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Trying To Form Some Sheet Aluminum

Henny B — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Saturday February 7, 2015 11:55 AM

The panel is mainly formed by shrinking. I use shrinking forks to pull the tuck in the metal, and a flat wooden stump to hammer it flat. I suggest looking at some YouTube videos on sheet metal shrinking.

Cardboard pattern

Three afternoons of shrinking and a bit of planishing

I have to make some more tools. Mainly hand dollys I am missing.

Member Comments on Journal Entry: Trying To Form Some Sheet Aluminum ↵

Rated 10 out of 10 based on 1 ratings

2015-02-07 14:34:04 # 23766

Comment by Zoran R. P.

Rating: 10/10

...some people judge quality of work in FEET! (could be used meters instead) ... that means: what is distance between photographer and object needed to take photo and work should still looks fine! so, maybe 10 feet here? not bad at all for the start of metal-shaping! ... ... will you let metal shining or plan to put some paint after finishing? many times I watched masters how shape metal just with hand-tools! the best master - it looked to me simpler and easier! never dareed to try that. just a few simple things (steel parts on automobiles that we reconstucted) ... zoran

2015-02-07 14:36:43 # 23767

Comment by Douglas Anderson

Now that is skill - or possibly art!Keep up the good work.

2015-02-07 16:49:52 # 23769

Comment by Brian C

Nicely done as always.

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