Fabricators are some of my favorite people to spend time with. Being creative and useful takes me to a happy place. We are glad to have you along for the ride. Thanks for watching
This proves that you are helping people. If you ever think you are wasting time because nobody is interested in you, you can look back on this and know you made a difference. It's not the number of views, likes or feedback. It's the satisfaction knowing you helped someone. The word for you is Altruism.
We have been overwhelmed with kindness and encouragement. I wondered from the outset if I had the ability to teach in a way that would be understandable and applicable. This content has the potential to add value to a curious mind. We are grateful indeed. Thank you for your time.
If you watched our lesson, you already know how we feel about him. We are so happy to be a small ingredient in his success story. We hope to hear about his efforts in Atlanta. Thanks for hanging out with us.
Very inspiring... I need gutter drops for my down spout and thought about buying.. However after watching your videos, got inspired to make them instead... Yes to watch water flow out the gutter became satisfying! Thank you all so much, time well spent!
You and I both know that most of our projects could be bought. However, the sense of accomplishment from fabricating it with our own hands goes in many directions. This is a great time to become more capable. Feed your sense of curiosity, and you will be surprised at all the far-reaching benefits. Send us a pic of your creation, and we will put you in our fabulous fabricators book sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com Thanks for coming along with us.
@mickgoodbe235 we are glad to have you along for the ride. Your copper heart is the most beautiful project that has ever come our way. Thanks for sharing it with us
Thank you very much for sharing! I am going to go out on a limb and say this is the best video on sheet metal work on the whole of the internet. Love it!
I wanted to share what I have learned and see if it hits home with any one.so my wife and I started this adventure on you tube. We are having a great time learning right along with you. Thank you for your time and encouragement, we appreciate it.
@@kengodfrey1956 Please send my compliments to your wife on the superb video-ing angles and framing. It really helps. Plus, her occasional interjections are always spot on! Wonderful...it's better than most of what is on the TV nowadays here in the UK.
Must be the hair and the mustache and my overpowering desire to happily teach and entertain you. I spent a lot of Saturday mornings eating captain crunch and watching captain kangaroo.. might have soaked up more than I realized. Thanks for hanging out with us. We appreciate your time.
Yo Ken, I shot you a comment about a job a while ago. I didn't get it unfortunately🤷♂️ Now I'm in a pre apprenticeship class and we're going to visit the Oregon sheet metal union today. I will be promoting your content to the teachers and students to my best ability.
Thanks for the heads up! I know you're going to be awesome. You did your research and found us that shows initiative and a willingness to learn. That puts you on a path to success every time. Keep me posted on your adventure when you have time. I didn't get the job teaching welding and metal working at the local high school. I was bummed, then I decided to try my hand at UA-cam, and now we have friends all around the world. Keep after it, and you will be rewarded for your efforts. Thanks for hanging out with us. We'll be looking forward to hearing from you.
Fantastic video. I’m learning so much from these lessons. I’m 45 years old now and never had any interest in sheet metal, because no one ever told me that sheet metal is fun!!
@legomaker3105 Well, I've been at it for about 45 years, and I still love to watch a flat sheet of metal turn into a mail box or a tool box or a floor in a hot rod. We are glad to have you along for the ride. Yep, it's still fun. If it wasn't, you and I would never have met. Wouldn't that have been a shame. Thanks for hanging out with us
Great video! I have found brad-point bits for woodworking work well on galvanized if you need to keep the pressure low. They act like a very small hole saw.
Hi Ken, first I wanted to thank you for putting this great informational and motivational content on UA-cam for free. Secondly, where is the best place to find sheet metal materials? It is pretty expensive at the big box stores. Thanks in advance!
@johnwright972 we buy our material at a large metal supply right here in town. We pay about 60 dollars for a 4 foot x10 foot sheet of 26 gauge galvanized. You could make a lot of great projects from a sheet that size. If you have a metal recycling yard nearby, sometimes they have dented or scratched material for sale. Cut around the bad parts, and Pow! You have a sense of accomplishment . Roofing is a common user of sheet metal, so check out the flashings at the big box store. You can make some cool stuff out of valley flashing. Thanks for hanging out with us, we are glad to have you along. Let me know if these ideas help.
I really like the new tools. The more you can bring sheet metal into the common home (which could be an apartment... no garage or place to do work other than the kitchen perhaps). I also liked the heart episode. I think holiday themed pieces would be a great thing to continue doing. We just exited Memorial day so there's a patriotic moment that was missed but July 4th is soon to be upon us. I'm thinking about Halloween and maybe it's a bad idea but I'm thinking of dressing up like a robot! LOL Sheet metal would be great material for dressing up like a robot. But Perhaps some decorative masks that can be displayed on the wall... or at least a "spooky candy dish." The potential is endless. My dream project would be "Bender" from "Futurama." If you don't know what/who that is? Just search it... a great and simple character.
I like the holiday ideas. Bender is my spirit animal. I'm glad you enjoyed the new tools. I'm going to try to work through a few ideas for future lessons. I appreciate your input. Thanks for watching and learning along with us.
@@kengodfrey1956 Awesome! And Kiss my shiny metal.... hehehe. I'm going through a visual problem and I have a flat 8.5"x11" magnifying panel I would like to somehow build a frame and attach an arm (flexible? jointed?) to mount to a table where I sit. The idea is to make reading a bit easier. I'm having trouble with only one eye and it's not about focus (cataract?). Anyway, the idea is to use this arm mounted frame and possibly mount an LED light to make a kind of magnifying lamp for comfortable reading in my sitting spot. Trouble is I have no idea where to start.
Cool video! I think that I made the same Ell as Noah did for one of my apprentice tests. If I am not mistaken it is a cracked Ell (duct changes direction and is flat on one side). It's nice of you and your wife to take the time and introduce people to the sheet metal trade.
I'm liking the hole finder 5000, I'd bet it would even work for wood, or plastic, or even epoxy. Great Job! I enjoy all of the great tools. I recently bought a pencil sized pantograph, but I'm not sure what drawings I'll use it duplicate, but I'm sure I'll put it to good use. Thanks again!
@@kengodfrey1956 Wonderful! I loved my '66 way back in the day before my girlfriend at the time wrecked it (she was fine, but the bug was totaled). Thinking about getting another one to mess around with.
@@kengodfrey1956 I do hope you do get a little 'sidetracked' and show some work on the Bug! I've got an '87 Golf with under 100K miles on it that's in real nice shape, but I'd really love an air-cooled.
For the creasing wheel, Dollar tree has a $1.25 Can opener with a hardened 20mm=7/8 cutting wheel on it. I use them to make wire strippers for scrapping. It's probably too small for this, but they have pizza cutters too.
@ElizabethGreene I love it! You are our kinda problem solver. You gotta be willing look at things for what they could be and not just what they are specifically made for. Good eye. Thanks for watching and sharing.
@@kengodfrey1956 ur being just too kind, the leader and the appreciation goes towards you, and what i pressume, your lovely wife thanks, thanks thanks, ill make something and remember to send you a pic. maybe the tool box for my smol niece
I wish someone would have put a cross break in the duct work in one of my apartments, because every time the fan goes off it rattles like there is no tomorrow. Is there any after-the-fact fix for that? Keep the good stuff coming. I'll have to check out more of these videos this winter when I'm not rehabbing one of my apartments.
@johnnylightning1491 if you have access to the outside of the duct, you can cut a piece of sheet metal ( or 1/4" plywood) and laminate it by using polyurethane caulking as an adhesive. It doesn't take much to stop the oil can noise. You can also screw a stiffener to the duct. Walk through the hardware store and you can find plenty of sheet metal shapes that will get the job done. Angles, and channels are very useful. Make a spreader from them and you can place them on the inside of the duct if that works better for your application. Let me know what you come up with. Send me a photo sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
@@kengodfrey1956 Thanks, it will probably be this winter before I get to it, I've got some other renovations going on right now, new bathroom, new kitchen, new flooring and a complete paint job. I think you get the picture. I do thank you for the advice it will come in handy eventually.
Ken, what do you think/know is the thickest gauge of (steel) sheet metal that the creasing wheel can put a crease in? If you mentioned that, I missed it.
GO NOAH!! the Extreme Hole Finder MAX Hole finder Ultra hole finder supreme Put "custom" in front of "hole finder" and it automatically doubles the value as in Pro Custom Hole finder Deluxe MAX put a ruler and bottle opener on it and it becomes the multi-tool hole finder for the fender fans- American vintage hole finder mod shop hole finder limited edition American professional II deluxe custom Hole finder thinline
@notcharles wow,you're good. I don't remember now, but I think I didn't have a long enough rivet. I like your train of thought though. When I make them for myself, I plug weld them but I'm not sure I'm going to introduce welding on our lessons. I hope you make one and send us a pic sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com I don't want you to copy my projects to the exact dimensions. I want you to apply our information to your specific needs and make something practical and useful with your own hands. It's very rewarding. Thanks for watching and learning right along with us.
I'm sort of a fabricator myself...certainly love seeing what you've shown and have said. Thankyou so much.
Fabricators are some of my favorite people to spend time with. Being creative and useful takes me to a happy place. We are glad to have you along for the ride. Thanks for watching
Love this channel! Not selling nothing, just wholesome and educational and fun! Thanks yall
We already make a living with sheet metal. This is just for fun, and we are happy to share . Thanks for hanging out with us. You are welcome
This proves that you are helping people. If you ever think you are wasting time because nobody is interested in you, you can look back on this and know you made a difference. It's not the number of views, likes or feedback. It's the satisfaction knowing you helped someone. The word for you is Altruism.
We have been overwhelmed with kindness and encouragement. I wondered from the outset if I had the ability to teach in a way that would be understandable and applicable. This content has the potential to add value to a curious mind. We are grateful indeed. Thank you for your time.
The hole finder Deluxe is epic! Thank youfor all your great projects and videos. You are a natural teacher!
@@AlpacaRenee it's a handy gizmo. Thanks
Noah is my nephew!! SUPER intelligent and talented young man! His win was well deserved!
If you watched our lesson, you already know how we feel about him. We are so happy to be a small ingredient in his success story. We hope to hear about his efforts in Atlanta. Thanks for hanging out with us.
You have too much fun doing what you do but we have a lot of fun watching and learning. Keep it up.
I ain't kiddin, when I said sheet metal is fun, I meant it. Thanks for watching
Yay! Another "sheet metal is fun" video! Thank you for this series.
You are welcome as all get out. We are happy to have you along for the adventure.
Each episode gets better and they are all enjoyable and informative!
Gosh, I hope the next one ain't a stinker. Thanks for learning along with us.
Very inspiring... I need gutter drops for my down spout and thought about buying.. However after watching your videos, got inspired to make them instead... Yes to watch water flow out the gutter became satisfying! Thank you all so much, time well spent!
You and I both know that most of our projects could be bought. However, the sense of accomplishment from fabricating it with our own hands goes in many directions. This is a great time to become more capable. Feed your sense of curiosity, and you will be surprised at all the far-reaching benefits. Send us a pic of your creation, and we will put you in our fabulous fabricators book sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
Thanks for coming along with us.
Thanks for showing my copper heart project - I’ve enjoyed watching your videos and learnt loads - all the best 👍🇬🇧
@mickgoodbe235 we are glad to have you along for the ride. Your copper heart is the most beautiful project that has ever come our way. Thanks for sharing it with us
Thank you very much for sharing! I am going to go out on a limb and say this is the best video on sheet metal work on the whole of the internet. Love it!
I wanted to share what I have learned and see if it hits home with any one.so my wife and I started this adventure on you tube. We are having a great time learning right along with you. Thank you for your time and encouragement, we appreciate it.
@@kengodfrey1956 Please send my compliments to your wife on the superb video-ing angles and framing. It really helps. Plus, her occasional interjections are always spot on! Wonderful...it's better than most of what is on the TV nowadays here in the UK.
@harrycaul2494 I showed your comment to my sweetheart, she loved it. Thanks for your kind words
Probably one of my favorite episodes. 😊 Hole Finder ______, hilarious.
Three great and useful projects for us. Thank you!!!!!
Awe shucks, we're just having fun. Thanks
Great teacher! I admire your skills and your desire to share your knowledge. You also kinda remind me of Capt. Kangaroo!!
Must be the hair and the mustache and my overpowering desire to happily teach and entertain you. I spent a lot of Saturday mornings eating captain crunch and watching captain kangaroo.. might have soaked up more than I realized. Thanks for hanging out with us. We appreciate your time.
Hey, I’m in the HVAC trade and I am happy God led me to your channel ! I do appreciate these videos!
Thank you for your encouragement. We are glad to have you along. Thank you
Yo Ken, I shot you a comment about a job a while ago. I didn't get it unfortunately🤷♂️
Now I'm in a pre apprenticeship class and we're going to visit the Oregon sheet metal union today. I will be promoting your content to the teachers and students to my best ability.
Thanks for the heads up! I know you're going to be awesome. You did your research and found us that shows initiative and a willingness to learn. That puts you on a path to success every time. Keep me posted on your adventure when you have time. I didn't get the job teaching welding and metal working at the local high school. I was bummed, then I decided to try my hand at UA-cam, and now we have friends all around the world. Keep after it, and you will be rewarded for your efforts. Thanks for hanging out with us. We'll be looking forward to hearing from you.
Fantastic video. I’m learning so much from these lessons. I’m 45 years old now and never had any interest in sheet metal, because no one ever told me that sheet metal is fun!!
@legomaker3105 Well, I've been at it for about 45 years, and I still love to watch a flat sheet of metal turn into a mail box or a tool box or a floor in a hot rod. We are glad to have you along for the ride. Yep, it's still fun. If it wasn't, you and I would never have met. Wouldn't that have been a shame. Thanks for hanging out with us
another very informative video always looking fwd to the next video with great anticipation, please don't stop producing them
You keep watching em, we'll keep making em. We are happy to have you along for the ride. Thank you.
Great video, great watching. Sheet metal tools the more the better.
Thank you for your channel,Ron.
Thanks for hanging out with us Ron. You keep watching, we'll keep making em. We are glad to have you along
All the very best to you and family.
Ken, this is absolutely brilliant! 🤯 👍👍👍
We are glad you dug it. You are very welcome.
Happy subscriber from South Africa
@martintheron1386 well , we are happy to have you along for the journey. It's always good to hear from you. Thanks for hanging out with us.
Great video! I have found brad-point bits for woodworking work well on galvanized if you need to keep the pressure low. They act like a very small hole saw.
We use them in wood, but have not tried them in metal. I'm willing to try it . Thanks for watching.
Outstanding! Sharing your knowledge and skills with all of us, you all are inspiring many
It's way more fun than you can imagine. When folks find value in our lessons, we grin like a couple of Cheshire cats. I'm grinning now.
@@kengodfrey1956 makes it even better.
Thank you to you both! I’ve learnt so much. Love it!👍
We are having fun right along with you. Thanks for watching.
Great lessons Ken…Simple/Smart building of shop tools…tks for sharing
You bet Chuck. Thanks for watching
Hi Ken, first I wanted to thank you for putting this great informational and motivational content on UA-cam for free. Secondly, where is the best place to find sheet metal materials? It is pretty expensive at the big box stores. Thanks in advance!
@johnwright972 we buy our material at a large metal supply right here in town. We pay about 60 dollars for a 4 foot x10 foot sheet of 26 gauge galvanized. You could make a lot of great projects from a sheet that size. If you have a metal recycling yard nearby, sometimes they have dented or scratched material for sale. Cut around the bad parts, and Pow! You have a sense of accomplishment . Roofing is a common user of sheet metal, so check out the flashings at the big box store. You can make some cool stuff out of valley flashing. Thanks for hanging out with us, we are glad to have you along. Let me know if these ideas help.
@@kengodfrey1956thank you Ken. Have a great weekend!
@@johnwright972 you bet.thanks
I really like the new tools. The more you can bring sheet metal into the common home (which could be an apartment... no garage or place to do work other than the kitchen perhaps).
I also liked the heart episode. I think holiday themed pieces would be a great thing to continue doing. We just exited Memorial day so there's a patriotic moment that was missed but July 4th is soon to be upon us. I'm thinking about Halloween and maybe it's a bad idea but I'm thinking of dressing up like a robot! LOL Sheet metal would be great material for dressing up like a robot. But Perhaps some decorative masks that can be displayed on the wall... or at least a "spooky candy dish." The potential is endless. My dream project would be "Bender" from "Futurama." If you don't know what/who that is? Just search it... a great and simple character.
I like the holiday ideas. Bender is my spirit animal. I'm glad you enjoyed the new tools. I'm going to try to work through a few ideas for future lessons. I appreciate your input. Thanks for watching and learning along with us.
@@kengodfrey1956 Awesome! And Kiss my shiny metal.... hehehe. I'm going through a visual problem and I have a flat 8.5"x11" magnifying panel I would like to somehow build a frame and attach an arm (flexible? jointed?) to mount to a table where I sit. The idea is to make reading a bit easier. I'm having trouble with only one eye and it's not about focus (cataract?). Anyway, the idea is to use this arm mounted frame and possibly mount an LED light to make a kind of magnifying lamp for comfortable reading in my sitting spot. Trouble is I have no idea where to start.
Just subscribed, thanks for sharing
Thanks for hanging out with us. We are learning how to share this trade with curious folks all over. We are glad to have you along.
Excited to watch this video after work today.
Now I can't sleep till you tell me what you think.
Cool video! I think that I made the same Ell as Noah did for one of my apprentice tests. If I am not mistaken it is a cracked Ell (duct changes direction and is flat on one side). It's nice of you and your wife to take the time and introduce people to the sheet metal trade.
I've been at it for 44 years and I still love it. I wouldn't dream of anything else. I'm glad to share. Thanks for your encouragement.
I'm liking the hole finder 5000, I'd bet it would even work for wood, or plastic, or even epoxy. Great Job!
I enjoy all of the great tools. I recently bought a pencil sized pantograph, but I'm not sure what drawings I'll use it duplicate, but I'm sure I'll put it to good use. Thanks again!
You are supremely welcome . Thanks for checking in.
Thanks Ken for another fine job video! You Da Man! Now get to work on that Beetle!
The shop just called. I can pick up my parts tomorrow. New cam, bearings, pistons and cylinders. Yee haw. Gonna put the engine together this weekend.
@@kengodfrey1956 Wonderful! I loved my '66 way back in the day before my girlfriend at the time wrecked it (she was fine, but the bug was totaled). Thinking about getting another one to mess around with.
@Wheel_Horse I had an oval window in high school. 50 years ago. It's been long enough. Time to do it again.
@@kengodfrey1956 I do hope you do get a little 'sidetracked' and show some work on the Bug! I've got an '87 Golf with under 100K miles on it that's in real nice shape, but I'd really love an air-cooled.
For the creasing wheel, Dollar tree has a $1.25 Can opener with a hardened 20mm=7/8 cutting wheel on it. I use them to make wire strippers for scrapping. It's probably too small for this, but they have pizza cutters too.
@ElizabethGreene I love it! You are our kinda problem solver. You gotta be willing look at things for what they could be and not just what they are specifically made for. Good eye. Thanks for watching and sharing.
YEEEHAW partner
first comment
greetings from the country side of Chile
thank you and adios
Ain't that sumthin. The day just barely got started and you are leadin the pack!! Thanks for hanging out with us we appreciate you.
@@kengodfrey1956 ur being just too kind, the leader and the appreciation goes towards you, and what i pressume, your lovely wife
thanks, thanks thanks, ill make something and remember to send you a pic.
maybe the tool box for my smol niece
@aragustin yes,Stacy is my amazing wife of 21 years. I couldn't and wouldn't do this without her
Thanks Ken !!! 😊😊
We are glad you enjoyed. You are welcome.
Learnt lots! Thanks Ken
There ya go. You're welcome!
I wish someone would have put a cross break in the duct work in one of my apartments, because every time the fan goes off it rattles like there is no tomorrow. Is there any after-the-fact fix for that? Keep the good stuff coming. I'll have to check out more of these videos this winter when I'm not rehabbing one of my apartments.
@johnnylightning1491 if you have access to the outside of the duct, you can cut a piece of sheet metal ( or 1/4" plywood) and laminate it by using polyurethane caulking as an adhesive. It doesn't take much to stop the oil can noise. You can also screw a stiffener to the duct. Walk through the hardware store and you can find plenty of sheet metal shapes that will get the job done. Angles, and channels are very useful. Make a spreader from them and you can place them on the inside of the duct if that works better for your application. Let me know what you come up with. Send me a photo sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
@@kengodfrey1956 Thanks, it will probably be this winter before I get to it, I've got some other renovations going on right now, new bathroom, new kitchen, new flooring and a complete paint job. I think you get the picture. I do thank you for the advice it will come in handy eventually.
Ken, what do you think/know is the thickest gauge of (steel) sheet metal that the creasing wheel can put a crease in? If you mentioned that, I missed it.
We have used it on 26 and 24 gauge. So far, all of our projects have been made of 26 ga. Including the sample in the lesson.
Nice Video. It took me some times to finish. Hope that you had a Great 4th of July
#STAYSAFE
#PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸
@dennisschickling2249 we appreciate your time. I'm glad enjoyed the lesson. Our 4th was pretty mellow. I'm still full.
GO NOAH!!
the Extreme Hole Finder MAX
Hole finder Ultra
hole finder supreme
Put "custom" in front of "hole finder" and it automatically doubles the value as in
Pro Custom Hole finder Deluxe MAX
put a ruler and bottle opener on it and it becomes the multi-tool hole finder
for the fender fans-
American vintage hole finder
mod shop hole finder
limited edition American professional II deluxe custom Hole finder thinline
It looks like I left a little meat on the bone on the auto- magic hole finder. GO NOAH!!!! thanks for hanging out and learning along with us
2nd!
Ain't no shame in silver.
be able to make a propject with the tools that you have.
I'm not sure I follow , but I hope you found our lesson enjoyable. Thanks for watching.
Why not use a simple rivet instead of the (3) 8-32 bolt(S) & nut(S)? LESS 'IN THE WAY OF THE WORK, NO?
@notcharles wow,you're good. I don't remember now, but I think I didn't have a long enough rivet. I like your train of thought though. When I make them for myself, I plug weld them but I'm not sure I'm going to introduce welding on our lessons. I hope you make one and send us a pic sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
I don't want you to copy my projects to the exact dimensions. I want you to apply our information to your specific needs and make something practical and useful with your own hands. It's very rewarding. Thanks for watching and learning right along with us.