Building a Fender - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- This is part of a series showing the complete construction of a 1936 Ford rear fender, including making the buck used for shaping the metal.
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as a former boatbuilder, I have a tip for nailing your curvature-to-template (4:37) with a good deal less trial-&-error. We always used a common pencil compass or a scratch-divider. The original rough-cut is accomplished in the same way as you're doing here, but then, once you're within an inch or two, you set your compass wide enough to exceed your widest gap, hold your compass perpendicular to the template with pencil-to-template and compass-centre dragging gently along the curvature you wish to copy precisely, then simply score (or pencil) along the entire length of the curvature. Cheers.
Thanks for a great suggestion!
Tristan Goertzen got
Plutôt que de construire cette '''''beaute''''',ilsuffitd'aller dans une casse et avec l'outillage adéquat, récupérer une aile de camion,que l'on pourra retoucher !!Gain de temps et d'usinage !!!!!Au fait ça sert à quoi ???????.............
JM G you’re way off here... watch the video.
Mr. Covell is in my opinion the best easy to understand teacher that I have heard in a long time .Thank you for posting your videos
deusenberg1000 - Thank you so much for the kind words. I do plan to post more videos in the future!
It was very interesting watching your video. My father did this work for 60 years, and in what I think was the same way.
It is nice to see these methods still being used today.
Yes, these methods have been in use for a long time!
A true metalman fabricator and genius explaining how to duplicate a fender by transposing the shape to a wooden buck and using that is a pattern fabricate sections to make the complete fennder truly amazing.
Thanks for watching, and for the kind words!
Mister Covell, I am a master cabinet maker and I am very impressed by your method, you Sir ate a joy to observe.
Abby Babby Thanks for the high compliment!
The
Gary Lyon The what? i have been waiting two years for you to reply, but finally had to ask
David - I'm guessing that Gary Lion got distracted while typing?
Excellent craftsmanship. But oh my gosh this is such a painstaking effort!
Well, you could call it a labor of love!
Wow.If someone had previously asked me how to duplicate a fender i could honestly say i have not the faintest idea.Now i have a relatively good idea,and for that,i thank you.
I hope you get the opportunity to put that knowledge to use!
Attention to detail is highly impressive here in your video. Sure enjoyed how you went about to diagnose the curvatures and breakdown of the entire structure. Nice work, very nice.
+rgoidel Thanks!
Wow. It is always so satisfying watching a craftsman do his thing. I never would have thought of that method. Thank you for sharing.
I'm very glad you enjoyed it!
Of all the Covell that I have ,this one is my favourite. It's hard to imagine the work and planning required to prudence a training video of this quality.
Todd - thank you so much for the kind words! I do put a lot of planning into my video projects, and it pleases me very much when people notice the effort!
I've always wanted to build something even if I'm not a carpenter or a welder by profession but this video tutorial have given me a lot than I even expected in just one-time view. Thanks, +Ron Covell. One day I'm going to fulfill the dream to open a workshop and do something out of my field.
Diseye - You have the right attitude, and I'm sure that you will do some special work when the time is right!
Yes I will and I will make a video and Tag you
I look forward to it!
Holy cow that is the work of a master for sure! Beautiful!
Thanks for the compliment!
now that is what i call true craftsmanship! its so impressive to watch a seemingly impossible task being broken down into verry well described and understandable steps. i hope i get the opportunity to try this one day. cheers! 🍻
I'm very glad you liked it!
If you weld or attach a flat square such as a piece of steel to the bottom of the combination square you can just make a single line without having to worry about stopping to make another dot, and you won't have to worry about the combination square tipping out of place with its new base
Hey - that's a GREAT idea! Thanks for sharing it with me. Jody, at 'Welding tips & Tricks' showed a 'store-bought' combination square with an extra-thick base on one his episodes that I've thought about purchasing. It never dawned on me that I could make something similar myself.
Universal edge bending machine, with excellent workmanship.
I don't know what you mean by a universal edge bending machine. Beading (Swaging) machine? Pullmax? Erco Flanger? Please explain - maybe I can learn something new!
Where has this video been all my life!!! There is literally NOBODY ELSE that does stuff like this on youtube that I have found
I'm very glad that you enjoyed this video. Note that I have 39 UA-cam videos, so you may enjoy some of my other ones, too!
Oh I plan to watch them all after I am done with my thesis.
Do you have any way I can replicate a 1957 plymouth headlight eyebrow. As of yet I cannot think of a way to make one with basic metalworking tools. Below is an ebay link to what I am trying to make.
www.ebay.com/itm/1957-1958-Plymouth-FENDER-EYEBROW-PATCH-PANELS-MoPar-Fury-Savoy-Belvedere-NOS/122856195400?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44039%26meid%3D0119d22404a94f7290236c4db99582ee%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D140802452404%26itm%3D122856195400&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1
Those are complicated parts, but they certainly could be fabricated with basic metalshaping tools. The specific processes are a bit too complicated to give you as an answer to a UA-cam comment, however.
Ron Covell could I PM you and give you my phone number?
Niiiice! The duplication of a complex part like that would seem an impossible task, but then I watch your methodical capture of each aspect and think "gee, that's easy.." Then again, thoracic surgery seems easy too on youtube. Seriously, thanks for this -
+thebertt I'm truly glad you enjoyed it. I hope you can put these techniques into practice someday.
It appears that just creating the buck alone is 20 to 30 hrs labor .But once you have the buck done you can build as many fenders as you want .It's incredible that this Fender was made using just an English wheel and a shrinking machine.
Glad you liked it!
I'm & engineering TOOLMAKER, & while I do much more precise work, I found your video informative for home diy do it yourself jobs. I will most probably buy a DVD. good work. thanks!
Brenton - Thanks for chiming in, and I'm glad that you enjoyed my UA-cam videos. Yes, I appreciate the fact that tool and die makers work to MUCH closer tolerances! If you are considering buying a DVD, you might also look at downloading or streaming from our website - it avoids the time and cost of shipping a disk through the mail. www.covell.biz
Sir, you are true metal works artist. Metal sculptor
Thank you! Actually, I went to art school many years ago, with plans to become a sculptor. Life had other plans for me.
@@RonCovell sir, you are very welcome.
Amazing work - like sculpture.
Thank you so much! I actually have a background in sculpture, and I see my automotive work as directly linked to sculpture!
This is absolutely incredible work
I'm so glad that you enjoy it!
I see a fellow Viking ship builder type. Bob Asp would be proud. Really good video Ron.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
I rarely leave comments , but all I can say is my jaw dropped when I saw this. Absolute WOW
My hat is off to you as a restorer.
Thanks so much!
A true craftsman! I have nothing at all to do with making any kind of automotive body parts it's fascinating how you accomplish this! :)
There is a good chance that you can learn these skills if you really try.
Thanks for sharing !
Another way to mimic the curvature at 4:37 would be to squeeze cast in bondo ( polyester filler) onto the plywood. Alternatively you can backfill in Chavant modelling clay. Either way you get a fast and perfect reproduction. Excellent concise video.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I have used both polyester filler and Chavant clay for modeling certain shapes, and I agree that they each have certain advantages.
great stuff. and it becomes very obvious at 2:17 why quite a few of my projects suck.. I usually take a shortcut at some time or another and mess it up....
Well, sometimes taking shortcuts can actually cost you time, or quality, or both!
The jig is art in itself...!
Thanks for the kind words!
You are extremely talent..in both..you skill and being inventive...
+Farooq Ishaq Thank you for your interest!
Wow awesome work and amazing wow I always wanted to do something like like that but I never knew anyone in till I met u wow I didn't know u did that wow I am speech less amazing work
congratulations Ron Covell on your work I would like to learn this profession here in Brazil to build one of the most beautiful hotrods thanks for your videos
Emerson carrion Good luck with your quest! I would love to see pictures of the cars you build, and I hope to visit Brazil some day.
Thanks I'm planning a trip to USA Ron covell to my quest to learn from you Masters in hot rods to manufacture in Brazil no one builds cars as you Brazil is beautiful friend will be very well received if email I can send some pictures of what I do a little hug!!!
Emerson, you can contact me at:
covell@cruzio.com
I already have a crazy shape I want to do for my rear 47 Ford pickup. I want to mimic one of the grill bars on the frontend as a top ridge for the fender. Yet in a very cusom shape.
That sounds like a cool idea - I encourage you to go for it!
I'd like to see pictures when you're done.
Thank you for this video. I need to reproduce a small lower part of a fender. It will save me some money to make it myself.
+Thomas Hudgins Good for you!
Awesome work
Thank you! Cheers!
gorgeous, excellent job I'm completely jealous
Curtis - thanks for the compliments! I encourage you to develop your own skills!
Amazing work as always
Thanks so much!
I enjoyed this video very much
+Thor Rite I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Ron Covell I hope this trade of yours is passed on,shame to lose it,as I noticed your old school taught.
Fortunately, there are lots of people teaching these skills now!
Cool! This gives me ideas how to do A wide body quarter panel.
For me it was Tuesday - YES - this is exactly the way I would approach that job!
Great skills! Lovely to watch old-style craftsmanship.
+Steve Dixon Glad you enjoyed it - there will be more videos to come.
I've come to look forward to that "and that's just about perfect", comment he makes.
Thanks for checking in. Yes, I know that I repeat the same phrases perhaps more than I should. I'm trained as a metalworker - not as an actor!
@@RonCovell don't be hard on yourself, it's the fact you seem to always nail the fitment first go that makes it fun.
One thing you didn't mention is that the other fender is usually the mirror image of the one you start with, so the buck needs to be mirrored as well. I think that you did in fact make a mirror-image buck (but it's difficult to tell)
Yes, you got it right. The buck I made is a mirror image of the fender I took the measurements from.
Is it just me or is he the Bob Ross of metal working.
Others have said this, too, and I take it as a high compliment!
I really need to get this video Sir, you have my gears turning
The DVD is available on our website - www.covell.biz
Hey Great Video! I'm glad to have found this info. I'm making so parts for my jeep.
Good for you!
He sounds a bit like Bob Ross. That's a compliment.
I'll take that as a compliment - thanks!
That’s unbelievable - wish you were my neighbor
It's probably easier to watch my UA-cam videos than it is to move!
Amazing. Awesome work
Thanks a lot!
Молодец мужик! У тебя руки из правильного места растут!.
+EVgenrator
Спасибо за комплимент!
you are really great sir
Thank you so much!
I just cover the whole thing in tape 3 layers in different directions then carefully remove the tape and turn it inside out cut it so that it lays flat tape it to the sheet metal and cut...
Lenny - Yes, I have used that technique too. I've heard it called a 'Flexible Shape Pattern', and it has some definite benefits, like informing you on the location and amount of stretching and shrinking that is required.
yet again. my mind is blown!
Glad you liked it!
No Fear..(at least less fear).. I thought restoration would be beyond my income.'67 scout 800 needed some T.L.C. Did not want to patch..with your videos and tutorials... I will make the attempt.. Thank you for sharing the "know how".... "kid in a candy shop" awed.
James - I'm very glad that you have the confidence to embark on this project. Let me know if the going gets tough!
Ron
Cool, now make a model A from old washing machine panels !
Check out this guy, who started making dwarf cars from old refrigerators: ua-cam.com/video/SDnGo14X46M/v-deo.html
Awesome work!
Thank you for watching, and for commenting!
How many uses could you possibly get out of such a buck? I would imagine that after forming a few fenders on it the wood would slowly deform??
This buck is made from MDF, so I would expect it to last for several fenders. Many people use plywood, which is more durable, and could hold up for making dozens of fenders. Some people have their bucks laser of water jet cut from steel!
Que bonito trabajo. A qui en México cobran por hacer marranadas los hojalatería . Y esto que haces si vale la pena
¡Muchas gracias!
5:51 So, the buck stops here? 🤣
HAH!
Ron, you are an artist -
Thank you for the wonderful compliment!
This is not a good work! This work is brilliant!
Thanks!
Very informative thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great work by the way,
Thanks!
I had to say im in love with your work!!
Graduated mechanic,selfmade welder and fabricator,metal polisher and jeez i would move anywhere to do this fulltime!care to be my mentor?where do i go haha im serious!from montreal i would move to do it fulltime learn from the master!the wife n kid will follow once im set!This is how much i dedicate to what i do;)
Glad to hear you are so enthusiastic! While I'm not taking on any apprentices now, there are lots of resources for learning metalshaping. Many people (including me) give classes on these subjects, and there are LOTS of UA-cam videos and DVDs available.
Ron Covell What are some of the DVD's you approve of?
Brian Bry Brian, there are dozens of very good DVDs, and a few that are not so good. I don't want to bad-mouth anybody's DVDs in a public forum, but if you contact me via email with a listing of the DVDs you are interested in, I will give you my opinion about which are the best. You can get my email address on my website, www.covell.biz
beautiful
Thank you, Farid!
3D printing done ✅
shadowdance4666 I expect that we will see 3-D printing used more and more to make bucks and fixtures for metalshaping!
Ron Covell tanks
you inspired me so much.!
I'm very glad to hear that, and I hope you use that inspiration to do some good work!
Excellent videos. Is the a master series collection of all dvd's in one set? Would like them all and thinking there would be a price break. Thanks.
Contact me by telephone for a possible discount on the entire set of DVDs. 831 768-0705.
A contour gauge might speed up the curve duplication.
Thanks - that's a good idea!
by measuring this way are you not getting the measurement for the outside rather than the inside of the fender would you not end up with an over size? very clever though
+terry4144 You are correct - the buck would have to be downsized one material thickness (.040") to be truly accurate. Nevertheless, if I'm making something 4 feet long, and I get it within .040", I feel like I've done a pretty good job.
love it
Thanks so much!
I am a special purpose machine builder, not specified machine maker. we are making customized machines, especially for automotive industry.
I understand. Sounds like your job is very interesting!
So you duplicate the pieces from the fender you have and then just flip the pieces over to have a form for the opposite fender?
Yes, you have it exactly right!
good day.Maybe you can tell me what should I do if part is missed at all.I have 1936 Ford in my backyard .Fenders ake missed.And that pauses my restorations work.Wonder if you can help me somehow.
Good-quality reproduction steel rear fenders are now available from BobDrake.com Reproduction steel front fenders are not available (yet) but there are some fiberglass reproductions available. It's getting harder and harder to find good original front fenders, but they do show up at swap meets occasionally, and on eBay.
Good working👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍
Thanks!
Super👍👏 привет с Казахстана смотрим и учимся спасибо!
Спасибо за просмотр
Universal edge bending mean, I mean, we can do any type of edge rollover, in a single machine. like multi purposes, in a simple machine. so I called it Universal (Versatile). Thanks.
I'd like to see a picture or video of your machine!
What is time to produce new fender here in your shop with your excellent skills. Would like to know and rest of us I believe as well. Thanx ZDENO
Just as an approximation, I would figure a couple of days to make the buck, and perhaps 4 days to make the fender.
@@RonCovell Thanx for answer here,with buck we can play for sure,no time concern at all.Main concern was fender timing to produce it. I will work on 1941 Chevy pickup rear fenders in near future.Thanx million for info!!!
Un vero artista!
Grazie mille!
Wow. total beginner here. the technique you just showed should have made an exact replica of the fender. But the buck you made was a mirror image. how did you do that?
I took patterns from a fender, then reversed them, and re-assembled them 'backwards'.
@@RonCovell I initially had the same question but when you built the buck, you just lined your curvature stations up on the other side to cut it. You make this stuff look so easy 😅. I know it's harder than it looks, but easier than I think it is. My generation is more used to using computers than being a computer.
This is what I was looking for, but for making a fiberglass part I'll probably have to make many more stations, or get good at metal working... 😅
Thank you for this Ron. I wish I could afford to just pay you to do it 😉. I'll definitely weigh this against what I had already considered doing.
Watching guitar vids and this popped up its better lol
Yes, a few people expected to see a Fender guitar, but that's not what I do. Glad you enjoyed it, anyhow!
amazing
I'm very glad you liked my video!
U can get these supplies from wally world
Ron, I don't plan on making metal flares but I see how this is useful. I plan on making fiberglass fender flares to widen the stance of my firebird which also means i'm not working off a previous fender but coming up with my own shape. would you suggest this method to start? or would you think it could work for what i'm doing? I don't want to get halfway in and say "o shit, this won't work for this".
Well, fiberglass is not my area of expertise, but I know a little about it. One good way to make your flares is to model them in place on the car with oil-based clay, take a fiberglass mold from the clay, and lay up a fiberglass flare in the mold.
I am looking to do new running board aprons on my 34 Dodge best to build a jig? Also they have a complex end, if you have ever seen one, if you have any videos showing these type aprons , where can I watch them, Thanks
You wouldn't necessarily need to build a jig to make the running board aprons. You could use the inner edge of the running board, and the bottom of the sill plate as another reference, and shape a piece of metal to fit between them. Some of the detail work could probably be done with a beading machine, and I presume there are flanges on both the top and bottom surfaces, which could also be done with 'tipping' dies on a beading machine.
This is a interesting lesson to learn. What do you call that paper again?
Chip board is the material I often use for patterns. If you live in an area with 'Big Box' stores (like Costco or Sam's Club) you can get it free - they use it to separate layers on pallets of toilet paper. Art stores also sell 'poster board', which is thicker and stiffer.
@@RonCovell thank you
329 persons should be more careful not letting their cats run over the keyboard
Thanks so much for watching, and commenting, but I don't exactly understand your meaning.
Hi there Ron! Thank you for replying... it was meant as a slightly ironic and humorous remark towards those 329 ”thumbs down folks”. Should be understood as the button pressed by mistake caused by the cat running over the keyboard ;) I think your videos and skills are just astonishing.
Per - now I 'get it'. Thanks for clarifying what you meant. It pleases me very much that you enjoy my UA-cam videos, but there is NO video that everyone likes, and I'm simply happy that a lot more people give me a 'thumbs-up' rather than 'a thumbs-down'!
MAY I SUGGEST USE MYLAR dwg film, buy in rolls, transparent, waterproof, no shrinkage, i was a yacht builder, used mylar for everything, once you draw on it you can centrepop the film and lay it on the metal, in my case aluminum, then throw it thru the bandsaw
Great idea!
Очень круто! Есть чему поучиться!
Я так рад, что вам понравилось мое видео!
Muy bien
This is my next project as soon as I master paper airplanes
Mastering paper airplanes will help to build your skill in making paper patterns for fenders!
Hello Ron Covell okay?
Desulpe My English is not good.
I want to be a restorer of old cars.
You teach the techniques on DVD?
Or want to sell machines?
I am Brazilian and here in Brazil I found someone qualified as you.
His technique is PERFECT!
How do I buy the courses?
David - yes, we have many programs on DVD, and some tools - check out our website at www.covell.biz. I have been talking with some people about teaching a workshop in Brazil. I'll let you know if we get a date set.
супер древняя професия сечас все машини с пресами делают
Wouldn't foam-board be cheaper and easier to cut for the templates?
+avro549B I suppose foam board would work, but I believe plywood has better durability.
+Ron Covell Oh yes, but how many times are you going to use them? There's a spectrum of materials from cardboard or foamboard through particle board, plywood to metal that you might choose. Easy to cut and cheap might be better for a one-off, while expensive but durable might be justified for volume production.
For a total klutz like me, watching your work is like watching an artistic performance.
avro549B You are correct - the harder-to-cut materials should be used when durability is needed. I've used plastic auto-body filler (Bondo) for some forms, with good results!
wow
Glad you liked it!
how do you tune it?
where's the jack socket to plug it in?
Ummm - I think that's a different kind of 'Fender'
no? really?
страно идеальный перевод в субтитрак на украинский не всегда так идеально переведено
Золотые руки!
Благодаря!
РОН молодец !золотые руки !подскажи а что за марка металла ?хочу реанимировать крылья грузовика Хино
The metal I use is 19-gauge 1008 mild steel, which is 1mm thickness. Here in the US, it's called 'Drawing- Quality' steel.
Ron Covell Рон Здравствуйте !спасибо ВАМ за ответ ! просьба не пинать ))ветерана войны в Афганистане !мне 55 лет !Вы мой годок ? подскажите пожалуйста где можно купить ВАШ ))металл в Штатах ,на два крыла и вообще ВАС можно попросить сделать два крыла к грузовику Хино или подсказать ????? моя почта envar52@mail.ru
Wheres part 2?
Part 2 of the 'Fender' series is now up on my You
Tube channel.
Принцип работы молотов..можете объяснить ..пневмо..
Я полагаюсь на Google Translate, так как не говорю по-русски. Если ваш вопрос касается работы пневматических перфораторов, это может помочь: ua-cam.com/video/sK0oGJEf1Hk/v-deo.html