This channel is the only thing that keeps me coming to RUclips anymore. I bought the Jobber-Do you had on the Friday fool videos, made the intercooler piping on my mustang an absolute breeze! I have a lot of the guys at my dealership buying one since they saw how easy it is.
This is as exactly what I was looking for. I need to fix the front windshield frame in an RV that rusted out along the top. Thought I was going to have to do some welding but I will just work the metal this way and attach this to the original ceiling piece that still that goes across the front headliner. The window was mostly straight but curves around toward the sides of the rv. Awesome skills you have there. Thanks
im a union sheetmetal worker and i can truly appreciate seeing all the techniques used to build so many custom pieces from sheetmetal. keep up the great work.
Thank you. Been working hard at trying to make some fender repair sections very similar to this but with a tricky double bend lip. I wheeled up the panel to profile but found it very tricky to get the two 90 degree bends on the lip satisfactory. It is very tricky to shrink/ stretch the metal after the second bend is made. I even tried shrinking/stretching using hammers,shaped blocks and pretty much every tool I could think of! I ended up making the flange separate and then seam welding it to the rest of the panel. There must be a way but it ain't easy!
The Fab Forums No the Shaka hand! By the way I was cruising RUclips the other day, ruffling threw all my usual channels and I came across one of yours. I believe it was the porting an intake vid and I was hooked after that. Great videos, awesome editing fun to watch, and always learning something new. I've been working on my own f100 project myself for a couple years, and can absolutely respect and relate to your self taught wisdom. Keep up the great work! Best regards and build on! -Tyler
Thank you. Great lesson. I am fixing to remove & replace a spare tire well in the trunk and needed to learn how to do it; just what you showed. Thank you again
as always enjoying the content! keep em coming man! I love the look of those rivets on that battery box too! watched the making of it yesterday very interesting!
Dude, i personally wanna thank you for these videos. You definitely inspire me to get out there and do a damn thing. Thanks again, you earned yourself a Sub!
That was a very educational video. I haven't been asked to make these yet but I'm sure I will be as I've been doing more fabrication with my Everlast lately. I'm bookmarking this video.
That was a perfect “how to” video. I need a couple of such flanges but think I’ll ask a restoration shop to make them for me since they already have the tools (my wife will kill me if I get any more tools) and experience. Like the clever name of your channel. Beatles were into cool cars, too.
@@Thefabforums You're not even kidding... A good shrinker stretcher, bead roller, and planishing hammer are the doorway into repairing vehicle cabs that would have otherwise been discarded. That's a huge return on your investment. That's what I'm up to on my K5 Blazer and the only tool I need now is the one I'm just going to have to justify... The *"BREAD ROLLER!"* 🍞💵💵 I have to repair heavy, structural drip rails and roof corner of the driver's side. A K5 is pure return on investment right now!
Nice I’m making a scythe and I cut the sheet metal to bend it but now I’ll try this I didn’t think it was possible without forging it from hot steel thanks
GREAT JOB!! I WANNA TRY TO MAKE A GAUGE PANEL FOR MY CAR TO MOUNT UNDER THE DASH! I'VE NEVER TRIED THIS BEFORE...SO, I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!
I like the work you do, I congratulate you! Besides being inspiring, because I have my restoration workshop although with limitations by the tool '' great '' for example the English wheel or the planishing hammer but little by little I am acquiring or manufacturing my tool. Thanks for your videos
I work for a company that manufactures aircraft parts mostly our of sheet aluminum and I am very familiar with shrinker/stretchers and I have found that they are much more effective when yoiu only put 50 to 75% of the flange in the jaws also it keeps your radias free of pinch marks
zayres29 i was watching the same thing. Going all the way looses effect. Much quicker if doing half or even the edge. Because there the flance is the most longest and needs to be most shrinked. Another thing is that with bead roller, could use solid flat die at the bottom. Much more sharp bend line. Then again if you are looking radius bend line, do it like that.
Great video as always Kyle. I love working sheetmetal, kinda my thing. A good low buck way to get the same results, would be a hammer form. Maybe you could do a tutorial on those? I've made some cool crap quick with hammer forms, especially if it's something I need to make more then one of. Keep up the great work.
An old Harley guy out of SoCal proved to me a point back in the 1970's, that I've never forgotten...everyone can work 24-gauge sheet, most can form a fender flare, and quite a few can make a 'peanut' gas tank on a Harley...but the man that can form a SuperGlide gas tank from only a 'top body' and a 'lower tunnel plate'...listen to him...he's forgotten more than most of the others know. The 'tank builders' (of large, non-symmetrical tanks) are true masters...working in 1018 CRS steel, with plate they can't afford to 'thin' or crack...and that has to pass a pressure-test to even be safe. Learn to build tanks...and everything else is a joke.
That could've made for a nice hammer form project as well. Ive made a similar piece that had 3 straight edges bent on the box and pan brake then sandwiched it between 2 pieces of hard wood and hammerformed the 4th edge over to proper curve. Clean up the stretched edge to the proper length and sand smooth to finish.
I have an inner finder that has a 3/8" concave quarter round at the that needs to be created at that bend point, Suggestions for how I could create that?
Is Ernest P. Worrell your acting hero? You seem to be doing his facial expressions. Maybe you could do a full length movie, Ernest Saves the Quarter Panel. You know what I mean, Vern? Anyway, I thought this was very entertaining and educational.
Yo Fam! Can you show us how to recreate a panel or restore one? I bought a patch panel for my 1984 short wide chevy , but it has rust on the right rear section of the wheel well bottom. The patch doesn't match the original any advice or tips on this would be dope. I'll keep looking through your videos incase they talk about it already. Thanks
I would not of thought of using a bead roller for that. Got me wondering if you could use it like an English Wheel, although seriously limited by the throat size.
The Fab Forums Boom!😆 Great tutorial, brother. I've used a bead roller just a little bit. Never used a shrinker/stretcher, but understand the concept. I actually have a pneumatic planishing hammer (it's loud af😲 hearing protection required). I've seen tons of videos on the subject and this one is well done. I like how you explained the idea, then executed the process realtime, leaving the shop sounds in. Gave it a good feel. Thanks again for doin' it and have a great day!
a buck is a mold; you don’t hammer on molds. You hammer on dollies. And the teardrop dolly is, well, a... dolly. I think you’re confusing the dolly with a bucking bar used for rivets...
I have to ask, can you help me figure out a easy way to form a rectangular box for a project, a fallen soldiers son asked me to make something for him, can I email you with the project?
This channel is the only thing that keeps me coming to RUclips anymore. I bought the Jobber-Do you had on the Friday fool videos, made the intercooler piping on my mustang an absolute breeze! I have a lot of the guys at my dealership buying one since they saw how easy it is.
thats rad !
glad I can help
This is as exactly what I was looking for. I need to fix the front windshield frame in an RV that rusted out along the top. Thought I was going to have to do some welding but I will just work the metal this way and attach this to the original ceiling piece that still that goes across the front headliner. The window was mostly straight but curves around toward the sides of the rv. Awesome skills you have there. Thanks
im a union sheetmetal worker and i can truly appreciate seeing all the techniques used to build so many custom pieces from sheetmetal. keep up the great work.
right on...thanks
Great video sir. On most countries you simply cannot come across live education on metalshaping. Videos such as yours are essential.
thanks
Really cool man. I run a trim shop (just for building mats) and always wondered how people do these curved bends
Tried this technique and it worked the first time! Thanks for the instructions and inspiration
Thank you. Been working hard at trying to make some fender repair sections very similar to this but with a tricky double bend lip. I wheeled up the panel to profile but found it very tricky to get the two 90 degree bends on the lip satisfactory. It is very tricky to shrink/ stretch the metal after the second bend is made. I even tried shrinking/stretching using hammers,shaped blocks and pretty much every tool I could think of! I ended up making the flange separate and then seam welding it to the rest of the panel. There must be a way but it ain't easy!
That's what most do
have you tried stretching with 2 flat dies on a bead roller?
@@mrjokuihminen I havent....but sounds like a good idea to try
love these education pieces, really useful. THANKS!
no problem, I will have to work on some more
That's possibly the coolest sticker I've seen that is on your shrinker stretcher. My style! I need to get my hands on that
+L.E.S. Racing what one...Young Hustler?
The Fab Forums No the Shaka hand! By the way I was cruising RUclips the other day, ruffling threw all my usual channels and I came across one of yours. I believe it was the porting an intake vid and I was hooked after that. Great videos, awesome editing fun to watch, and always learning something new. I've been working on my own f100 project myself for a couple years, and can absolutely respect and relate to your self taught wisdom.
Keep up the great work! Best regards and build on!
-Tyler
Thank you. Great lesson. I am fixing to remove & replace a spare tire well in the trunk and needed to learn how to do it; just what you showed. Thank you again
as always enjoying the content! keep em coming man! I love the look of those rivets on that battery box too! watched the making of it yesterday very interesting!
thanks
Dude, i personally wanna thank you for these videos. You definitely inspire me to get out there and do a damn thing. Thanks again, you earned yourself a Sub!
awesome...thanks for watching
Im loving the frequency of these uploads!
dont get too used to it lol. I wish I had the time to daily upload
That was a very educational video. I haven't been asked to make these yet but I'm sure I will be as I've been doing more fabrication with my Everlast lately. I'm bookmarking this video.
awesome
Many thanks for sharing your knowledge and providing a practical demonstration. Thank you
+colin miller no problem
That was a perfect “how to” video. I need a couple of such flanges but think I’ll ask a restoration shop to make them for me since they already have the tools (my wife will kill me if I get any more tools) and experience.
Like the clever name of your channel. Beatles were into cool cars, too.
thanks
thanks for the video. Just bought a shrinker strecher. hopefully it Will work. Harbour fright 150 dollars. budget is limited.
Thanks for the video, its exactly what I needed. I'm about to make patch panels for the rear 1/4s on my 1980 Lada 2106.
you welcome
Thanks bunches for these great educational/motivational videos.
+Craig Clement thanks for watching
I just love the sound that these tools make!
lol...thats the sound of money
@@Thefabforums You're not even kidding... A good shrinker stretcher, bead roller, and planishing hammer are the doorway into repairing vehicle cabs that would have otherwise been discarded.
That's a huge return on your investment. That's what I'm up to on my K5 Blazer and the only tool I need now is the one I'm just going to have to justify... The *"BREAD ROLLER!"* 🍞💵💵
I have to repair heavy, structural drip rails and roof corner of the driver's side. A K5 is pure return on investment right now!
Top notch work as always
Great segment, great channel, and I still think you need to be on Sunday morning TV so our young guns can see you.
thanks man
Awesome! I am needing to make some pieces for my Project Bus I am working on and this helps me a lot!
sweet....glad i could help
awesome, glad I could help
One day i will have i small shop like yours man great videos good work and thanks for the techniques you show 👌🏻
thanks
Nice I’m making a scythe and I cut the sheet metal to bend it but now I’ll try this I didn’t think it was possible without forging it from hot steel thanks
Awesome! Now I see a way to fix my rear fenders on the back of my 4x4... where to get a shrinker / stretcher by next weekend!?!
right on!
GREAT JOB!! I WANNA TRY TO MAKE A GAUGE PANEL FOR MY CAR TO MOUNT UNDER THE DASH! I'VE NEVER TRIED THIS BEFORE...SO, I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!
I like the work you do, I congratulate you!
Besides being inspiring, because I have my restoration workshop although with limitations by the tool '' great '' for example the English wheel or the planishing hammer but little by little I am acquiring or manufacturing my tool.
Thanks for your videos
no problem...thanks for wathing
I could never remember what it was called, thank you!
Awesome, thanks.
I work for a company that manufactures aircraft parts mostly our of sheet aluminum and I am very familiar with shrinker/stretchers and I have found that they are much more effective when yoiu only put 50 to 75% of the flange in the jaws also it keeps your radias free of pinch marks
yeah I move the shrink depth around depending on what I need
zayres29 i was watching the same thing. Going all the way looses effect. Much quicker if doing half or even the edge. Because there the flance is the most longest and needs to be most shrinked.
Another thing is that with bead roller, could use solid flat die at the bottom. Much more sharp bend line. Then again if you are looking radius bend line, do it like that.
Good demo,thanks
no problem
Excellent video! Now I need to buy more tools! LOL
lol
That one is super helpful !!! Thanks!
awesome
I agree. Really cool stuff. Thanks man. Brad
+brad hieronimus thanks
Like be the stuff that u do. I live close to u in Anderson. Keep doing what ur doing its awesome.
thats awesome...Im in Anderson all the time
Great video as always Kyle. I love working sheetmetal, kinda my thing. A good low buck way to get the same results, would be a hammer form. Maybe you could do a tutorial on those? I've made some cool crap quick with hammer forms, especially if it's something I need to make more then one of. Keep up the great work.
Yeah I dont have any hammer forms just yet but plan to make/get some for the bibbster build
Thanks for the lesson. Very interesting.
Very good video. Also, I would s like to know, if you are a former Golden Knight. I am team lead for the Special Forces Parachute Team
Im not
Good Stuff....older man learning from a younger man.
lol...thanks
So the Metal Stretcher/Shrinker does exist !!
Now, to find the Board stretcher video..
Can you make a video on sheet metal thinkness-es, when and where to use what gauge metal and where/how to buy for the common man.
Yeah I can do that
How do you make the flattened rivet points onto these? Is it a press tool? A clamp of some kind? I cannot find the info anywhere.
Cheers bro il give that a go.
right on
An old Harley guy out of SoCal proved to me a point back in the 1970's, that I've never forgotten...everyone can work 24-gauge sheet, most can form a fender flare, and quite a few can make a 'peanut' gas tank on a Harley...but the man that can form a SuperGlide gas tank from only a 'top body' and a 'lower tunnel plate'...listen to him...he's forgotten more than most of the others know. The 'tank builders' (of large, non-symmetrical tanks) are true masters...working in 1018 CRS steel, with plate they can't afford to 'thin' or crack...and that has to pass a pressure-test to even be safe. Learn to build tanks...and everything else is a joke.
That could've made for a nice hammer form project as well. Ive made a similar piece that had 3 straight edges bent on the box and pan brake then sandwiched it between 2 pieces of hard wood and hammerformed the 4th edge over to proper curve. Clean up the stretched edge to the proper length and sand smooth to finish.
very cool
I learned something today. Thanks
awesome...no prob
How to shrink a flange on fenders on the vehicle. Open the wheel wells for bigger tires to and keep factory body lines.
deep stretcher/shrinker changed my life.
Cool stuff!
thanks
Inspired!
awesome...i did my job then
Santa Cruz screaming hand... Brings back the memories
yeah for sure...I used to live close
I have an inner finder that has a 3/8" concave quarter round at the that needs to be created at that bend point, Suggestions for how I could create that?
Thanks for the vid man
+Austin Hatcher no prob
Is it always a good idea to make the panel a little bigger so that you could cut off the part that you shrink/stretch?
yeah
You can also make a timber former and a hammer will with care get the same results.
Is Ernest P. Worrell your acting hero? You seem to be doing his facial expressions. Maybe you could do a full length movie, Ernest Saves the Quarter Panel. You know what I mean, Vern?
Anyway, I thought this was very entertaining and educational.
Thanks for the tips!
no problem
awesome
Yo Fam! Can you show us how to recreate a panel or restore one? I bought a patch panel for my 1984 short wide chevy , but it has rust on the right rear section of the wheel well bottom. The patch doesn't match the original any advice or tips on this would be dope. I'll keep looking through your videos incase they talk about it already. Thanks
Beautiful
this was a good video, made me subscribe, love the format, simple and to the point. cut your intro time to 6 seconds from 12 though, my 0.02
thanks
right on kyle thanks.
no problem
Thanks man!
no problem
I would not of thought of using a bead roller for that. Got me wondering if you could use it like an English Wheel, although seriously limited by the throat size.
yeah probably not enough tension to wheel something
Any idea where a rubber lower die can be purchased? Not having much luck finding one
I dont have a rubber lower but I do have some made of a plastic material which helps
can you please show the same ISH results without machines..... Using nothing but pliars and wood and a hammer of course. Is this at all possible...
cool thanks great vids
thanks
You do great "work son" !
thanks
Early for this one. Hey Kyle! 🙋
first...!
The Fab Forums Boom!😆
Great tutorial, brother. I've used a bead roller just a little bit. Never used a shrinker/stretcher, but understand the concept. I actually have a pneumatic planishing hammer (it's loud af😲 hearing protection required). I've seen tons of videos on the subject and this one is well done. I like how you explained the idea, then executed the process realtime, leaving the shop sounds in. Gave it a good feel. Thanks again for doin' it and have a great day!
thanks man...a planisher and wheel are on my list of things to buy
From iraq well done
Could you do the same with a crimper die? I don't have a shrinker
I want to add some breaks to a 6’ wide piece of sheet for a bed side on a trailer. Could I do this with a beadroller?
yeah potentially
a buck is a mold; you don’t hammer on molds. You hammer on dollies. And the teardrop dolly is, well, a... dolly. I think you’re confusing the dolly with a bucking bar used for rivets...
I have to ask, can you help me figure out a easy way to form a rectangular box for a project, a fallen soldiers son asked me to make something for him, can I email you with the project?
Thanks
Is it possible to have a 90° edge on a round wheel well?
Yeah
like it thanks
A hammer a beveled piece of wood and some clamps. I suspect every one has them in their shop.
+Robert Fontaine rock on
Thanks a lot
+Eddie Atwood no problem
Can I smooth out the curve of the piece with an english wheel?
It would probably smooth it but it would also stretch it basically undoing what you just did. I guess you could over shrink slightly
Not seen this episode only 3 1/2 years late...
Do you have a metal lathe too or you just don't need one .
Dont have one yet
Should get yourself a mill machine too there both handy to have, you be amaze what you can do with both machines .
Now I know!!
I will love to know how to do it in full round metal sheet the full circle please teach me
like it
what about concave edges?
How do we do it by hand ?
I’m making my own front splitter for car bumper how can I bend the ends up
how did u get start doing fab work
I just starting making stuff
well that what up
i wish i could do something like that it look fun
👍👍👍👍👍
Nice work, digging the Mustang too!
thanks
How would you make a rounded curved flange?
you can basically shrink or stretch that flange to create the desired roundness in the panel
I know this video is six years old, but does anyone know of a video that shows how to do this by hand without special tools?
Hammer and Dolly can get the job done
HELLOOOOO!!! PARTY PEOPLE!!!!! XD XD XD
bruh, let me borrow the bender and shrinker for a weekend
rent it too you your the borrower dude one in every click
@@lindabingham394 shut up linda. learn to speak in complete and coherent sentences
Everyone an home don't forget your ppe
You can do the same thing with a hammer and dolly
not near as clean though
Dude, you could do that with just the body hammer and dolly and make a better panel than that. Think about it, you are just stretching metal.
Curved bend is like roh-add.. rooad raowd … lol