EASY 2 MAKE! DIY STRETCHER TOOL! HOW-TO Make "REVERSE"CURVED FLANGES on SHEET METAL
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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2023
- On this episode of Make It Kustom, I BUILD a STRETCHER tool from scrap metal Follow along to learn how to make your own sheet metal stretching tool.
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Favorite statement, "It already works in my head". Love it!!!
I lovi't !!!!
Great job,,,,
Yes, and tbh that feeling gives me more sense of accomplishment than actually finishing the fabrication.
Positive thinking 😁👍🏾
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That’s a lot of the reason why there’s three tools I need to make- want to make- aren’t built. Got ’em figured out and have materials for two of them but once I got past the hurdles in my head (and didn’t have immediate need) I was like “that was easy” and then moved on to something else.
But hey- I need the stretch hammer on a fancy trailer fender project. If I keep waiting to build it I can make sure the fenders take several hours longer than they should.
Win! >rolleyes
Karl, I have learned so much from your channel. I picked up a 54 Chevy truck this year and I'll be using a bunch of the lessons from you and fitzee to rebuild it. Thank you!
Karl, you make it look so easy!
Your talents are beyond measure 😀
Karl, fantastic stretcher build! I bought a shrinker/stretcher set over 20 years ago,but I like the job this stretcher does far better than the store bought unit I have. Keep these videos coming.
Sanding and polishing.. give your pink lungs some love ❤and wear a dust mask. Great build.🦾 Thanks for sharing your time and resources. 👍
Love the channel.
You could use 2 of the air hammer "bits". Mount one facing up under the air hammer. Would be replaceable / removeable.
Could also trim this way down and use it as a hand held version to adjust a flange on a large part or a piece on a car.
And so The Fish Stretcher was born! Goes great with The Shrinkarl. Love your innovations and DIY solutions. Awesome channel.
I would be interested in what the reduction in the thickness of the metal would be, I know it’s probably a small amount but I would like to know what it started out as and what it ended up as. What a great video.
I thought the last video you made, the shrinker, was impressive, but this last tool was the icing on the cake! Thank you so much for sharing!
Just thinking about using the planishing hammer after the shrinker.
Ya! That would help immensely!
For those who dont have a foot air controller handy. A foot pedal can also be made easily , to work off the trigger . Just a couple of levers an a rod. The stretcher does a great job. Impressive.
Braddah Karl, even though I’m not into much sheet metal work and wouldn’t necessarily need this tool, I am amazed at your talent to fabricate your own tool. I watched the video just because of your thought process and how you get it from a vision to an actual product that works fantastically! You never let me down with your videos. Keep um coming! Aloha🤙🏼
What a great idea. Simple, cheap, and does a great job. You should add a cheap foot pedal made out of a ball valve to this video series.
Nice Build, I used a air hammer with the same bit and drilled out the center of the bit head the same shape as my large rivet heads. And did Hot rivet work when repairing my 1935 Chassis cross members. Mine is an original build. Not rat rod or modified. Just back to original. Worked like a charm. Used a torch and bucking bar, Clamps and the Air hammer. It formed perfect rivet heads.
You can't beat a nice smooth flange.
While watching your awesome linear stretching tool in action I got an idea. If you had any broken punches from your scotchman ironworker they would make an awesome hardened bottom die turned on it's side. The 1" diameter would probably work perfectly and would be harder than Chinese arithmetic!
You have goldfingers !!! You want, you haven't, you make. This IS Make it Kustoms.
Bruno from France.
Watching you and Elio reminds me of helping my dad when I was young. I would see things way before he did and offer suggestions during the process only to be ignored. After way too much time and effort, we almost always ended up doing it the way I suggested in the first place. Ah, wonderful memories. Poor Elio!!
You never fail to impress my good son. Nice one Karl, thank you.
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Eye-crometer... I'm stealing that one. 😂
nice tool..thanks..I'm a blacksmith from ohio, (Black Art Forge)..some of ur videos has helped me on my blacksmithing..
Totally going to build one! I have a kick stretcher and shrinker set on my Xmas list, but this works so well! Especially for how inexpensive it is, it's a no Brainerd!
Thanks again Karl, another homerun.
Sweet little tool! It sure beats a ball peen and a brick! LOL!
That's the best use for one of those little air hammers I have seen yet.
Cheers
Terry
beauty in simplicity.....and affordable!
That’s the goal haha
Brilliant! One tool I don't think I've ever seen in your shop is a 2" x 72" belt grinder. I built mine, based on Jeremy Shmidt's design, and it's been a game changer. I would love to see you build one on the channel and put your own spin on it. I couldn't live without mine now.
That’s a cool idea for a tool build video!
What a major success! First prize with honours for $40s worth of pure ingenuity.
Hahah thanks
That's all that I have in my shop for stretching sheet into different angles. I have an air foot pedal to adjust the punch regulatered too. Great tool sir!
Absolutely beautiful finish with no added effort... well done awesome tool!!!..😎 🏴🤘
Gonzo DIY tools are so much fun to watch. Of course, the know-how to make one work right out of the gate helps a lot. :) Great stuff!
That little jewel is worth its weight, the finish is great. Wheel wells, frenching taillights, The mind of a genius
I definitely see you using this tool in the future...
I also see you adding this to your blanishing hammer ...it's an awesome tool for any shop...you still amaze me...
Keep going...and keep putting out great videos...thank you
Karl you’re way too talented to ever be called crazy. Your skills are second to none In Fabrication. By the way I trust your eye. You maybe using these on the Zephyr. Thanks for sharing your talent!
💯👊👍
Haha thanks terry!! Ya I’m definitely using them soon on the zephyr!
Suggestion, make the main body of the stretcher out of paper, then transfer that to a piece of pine wood the same size as the 5/8 bar stock. You can make all the adjustments easier that way, then transfer to 5/8 steel bar stock
quick and cheap hack with best results, thank you man
This is beyond do-able for anyone with basic tools in fact I’m going to put one together tonight as well the shrinking tool. You are awesome man!
Awesome video as always! The best part is you have played with enough tools and equipment to expect what the out comes are. And not many people realize that it's not always the top notch dean's list collage grad engineer's that make stuff work, it's people like you and I as well as many many others out there the make better stuff out of simpler stuff. Keep on doing what you do karl! Awesome doesn't even do the justice of what you do bro. Thank's as always for sharing with us!
Awesome tool going have to make me one . I’m imagining projects to use it on. Very thankful for your videos. They are saving me lots of money and I really enjoy how you do them .
Yuppers, knocked it out of the park once again! Watching you and Elio dissect, problem solve, collaborate and create is the stuff of legends! It's a mini "plani-stretch!" Just damn awesome. Go Japhands, keep moving forward, can't wait to see what's next!
Thanks for sharing your mad skills, .... As a retired Fabmagator, I still learn a little in each of your videos !
Cool tool bro, can you show us how to recalibrate an eyechrometer ? just kidding about the recalibration ...
Been watching for a few years now, very enjoyable, thank you.
Another super video. Thank you from across the pond
Welcome!
I made mine with a .5" x 6" steel bar, I gave it a throat that allows me to make a ~2.5" wide flange by making passes across. It works extremely well, I machined the anvil to fit a piece of O1 drill rod and silver brazed it in. A dunk in oil and a file can just barely scratch it. I've polished it and it works extremely well now, the hard anvil is a big upgrade but I have to see if it holds up.
Nice!!! Just a thought. If you wanted a hardened surface, you could use a cut off from an axle shaft or an old forklift fork. Also hard facing rods are available. But that may get too hard and split.
I think I'll crank one out today. Thanks for sharing.
Loving the home made tool vids!
That's a great tool Karl. It looks like the short barrel air hammer (like yours) would be beneficial to a long barrel type. More BPM etc. It's definitely on my to-do list of tools to build. Thanks again for sharing your skills with us.👍👍❤
Totally awesome ! ! ! ! I can see the need for a really good clamp around the nose of the air hammer. And POSSIBLY a side bolt or something that extends up to the rear of the air hammer and has an arm or cross bar that holds it from backing out of the clamp. But that's adding a couple of more scraps and maybe some threaded rod. Still super crazy simple and awesome.
Wow what a great tool 🔨 much better than a stretcher 😁👍🏾❤️
Yes!!! Now I can make my curves fat without stretcher marks. 👍👍
Thank you for taking the time to share with us low-budget guys on how to make tools for cheap👍👍👍👍👍👍
I know I already commented, this is probably one of my favorite video's, I love making tools is this one is AWESOME!
Damn it Karl, now I gotta build another tool 😂😂, but great idea and it's perfect for making door jambs, window frames and several other things I can think of,
Steve-O does fab work!!!
Might be the best tool build yet.
That works fantastically!
Love your work, your fly is down…..😂 keep up the good work!
You're one crazy genius!
yes you are crazy!! for useing a grinder witout a gard lol this has to be one of the best fab channal's on the internet, learnt so much from you video's they are awesome, now where did i put my air hammer.......... i have a bomber seat to make. still trying to figher out wether i can curve the eadges with a air hammer like you made, made more difficalt as i'm prob going to use stainless for no other reason other than i have it kicking about and nothing else to use it for haha
Man, thats good! 👌My cheap ebay foot stretcher would rip the metal before it got anywhere near that tight on the radius. And of course the finish looks like a cheese grater. I guess I'm making one of these when I got time!
That is phenomal! Amazing how it works so well and leaves such a beautiful finish. Usually a DIY tool has compromises, but this blows away my more expensive jaw stretcher.
Thanks for sharing this tool it's going to be a great help for us all 👍
Would like to see you make a tipping die set out of common scrap steel. Great job on the planishing stretcher.
Seriously Karl you just made two of the most useful and reasonably inexpensive tools in the shop. I’m seeing a few tweaks on the hammer to make it a little bit more adjustable but …..sweet man!
Another awesome home made $40. tool
I thoroughly enjoy all of your tool building videos.
Amazing!!!! "Ooooooh coffee"
This one would also do a great job on aluminum which really doesn't like being stretched with a conventional stretcher!
Yes very true
That's stuff right arm and thank you for the video and keep doing what you do
👍 brilliant idea and fab as always!
Well I know what I'm making this weekend! Awesome! Thanks for showing us how its done!
Your welcome 🙏!
Awesome work, have very little need for a stretcher but I think I'll be making one just in case one day I do, thanks.
I'm going to try this for sure!! Awesome video Karl. Thanks!
That's stretcher is a great idea. I'll have to find the time to make one. I've told a lot of people about your battery tray. I was really blown away by that video.
I know you hear this all the time but thank you so much for your Dyi videos. It helps us that more time than money!
You’re so welcome! Thanks for watvhing
Probably gonna have to make one of these. Thanks for the tips. Have a great day.
The Florida pool pump motor repair guy 32750 approved ! that was good info & see MIK
Genius! Nice work man!
lol Karl ! oh so many times I thought it works in my head 😂
WOW Thanks Carl !!!!!!!!!!!!!
When Elio points out TWICE where you needed to file, but didn't hear him lol.
That's a fine project! Thank you.
A homemade throatless sheer would be really cool to see how you would make one!!!
10 out of 10 for that one 👍😊
Algorithm sent me here, this great video kept me here. Subscribed. 👍
VERY COOL!... Thanks for Sharing. and Keep Up the Great Work
No shortage of game changing ideas Karl!
Ok, that WAS really cool!
Amazing tool, great idea. 👍
Karl these are great so easy to build, in-expensive and most importantly they work, this helps us home builders on tight budgets. Lloyd from OZ!
The tool in the air hammer should have pressure on it or the internals could jam or possibly break. Having any gap will also possibly lead to dents, eyebrows or other marks in the metal and when riveting any gap could lead to the chisel/peen flying out of the gun. When I was in the Air Force at Chanute AFB, the hangers were old and the ceilings were high. Learning how to rivet, a guy had his gun come off the bottom of a wing section and the chisel came out, hit a light assembly in the roof and the light crashed down on the floor. Good thing no one was hurt. We had what is referred to as a 4X air hammer and this Prince unit looks smaller. I do think it will work. If slow to move metal, it would have be be an air gun with a longer stroke. Great idea, thank you.
Great tool and video. Love your enthusiasm.
It works fantastic good job 👍 👍👍👍
Just realized your almost have 300K subscribers! You are really good at explaining what your doing.
Super cool tool and cheap!
Cool! Love this type of project: great tool: relatively easy to make; low parts cost.
I enjoy the sheet metal work, I restore VW busses and they are unibody. Therefore, all welded together.
Sharing the knowledge, thanks again.
Just bought a throatless shear from KMS, good to deal with, love the shear!
Great job
You are an inspiration. Thanks!
Karl
Bloody Brilliant.
So much better than a jaw stretcher and as you highlighted the surface so much less damage.
Maybe a little slower by a factor of 2 but so much nicer result.
I think the kick stretcher works a little quicker to build the curve but then you have to dress the surface to remove the grip marks. and that time saved then lost in surface finishing.
You never cease to amaze mate.
If you don't have a foot pedal just a simple ball valve to on off would work too for another $5.00
Simple, effective. Genius.