Back to where it all began. What a comprehensive guide to the basics. You did a fabulous job. Your true gift is clearly explaining WHY you are doing the various steps and what they do. Keep up the amazing content.
I've heard it explained that shrinking is forcing the metal molecules to move closer together, and stretching is moving them further apart. Forming is moving the metal while neither shrinking nor stretching.
You have the ability to explain the art of metal shaping so anyone can understand your a natural teacher and you know you subject again excellent I prefer watching you and Elio work than TV it’s more entertaining and educational
It is amazing the amount of knowledge you are willing to give away. It reminds me of my apprenticeship as an Electrician. Such a good group of people just wanting to pass the knowledge down so it doesn't get lost. I've learned so much from you and Fitzee. I couldn't have done quite a few things I have without the two of you. Hopefully, one day, I'll get to shake your hand in person. Kansas is a long way away from B.C. damnit!
Just like it was yesterday. Nice little refresher course. I plan to share what i learned with a couple friends in the car club.. And to the viewers, hands on demonstration is time well spent. Thanks for the video,Karl and Elio!
Your videos make me really want to play with metal again. I tried armoring when I was young and involved in the SCA. Then life-but now I’m finding places where I can work some metalwork into what I already do and your videos are encouraging.
Brilliant explanation of your process! Truly awed by how you expertly "tell and show" each step! A master class in metal shaping and forming! Always learning something from your videos and always entertained! Kudos to Elio for the capturing it all so perfectly on camera! Go Japhands and Elio, thank you, and keep moving forward!
Just like it was yesterday. Nice little refresher course. I plan to share what i learned with a couple friends in the car club.. And to the viewers, hands on demonstration is time well spent.
Awesome! Really cool that you walk through each step and what it's doing to the metal and even multiple ways to do the same thing! You guys rock! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing some of your experience and explaining stuff, Karl! "Shaping" versus "templating" (38:58-ish) sounds a lot like machining when you consider chips flying versus setup time to make the chips fly. Or welding arc time versus all the setup to get to the point of striking that arc.
This was brilliant. I’ve been watching you for years… ew that sounded creepy but you understand what I mean. I was stuck on making the lower halves of my 37 Dodge truck headlight shells and for whatever reason it’s just clicked. Been hanging out for Jordan to do a video like this though you beat him to the punch. Keep up the great work and we’ll keep watching. Cheers from Oz. 👌
Karl the best teacher at metal forming. I have seen. You’re very good at explaining all your doing in metal forming. Thank you for your expertise one loved it. And yes you’re still the best metal fabricator around. Plus practice is the best teacher. Thank you for sharing. 💕💯👊👍 PS still want to see you finish your Lincoln Zephyr your dream car.
You explain it so well. Now, if I can only remember when I'm doing it. I've been there, where my panel was right there but needed a little adjustment, so I shrunk a little and when I fitted it back up, it was all wrong. I don't know how may times I scrapped the panel and started over. Thanks again!
I’m not even half way through this video, and know I’ll be watching this a bunch of times! Hence I’ve just saved this most informative video. 😂 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀☮️☮️☮️😎
Harbor Freight discontinued selling their English wheels WITH multiple dies and now they are a In-store item only. I couldn’t find a store still stocking them near Phoenix ,AZ Thanks for the informative video excellent tutorials as always
Great videos… I’m a carpenter, so I tend to mix tools and techniques. A few deck screws in that convex wood bowl would hold the circle from moving much
On a side note, I've been to the Ferrari museum in Milan, and they have an entire room with solid wood bucks, of the really classic cars.. can't remember seeing any wire bucks there.. if you ever go to Italy it's so worth going there....
I have a question. In silver, the material hardens when hamnered, so you have to heat it up to make it soft again. Does steel hav any hardening when hammered? Do you have to heat it up to soften the metal after a while, to be able yo continue working on the sheet?
In my experience thicker sheet metal is actually easier and more intuitive to shape than thinner sheet. I much prefer working with 18 or even 16 gauge sheet rather than 20 or 22. I assume it's because there's just more meat there to hold everything in place while you hammer it. The thin stuff seems much more prone to warping and not doing what you want.
So, my only previous experience working sheet metal is SCA armoring and 16 gauge was our bread and butter. I suppose it takes more hammer, but it probably better tolerates less-refined techniques.
I’m currently working out how to replace a large section of inner guard. I don’t think I’m skilled enough(first-timer) to use a sand bag. I am from a 25yr special FX background, and have a laser 3d scanner, along with 3d printers. I’m thinking of 3d printing a buck(I think they call it) A 3d printed form I can planishing the 16 gauge cold rolled steel over. That way I might have a chance to make it accurately enough to fit.
Question if you would please. I was using a air sander on a door of a car and I guess I overheated the door panel and boom it oil canned. How in the world do I get it to pop back again
You may be able to get away with heat shrinking it. It's possible to heat it up and help the metal relax. From what I understand, they use that technique when trying to even out steel sheets in ship building after they are attached to the ship.
It’s a tough situation without seeing it but typically you would have shrunk the area. If you can hammer the area w a dolly on the back to stretch and smooth
Perhaps a dumb beginner question, but what you show here is getting tired brain cells firing - I want to make a shop stool top by hand - was thinking of making it in multiple pieces to make shaping and bending easier but after seeing this - thinking now about shaping the seat dip on the sand bag and linear shrinking the fold over - would I still need to cut/relief the flange to make is circular (hope that makes sense)? Otherwise I could "roll" the edge and off set corner weld with enough material to grind down a smooth edge.
I'm torn between the purity of hand tools and really wanting to see Kyle using power tools. He's got more patience with a hammer and dolly than probably any other human.
Hi Karl, question: let’s say you have to make a door skin with a low crown, how would you go about doing that with hand tools and without an english wheel? Excuse my name, my daughter highjacked my youtube😂 Best Regards, Christian from 🇩🇰
Karl, you are an awesome teacher, Thank you!
Back to where it all began. What a comprehensive guide to the basics. You did a fabulous job. Your true gift is clearly explaining WHY you are doing the various steps and what they do. Keep up the amazing content.
Thanks Tom! Cya soon
Thank you , the way you explained metal shaping is the best I've seen . Metal shaping won't be a dying art if people like you are teaching it
Thank you so much Carl for sharing your experience and knowledge
I'm thankful for you dont have a bunch of sponsors to mess with the viewing experience. But boy do you deserve a bunch of sponsors!!!
I've heard it explained that shrinking is forcing the metal molecules to move closer together, and stretching is moving them further apart. Forming is moving the metal while neither shrinking nor stretching.
A professional always makes it look easy you the man love your channel
awesome keep it up
You have the ability to explain the art of metal shaping so anyone can understand your a natural teacher and you know you subject again excellent I prefer watching you and Elio work than TV it’s more entertaining and educational
im starting a custom shop and this was sooo helpful thanks a lot man
It is amazing the amount of knowledge you are willing to give away. It reminds me of my apprenticeship as an Electrician. Such a good group of people just wanting to pass the knowledge down so it doesn't get lost. I've learned so much from you and Fitzee. I couldn't have done quite a few things I have without the two of you. Hopefully, one day, I'll get to shake your hand in person. Kansas is a long way away from B.C. damnit!
I like that you minimize the um's when you talk. Easy to listen to and absorb. love your videos.
I agree with your comment, he is a great teacher and so nice to listen to without all the “um’s” that some others do too much
Just like it was yesterday. Nice little refresher course.
I plan to share what i learned with a couple friends in the car club..
And to the viewers, hands on demonstration is time well spent.
Thanks for the video,Karl and Elio!
Your videos make me really want to play with metal again. I tried armoring when I was young and involved in the SCA. Then life-but now I’m finding places where I can work some metalwork into what I already do and your videos are encouraging.
Man you are a legend. I just retired and I'm starting to make Metal art (well attempting to). Your tutorial helps 👍 Thanks
Brilliant explanation of your process! Truly awed by how you expertly "tell and show" each step! A master class in metal shaping and forming! Always learning something from your videos and always entertained! Kudos to Elio for the capturing it all so perfectly on camera! Go Japhands and Elio, thank you, and keep moving forward!
Its hard to express just how good and useful this video is.
Just like it was yesterday. Nice little refresher course.
I plan to share what i learned with a couple friends in the car club..
And to the viewers, hands on demonstration is time well spent.
Excellent video!
Great examples showing exactly how metal shrinks and stretches. Thanks Karl.
Awesome!
Really cool that you walk through each step and what it's doing to the metal and even multiple ways to do the same thing!
You guys rock! Thanks!
That was brilliant! Cup of tea and I'll watch it again.
Thanks for sharing some of your experience and explaining stuff, Karl! "Shaping" versus "templating" (38:58-ish) sounds a lot like machining when you consider chips flying versus setup time to make the chips fly. Or welding arc time versus all the setup to get to the point of striking that arc.
Excellent presentation of information, you are ideally suited to training and demostration. Top man!
This was brilliant. I’ve been watching you for years… ew that sounded creepy but you understand what I mean. I was stuck on making the lower halves of my 37 Dodge truck headlight shells and for whatever reason it’s just clicked. Been hanging out for Jordan to do a video like this though you beat him to the punch. Keep up the great work and we’ll keep watching. Cheers from Oz. 👌
You are a very good teacher. You don’t just say what to do but also why. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Great teaching video Karl. Thanks again for sharing your skills with us.
Karl the best teacher at metal forming. I have seen. You’re very good at explaining all your doing in metal forming. Thank you for your expertise one loved it. And yes you’re still the best metal fabricator around. Plus practice is the best teacher. Thank you for sharing. 💕💯👊👍 PS still want to see you finish your Lincoln Zephyr your dream car.
You explain it so well. Now, if I can only remember when I'm doing it. I've been there, where my panel was right there but needed a little adjustment, so I shrunk a little and when I fitted it back up, it was all wrong. I don't know how may times I scrapped the panel and started over. Thanks again!
I enjoy watching these training videos. I like seeing it done without spending a ton of money on tools. Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing, very interesting and informative! I appreciate you taking the time to share with me.
Excellent - thanks. This is what it's all about!
Got this queued for after my wife goes to bed, my hammertime!
Concave. For the shape in the stump.
Excellent video!
Brilliant :) Great tutorial. It cleared up a lot of questions I had now I just need to do it.
Always excellent techniques and tips, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
What an awesome education class 😊❤
Great video. Very well done. Very informative. Look forward to more. Be safe and stay well.
I’m not even half way through this video, and know I’ll be watching this a bunch of times! Hence I’ve just saved this most informative video. 😂
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Harbor Freight discontinued selling their English wheels WITH multiple dies and now they are a In-store item only. I couldn’t find a store still stocking them near Phoenix ,AZ Thanks for the informative video excellent tutorials as always
Great videos… I’m a carpenter, so I tend to mix tools and techniques.
A few deck screws in that convex wood bowl would hold the circle from moving much
Awesome job
Great video Carl! Thanks!
This is a great video. Thanks for all the information you provided.
On a side note, I've been to the Ferrari museum in Milan, and they have an entire room with solid wood bucks, of the really classic cars.. can't remember seeing any wire bucks there.. if you ever go to Italy it's so worth going there....
I sure appreciate the lessons, thank you.
Thanks for an excellent tutorial Karl.
Nice video, nice explanation !!!
What a fantastic video! Thanks Karl 🤘
I was curious if you could use your plannisher as a profiling tool?
Thank you Karl n Elio. Awesome!!
Wow amazing job
Very educational video!
Awesome as Always Really Funny Thanks for the entertainment
Thank you man.
I learned tons of things.
Awesome video and information
how do i form a tucking stump? Great videos, keep them coming
Grinding discs for wood work well
For the money, the HF wheel is excellent.
Very interesting and informative video, thank you.
Two punches to make a tucking folk… great advice
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I like the information thank u
I have said many times you are the best
I have a question. In silver, the material hardens when hamnered, so you have to heat it up to make it soft again. Does steel hav any hardening when hammered? Do you have to heat it up to soften the metal after a while, to be able yo continue working on the sheet?
Hello from Siesta Key Florida
Great introduction, thanks.....
I own a custom motorcycle shop and build wild bikes daily, I DEFINITELY vote for you to build a bike!
Thought you would like the wood block technique
Hope you got the ua-cam.com/video/UFXkkdFHI5E/v-deo.htmlsi=q4yREx9cZijLEQT7
Also please link up with cj of cjrc. Would love to see you work some titanium firewalls
what is the power hammer in the background, not a Sosa. Did you build it? If so, will you do a video on it?
I think you are asking about the one he built in this vid: How-To Build a Metal Shaping POWER HAMMER From Scrap Metal / Pull max/Nibbler
In my experience thicker sheet metal is actually easier and more intuitive to shape than thinner sheet. I much prefer working with 18 or even 16 gauge sheet rather than 20 or 22. I assume it's because there's just more meat there to hold everything in place while you hammer it. The thin stuff seems much more prone to warping and not doing what you want.
So, my only previous experience working sheet metal is SCA armoring and 16 gauge was our bread and butter.
I suppose it takes more hammer, but it probably better tolerates less-refined techniques.
Very informative 😊
How much is the crown radius of a regular dinging and picking hammer? By the manufacturer?
I bought my hf wheel for 80 dollars,,,,, best money I’ve ever spent!!!!
Very cool
Do you ever work with thin aluminum?
So for a guy starting out, what would be the best first investment? Planishing hammer or English wheel?
I’m currently working out how to replace a large section of inner guard.
I don’t think I’m skilled enough(first-timer) to use a sand bag.
I am from a 25yr special FX background, and have a laser 3d scanner, along with 3d printers.
I’m thinking of 3d printing a buck(I think they call it)
A 3d printed form I can planishing the 16 gauge cold rolled steel over.
That way I might have a chance to make it accurately enough to fit.
What is the thickness of metal are you using?
I think he typically uses 18 gauge.
Just wondering what sheet metal you are using? Is it 18 gauge cold rolled steel?
He stated he is using 18 gauge
Yes 18
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Question if you would please. I was using a air sander on a door of a car and I guess I overheated the door panel and boom it oil canned. How in the world do I get it to pop back again
You may be able to get away with heat shrinking it. It's possible to heat it up and help the metal relax. From what I understand, they use that technique when trying to even out steel sheets in ship building after they are attached to the ship.
@@rcjbvermilion Is that heating the area up again and using cold water to shrink the metal back into place?
It’s a tough situation without seeing it but typically you would have shrunk the area. If you can hammer the area w a dolly on the back to stretch and smooth
@@MakeItKustom actually it is on the Tailgate of a 1979 El Camino and there is not much room to get a persons hand in there
Radial stretch-> pebble in a pond.
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I've been looking everywhere for sand bags. Any suggestions?
Wray Schelin has them on his Proshaper website. He calls them Beater Bags.
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Perhaps a dumb beginner question, but what you show here is getting tired brain cells firing - I want to make a shop stool top by hand - was thinking of making it in multiple pieces to make shaping and bending easier but after seeing this - thinking now about shaping the seat dip on the sand bag and linear shrinking the fold over - would I still need to cut/relief the flange to make is circular (hope that makes sense)? Otherwise I could "roll" the edge and off set corner weld with enough material to grind down a smooth edge.
Should have shown the liner stretcher you made!
Nice .😁👍👍👍👍👍
I'm torn between the purity of hand tools and really wanting to see Kyle using power tools. He's got more patience with a hammer and dolly than probably any other human.
Hahah time to get on the power hammer soon! Going to try and learn a thing or two
amigo porque no dejaste la opcion de traducir en español ,pues casi no entiendo el ingles
Hi Karl, question: let’s say you have to make a door skin with a low crown, how would you go about doing that with hand tools and without an english wheel?
Excuse my name, my daughter highjacked my youtube😂
Best Regards, Christian from 🇩🇰
A round circle..! is there any other kind?...😅
You've obviously never seen me draw a circle. 😮
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Can you make me a rocket to get back on Earth? 🙏
If someone really wanted to get into metal shaping, take an armourer’s course