.
I hope you can make it work on the roadster's bonnet (hood). Louvres will give a superbly period feel to your project. Good job. 👍
Great video as always, Nice hair cut
You just need to make it wider and add guide pins to align it. Nicely done,
You can line it up and drill pilot holes so you just check the holes when you want to aling your dies
This would work well in a normal shop press. You already have the jack, the strong frame etc.
Could you partially fill the void in your punch with another piece of metal? I'm wondering if that would eliminate the last step to flatten the louver (the die would end up clamping own against the metal, instead of only shearing it).
Good work
Move the jack closer to the inside of the English wheel. It will reduce the flexing.
Instead of welding the jack to the base. Find some round stock that fits over the shaft and just secure it with a screw. Takes up less storage space and no need to dedicate the jack to one type of tool.
Yeah plus air over hydraulic would make this take a tenth of the time and allow for better aligning time and less fatigue which can cause mistakes. Let me tell ya, screwing up Louvre #24 of 30 suscks!!
Very neat, nice job. Well done!
Hey bud. Just a couple of pointers. You could do the same thing with a shop press. Actually it would probably be even easier. Also, don't weld the bottle jack directly to the base plate of the press. Instead, get a 2 inch thick piece of round stock and weld that to the base plate so you can just insert the bottle jack into that tube. Besides that, looks cool!
That is pretty neat and would be very handy to have in the shop. I'll need to schedule some time in to use my everlast welder and make this.
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The thickness of the metal determines the size of the louvre opening?
Great video nice works 👍🏻
Nice job. I had this idea as well but I've only built it in my head. Was going to do it the exact same way. Yours look better then another guys video does. The flattening with that plate at the end makes a huge difference. Hope to make one some day. Thank you for the video. I feel ventilated. LOL
BRAVO excellent travail 👍
Very creative. Thank you.
love this video..
Dude you are a freakin GENIUS!!!
Looks like it wouldn't be difficult to add some sort of alignment, and a flat piece of metal at the bottom of the die to form the flat in one step. The loovers look good!
I love this home made tool. Hope you make more. Plus all this is affordable for someone on a budget. Do you have more videos of home made tools? If not please make some!!!!
agreed
great work mate!
I like the ideal, why not install some locating pins on the tool to make the alignment process smoother?
the alignment pins would have to be spaced further than the piece of metal which is being placed in the press.
from algeria 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿good work
Brilliant, very cool. I will certainly be making one. Always love louvers!
5:13 this will sound stupid to you, but many of us have just discovered this metal sawing machine, best regards from France & Canada !
if you add a piece of rubber or the like into the die opening you would form it flat without your last step saving your punch if you over pressure it
Very nice! Could you put some hard rubber in the bottom of the female die, to flatten the louver, instead of step 2?
Is it possible to disassemble the bottle jack and cut a key way into the plunger and weld a key onto the base? That would keep it from spinning. Just a thought.
Easier to make a spacer that is keyed to an extended shaft. A jack is a hydraulic cylinder which has very fine tolerances on the bore.
was that a bit of tool steel you used as a punch?
Koolkar55 he used a piece of HSS
Abottle jack and just some pieces of steel laying around?. What about a fully equipped machine shop that i saw?.
The 'fancy tools' only make things faster, (arguably) not necessarily better. I have seen people without shoes, sitting on a dirt floor, using their feet as a vise, making better/nicer items than I can with basic machines/tools that cost more than they make in a year.
.....damn never seen that Handhold-saw that's a Beauty my friend. For your project nice job for a tool to use for one, two. times us .Like you mention self to many parts are to flex...lol.
Thnxs for the share.
I wonder if dropping a piece of metal that would bring the floor of the bottom die up would help? You might have to make the top die shallow as well but it's a thought.
I can see the wheel move a little bit when you press the louvers. You ought to provide an opposing force on your englich wheel frame so you dont bend it. Maybe ratchet straps from top to bottom? I'd say place your jack near the post so you dont have any leverage to bend the frame, but I can see how that could limit the movement for the metal sheet.
when I installed the english wheel, I added a pole on top that connects to one of the main beams that holds the house up, so the little bit of movement is actually the whole house being jacked up
To do the flater face use a piece of hard rubber in the bottom of the die as it will form to the the punch and means you do not need to return it to the punch once punched.
500 thumbs down, what a bunch of D-Bags. I think it's a great video!
That was a great idea thanks for sharing
Hey nice work. Just wondering you are on the west coast. Have you taken any classes with Ron Covell or any other Craftsmen ?
I'm in pennsylvania, and no I've never taken any fabrication classes. I just watch videos of other people, then teach myself
@@MacroMachinesThen definitely well nice done. Thought I got that laid back West coast attitude from your presentations .
do you reckon it could be made to make drawer pulls