I am about to fill the original fender bolt holes in my 1951 GMC Pickup bed. It has an interesting history you might like to read about. I took off the OEM fenders of the bed in 1967 when my Aunt gave me a junker Farm pickup so I could build a small trailer to haul my strawberries out of my FFA Garden to the Saturday Sale Barn. I stripped off the cab & cut the frame to use as the trailer frame, but since the step side fenders were mangled bad after a decade of farm work, I tossed them. In 2012 after my Aunt died and her kids were selling stuff off her farm they called me and asked if I wanted (free) the old trailer I built when I was 16. (1967). I jumped at the chance to get it. I have been redoing the old trailer to use behind my 4X4 rig over the years when I have the time to haul camping gear and I installed Jeep style fenders on it. So now my plan is to fill the old fender mounting holes, sandblast it and paint the old trailer. Already tossed the old axle I put on it so many years ago because that 1951 4 bolt truck pattern is no longer available. I built a 3500 cap axle with my 4x4's 6 on 5.5 bolt pattern so I now have 2 spare tires. Shame I can't post a picture of it up here. Been using this method for filling holes for years. Glad to see the craft is stiill being used....
I just snagged up the parts and pieces to make this for 3/4" holes. I found you earlier this week when I was home sick... now I'm trying to catch up watching a vid or two a day. I have a 47 dodge thats the same cab as yours. I love what you have done to yours, I'm going a way way different way, but yours is breath taking. Keep up the good work, keep teaching this poor fool how to do some of this stuff on a budget.
Thank you Karl!!! I never thought of using this technique to fill holes, I’ve always used weld to fill holes and it’s a nightmare! I will definitely use this from now on! Thank you again!!!
@@MakeItKustom nice idea...if you used ac tig on the steel here, would that make the magnet not an issue.? I have heard that ac is useful to prevent arc blow or when welding magnetized metal in the smaw process
Recently you mentioned after reaching 100k subs that it was because of us the viewers. I’m going to have to disagree agree and say no it’s be of you, the master!! Your content is what is bringing the views. Awesome work. Awesome content. Amazing tips and I learn more every time I watch. Thank you.
I was getting ready to say i must be the only person who has issues w the arc and magnets and was glad to see im not the only one. I was using extremely strong magnets before and inches away would mess the arc up bad. Awsome video
That’s a pretty cool idea. I used a similar method to fill in a dozen holes where the roof rack was on my Cherokee Chief. Instead of making a tool, I used a 1/2” hole saw to cut out little circles. This worked great since the outside diameter of the holes I wanted to fill were a 1/2” and the inside diameter of the holesaw was about an 1/8” less. This left me with a 1/16” gap all the way around.
Brother you have an old soul. And I say that with the utmost respect. If you was to just show your work, without people knowing you did it. They would think that a person like Gene Winfield did it .God Bless you, you're amazing at metal work. My hat's off to you sir. Kristina you do great camera work also .Keep up the great work and God Bless you both and your family. 🔥💯💪🏼👍👍🙏🙏✌😁✌
Thank you so much Mike! I do take that as a high compliment. I’m friends with a lot of older dudes and listen when they talk. I’ve always been taught to have a lot of respect for someone older than I because whether it’s a parent or not their life experiences speak volumes especially in similar industries. Thanks for your support Mike cheers!
LOVE your vids. I'm learning so much. I'm preparing to restore a 1968 Triumph Spitfire and I'm comfortable with everything except the bodywork. Your videos are my required training leading up to starting the bodywork.
I have a shop set up similar to yours. But most people watching thsi do not. I like it when you don't use the machines at hand and keep it simple so that everyone can feel they can do the same work in their shop at home. THANKS Dan H
Different times man! There are so many different ways to do it and I don’t ever want to take anything away from other techniques. It’s all too easy for us today lol
Wow that’s pretty cool I’m a union sheet-metal worker and I do a lot of welding and if there was a hole I would just slap a piece of copper or aluminum on the backside and fill it with weld and then grind . Thanks for A new idea 💡
every episode is a home run. Great idea, well explained. Love your show. You have a really good way of explaining and showing ideas. And very pleasant to listen to. And tell your wife her editing/filming are seriously appreciated. Love you two!!!!
Thanks!! Great idea!! One suggestion I would offer: My son and I are doing a 57 Chevy and have been doing lots of patches in the floor. Probably up to around 30 holes and/or fasteners that we have removed. For holes this size (up to 1/2"), I have purchased a "Whitney" punch. The Whitney punch uses a dye that looks very similar to the transfer punch so it makes a disc with a slight "center" dimple and the plug is a tiny bit distorted (not flat). Choose just the right size drill bit (that the punch dye JUST fits in) or JUST undersize. Put the plug into the hole (turn a rat tail file like a ream ) until the piece just goes into the hole. Use a dolly and hammer to flatten the plug in the hole. This expands the plug so it holds itself into the hole and it's flush. So, I would suggest you try using the transfer punch with the centering tip as it's manufactured. Hopefully it will make the same kind of plug the Whitney does that is slightly "shrunk" so it will expand when flattened in the hole. Larger holes are done with a stepped (uni ) bit. The plug is made using a corresponding size hole saw with the pilot bit removed (drill a small hunk of plywood first and clamp it to the metal as a guide). When the hole saw cuts through the metal, it leaves a super thin edge piece that will hold your plug from going through the hole with a magnet on the backside. Hitting that thin rim with the arc gives you a fusion tack. Hammer and continue from there.
Dude if you floors are that bad just buy some pans they are only like $150 each. And how does you under bracing look, from what you said you might better take a look and think fives times about doing a frame off. Yes I am building a 56 and am a tri-five guru! I mini tubbed it and slapped a 2008 challenger independent rear end with wavetrack differential into it. You can catch a few glimpses on my channel so you know I am now full of 💩.
@@kinzieconrad105 Look at "The Time Machine" playlist @ Pappabob on UA-cam to see our work on the floors. They definitely don't need replacing. Check it out. ;o)
Neat solution. Thank you for sharing. Having had to solve this problem several times, and always tacked a plate to the inside (in the hope of minimising shrinkage issues etc), then filled the original hole with weld on the front, I can definitely appreciate how much neater, more economic and smarter your solution is. I’m a UK based 63 year old retired aircraft engineer who restores bikes and have zero interest in stock cars btw. We never stop learning. Cheers
Right on I bet you’ve had a lot of great experience in your life so far! I’m glad you found this solution. I’m with you on stock vehicles lol there are plenty of people that love them and they can restore them so that we can have all the fun by cutting them up lol cheers
Ohhhh, a Porche! My aunt had a black 356 convertible in vegas but uncle crunched the front "bonnet" and discovered a load of bondo already under the paint!
Thank You for all that you do I am going to start building my first project I’m looking at a 1934 ford coupe do. I came across your videos a week or so ago and can’t stop watching them I have learned so much and will be implementing a lot of your ideas in this build i do have auto body knowledge just no where near as much as you do 😂 Keep up the great work Adrian Santiago Massachusetts
Thats a cool tool! As a toolmaker with experience of punching, cutting, pressingtools I would recommend you to make a rounded shape like getting it cutting in two spots at first on the tip. You have to try out the radius that fits you (bigger radius mean more force) and the piece that you will fit the "dot" into.This to make it more like cutting than forcing thru avoid that expanding the sheetmetal will do when hitting the entire surface at once and make the tool stick when the remaining sheet re-shape and the hole get to small.😊👍
Yes absolutely if I had shape the end it would cut it a little bit better but it would also distorted a bit so I don’t mind the struggle with the tool a little bit to get a perfectly flat disc that doesn’t need to be hammered. For larger holes I would absolutely have to make it more of a cutter. Thanks so much for your guidance on this. I am not a tool maker but I love listening to you experienced individuals such as yourself
That's like electrical knockout punches. Whitney punches all have that pilot point. But jewelers disk punches are always flat and square to eliminate distortion on the piece you want to keep which is the slug not the parent metal
I really enjoyed this tool you created to patch holes in your vehicle. Then I took a look at your film metal reborn .. I am blown away how professional this film was made and presented…way to go Karl
Thank you for sharing this marvelous tip, Karl! I can already see how it is going to be most useful in the near future! Enjoy your week! Be safe! 'Looking forward to the "event"...
Thank You! I was shopping for a hole punch, but all the good ones are too expensive for brief use. This is Exactly what I need to make the holes I want for spot welds! Thank You Again! GREAT VIDEO!!
Karl, you are such an amazing craftsman and you take pride in your work so you never cut corners like most bodywork “professionals” that just slap on a ton of filler and call it a day. I wish I had a pro like you near me, I would take my pickup to your shop with my eyes closed. Great video! Keep them coming.
As always, I enjoyed your video. I made a similar tool to make plastic washers for the screws that hold on motorcycle bodywork. They're usually white plastic, but you can easily find a plastic jug of some sort that will more closely match the body color. It takes 2 punches - one for the screw hole, and one for the outside. Punch the screw hole first, then visually center the screw hole in the outside punch. Bam! Custom plastic washers.
This is stupid simple, how come i've not thought of this before. Awesome show, I have the want and the need but only after watching a few videos of what you do have i got the confedence to try it myself.
This is great. As a teenager, ten years ago, I have owned 1978. Fiat 600 clone called Zastava 750. Still regretting selling it and I am avoiding buying it again because all of them need some serious bodywork to be done. But watching your videos are giving me confidence so maybe at some moment, I will buy one again and do the restoration by myself. Thank you for this great quality content.
Awesome I’m so stoked that you are more motivated to take on a new project! That’s the goal of the channels to get as many people in the garage as possible
Thanks for posting all these videos showing accessible techniques and demonstrating such great workmanship. I love the tasteful (and subtle) use of music in your videos. The video technique is excellent too. I noticed you are in Maple Ridge then noticed the rain outside while you were talking about your welding technique. It brought back fond memories of when I was growing up in Vancouver. Hope to visit your shop when I return for a visit.
Good morning Karl, you are so lucky to have the milling machine and lathe. It really makes you efficient and effective. Thanks for a great video. Good luck and take care.
Thanks a lot Steve! Glad you enjoyed the video yeah they definitely help in certain situations! I searched for years for the milling machine at a decent price just got it last year
This is the first of your video's that i watched, at the 11 minute mark i lost audio for a minute and a half. Subscribed before the end. It is suggested that video's should be short due to the attention span of the viewer. I am not one of those people. I love the content and excellent detail of your work. Friggin awesome work 👏 🙌
@@MakeItKustom Are you kidding, first off, Canadian content. Second, the content is just bloody awesome. Some video's you see and it's full of lack. Lack of content, lack of information. But they have no trouble blasting the background music, which i might add is the highlight of the video. Love your work man...
Fantastic tip on building that punch!! Thank you. Did your friend work at Watervliet Arsenal? That's just down the road from me, lot of high tech metal work going on there over the years. One thing - wear the gloves and shirt with the tig! That UV coming off the torch is way worse than any sunlight for burns, it can cause skin cancer. Thin tig gloves are fine, you just have to block the light. Lost a friend to skin cancer, was only in his late 40's. Take care of yourself, you only get the one ride.
Hi Kris, you need to put some clearance on the lower half of the tool and the blanks will drop out much easier. A tapered reamer will do the job. Check out some blanking & piercing videos to get the idea. Love your work Benny
Iv used this technique for many years! I just save all the slugs from my hole punch tool for spot welds. I pop them in place and hammer on dolly on it and that expands the slug enough to hold it for welding. That or I’ll just use masking tape to hold it. Great video as always!
This is a great idea, I recently had to fill small holes for my '66 Mustang and this would have left me with a much better result. I will use this on my next project a '75 MGB, thanks for the pro tip!
Excellent idea, end result is perfect. Sure beats slapping filler in. I’ll be watching the documentary for sure. Thanks for taking the time to share. Cheers 🍻🍻🇨🇦👍👍👍
I bought a '66 Mustang in which someone had drilled half inch holes in the dash for an aftermarket radio. I found a piece of .5" round stock about 8 inches long and used a bandsaw to cut off about an eighth inch of material at one end. However, I didn't cut all the way through, instead leaving just enough material to keep the eighth inch piece attached to the rod. I held the rod up to the hole from behind the dash and tacked it into the hole that needed filled. Then I broke off the piece by bending the rod until the piece broke. After grinding the tacks I used body filler to smooth the repair.
Hi Karl,I got my transfer punches after I learned about them from Jesse James. I sure like them. I just learned a new way to fill a hole from you that makes a lot of sense to me to do it that way. Thanks for the great video. As always I love your metal work and ideas.☺️☺️☺️👍👍
Genius. This video came in perfect timing. I have a ton of holes from old moldings and stuff all over the place on my '50 chevy pickup I was timid to mig tac up. Thank you this is awesome!
Now that is great. I'm going to try this. Now I am cheap, so I was thinking about cutting the punch in two. Then I still have the transfer punch.I will see. Thanks for sharing 👍👍🇨🇦
Karl, I forgot a trick that an old time metal shape and welder taught me. When I use the wire from my big wire welder .035, I use a mechanics aircraft safety wire twister to twist the welding wire. I don't know why it works, but it really makes your weld much smoother. This works great for gas welding also. Thanks and take care.
Very Nice Karl!! I've seen this method before but everyone I've seen always stresses needing machine tools and that it has to be super accurate, but your method shows you can do it all with just simple power tools. Looks and works awesome for such a simple idea! Thanks for the video!!
So awesome, such a simple tool can be so easy to make and save you so much time in the end, another Rad video with another trick I’ll keep with me for one day when I have the shop to tinker in. Cheers to you guys
Thanks for sharing such a valuable tip. Much easier than even using a brass or aluminum backer to help you weld-fill a 1/2 in hole. Less distortion and easier to handle. And it's Fitzee approved !!! Both you guys are great 👍
Your appreciation for not all of us having the same level of "tool muscle" and finding the rest of us a work-around is very much appreciated!
That is a neat idea. Well done. I can see me making one of these in the future.
Love your channel also
Yeah, I watch fitzees as well.
I'm learning so much from these two.
That's high praise coming from Fitzee! Love his channel, learn a lot from these guys. Grateful for every video
Thanks so much tony !
Fitzeeeeee! How are you my friend? Great to see you in here!
I am about to fill the original fender bolt holes in my 1951 GMC Pickup bed. It has an interesting history you might like to read about.
I took off the OEM fenders of the bed in 1967 when my Aunt gave me a junker Farm pickup so I could build a small trailer to haul my strawberries out of my FFA Garden to the Saturday Sale Barn. I stripped off the cab & cut the frame to use as the trailer frame, but since the step side fenders were mangled bad after a decade of farm work, I tossed them. In 2012 after my Aunt died and her kids were selling stuff off her farm they called me and asked if I wanted (free) the old trailer I built when I was 16. (1967). I jumped at the chance to get it. I have been redoing the old trailer to use behind my 4X4 rig over the years when I have the time to haul camping gear and I installed Jeep style fenders on it. So now my plan is to fill the old fender mounting holes, sandblast it and paint the old trailer. Already tossed the old axle I put on it so many years ago because that 1951 4 bolt truck pattern is no longer available. I built a 3500 cap axle with my 4x4's 6 on 5.5 bolt pattern so I now have 2 spare tires.
Shame I can't post a picture of it up here.
Been using this method for filling holes for years. Glad to see the craft is stiill being used....
Your a legend bro
Ive been metal working for just over a decade and it's always refreshing to see people like yourself sharing the knowledge!!!
I love the language you use, not overly technical but 100% descriptive and you are very pragmatic in your approach to jobs.
I just snagged up the parts and pieces to make this for 3/4" holes. I found you earlier this week when I was home sick... now I'm trying to catch up watching a vid or two a day. I have a 47 dodge thats the same cab as yours. I love what you have done to yours, I'm going a way way different way, but yours is breath taking. Keep up the good work, keep teaching this poor fool how to do some of this stuff on a budget.
I love these videos showing how to make your own tools vs buying one. Old school, cheap and easy :)
And 15 minutes later you are back at work, not waiting days for a ($35?) tool to show up :)
Right on I’m glad you dig the content! I just love making little tools especially when they work really well or they are not available
Thank you Karl!!! I never thought of using this technique to fill holes, I’ve always used weld to fill holes and it’s a nightmare! I will definitely use this from now on! Thank you again!!!
Wicked Man I am so stoked that you will use this! You’re most welcome thanks for watching!
@@MakeItKustom nice idea...if you used ac tig on the steel here, would that make the magnet not an issue.? I have heard that ac is useful to prevent arc blow or when welding magnetized metal in the smaw process
Awesome tip Karl! Having just filled holes in 87 year old sheet metal I could have used it this weekend, but I will from now on...
Oh man timing was a little off. Glad you will use it in the future!
Recently you mentioned after reaching 100k subs that it was because of us the viewers. I’m going to have to disagree agree and say no it’s be of you, the master!! Your content is what is bringing the views. Awesome work. Awesome content. Amazing tips and I learn more every time I watch. Thank you.
Thanks so much! We are in this together!
I was getting ready to say i must be the only person who has issues w the arc and magnets and was glad to see im not the only one. I was using extremely strong magnets before and inches away would mess the arc up bad. Awsome video
Yeah apparently the weeker the magnet the better. Makes sense to me so I’ll buy some Amazon cheap refrigerator magnets next
I see it is a Beautiful BC day out the window! Awesome tip!
Lol yeah we had a pretty rainy week it’s been beautiful all summer but the weather is turning
every video I watch I push the playback speed to 1.5 and some to 1.75, you videos stay at normal speed, they are that good.
Used the idea to fill molding holes on a door panel for a van. Worked like a charm and avoided a 7 day delay in the job waiting for another door.
That’s a pretty cool idea. I used a similar method to fill in a dozen holes where the roof rack was on my Cherokee Chief. Instead of making a tool, I used a 1/2” hole saw to cut out little circles. This worked great since the outside diameter of the holes I wanted to fill were a 1/2” and the inside diameter of the holesaw was about an 1/8” less. This left me with a 1/16” gap all the way around.
Man, what a lifesaver this was! I made one and it is slick! I,m deleting the side trim on a 69 AMC American. I really enjoy your videoes. Thanks.
Brother you have an old soul. And I say that with the utmost respect. If you was to just show your work, without people knowing you did it. They would think that a person like Gene Winfield did it .God Bless you, you're amazing at metal work. My hat's off to you sir. Kristina you do great camera work also .Keep up the great work and God Bless you both and your family. 🔥💯💪🏼👍👍🙏🙏✌😁✌
Thank you so much Mike! I do take that as a high compliment. I’m friends with a lot of older dudes and listen when they talk. I’ve always been taught to have a lot of respect for someone older than I because whether it’s a parent or not their life experiences speak volumes especially in similar industries. Thanks for your support Mike cheers!
LOVE your vids. I'm learning so much. I'm preparing to restore a 1968 Triumph Spitfire and I'm comfortable with everything except the bodywork. Your videos are my required training leading up to starting the bodywork.
Well I'll be .... This is one of the most useful, coolest, tools. Thanks for sharing this Karl.
Gotta love great ideas that cost nothing. Will keep this little cheat in my playback. Thanks Carl!
Wicked man you’re welcome!
I have a shop set up similar to yours. But most people watching thsi do not. I like it when you don't use the machines at hand and keep it simple so that everyone can feel they can do the same work in their shop at home. THANKS Dan H
Magic trick! Made those holes disappear! We used to braze holes like that shut 50 years ago, hurts me to admit to it.
Different times man! There are so many different ways to do it and I don’t ever want to take anything away from other techniques. It’s all too easy for us today lol
Wow that’s pretty cool I’m a union sheet-metal worker and I do a lot of welding and if there was a hole I would just slap a piece of copper or aluminum on the backside and fill it with weld and then grind . Thanks for A new idea 💡
every episode is a home run. Great idea, well explained. Love your show. You have a really good way of explaining and showing ideas. And very pleasant to listen to. And tell your wife her editing/filming are seriously appreciated. Love you two!!!!
Thanks so much man I appreciate the feedback! We are really enjoying this and hope that one day it will be our full-time job
Thanks!! Great idea!! One suggestion I would offer: My son and I are doing a 57 Chevy and have been doing lots of patches in the floor. Probably up to around 30 holes and/or fasteners that we have removed. For holes this size (up to 1/2"), I have purchased a "Whitney" punch. The Whitney punch uses a dye that looks very similar to the transfer punch so it makes a disc with a slight "center" dimple and the plug is a tiny bit distorted (not flat). Choose just the right size drill bit (that the punch dye JUST fits in) or JUST undersize. Put the plug into the hole (turn a rat tail file like a ream ) until the piece just goes into the hole. Use a dolly and hammer to flatten the plug in the hole. This expands the plug so it holds itself into the hole and it's flush.
So, I would suggest you try using the transfer punch with the centering tip as it's manufactured. Hopefully it will make the same kind of plug the Whitney does that is slightly "shrunk" so it will expand when flattened in the hole.
Larger holes are done with a stepped (uni ) bit. The plug is made using a corresponding size hole saw with the pilot bit removed (drill a small hunk of plywood first and clamp it to the metal as a guide). When the hole saw cuts through the metal, it leaves a super thin edge piece that will hold your plug from going through the hole with a magnet on the backside. Hitting that thin rim with the arc gives you a fusion tack. Hammer and continue from there.
That’s an interesting technique! Thank you very much for sharing I appreciate it Bob!
Dude if you floors are that bad just buy some pans they are only like $150 each. And how does you under bracing look, from what you said you might better take a look and think fives times about doing a frame off. Yes I am building a 56 and am a tri-five guru! I mini tubbed it and slapped a 2008 challenger independent rear end with wavetrack differential into it. You can catch a few glimpses on my channel so you know I am now full of 💩.
@@kinzieconrad105
Look at "The Time Machine" playlist @ Pappabob on UA-cam to see our work on the floors. They definitely don't need replacing. Check it out. ;o)
Neat solution. Thank you for sharing. Having had to solve this problem several times, and always tacked a plate to the inside (in the hope of minimising shrinkage issues etc), then filled the original hole with weld on the front, I can definitely appreciate how much neater, more economic and smarter your solution is.
I’m a UK based 63 year old retired aircraft engineer who restores bikes and have zero interest in stock cars btw. We never stop learning.
Cheers
Right on I bet you’ve had a lot of great experience in your life so far! I’m glad you found this solution. I’m with you on stock vehicles lol there are plenty of people that love them and they can restore them so that we can have all the fun by cutting them up lol cheers
Make It Kustom 🧐😎😜 You are a clever philistine.
Peace
I really appreciate you always thinking of the lil guy! Why I follow this channel.
Thanks for a great tutorial! Was going to buy those repair kits until your video show how to make your own from scratch. Save a bunch of $$
have some holes to fill in my 356, your channel has been a great resource in learning metal fab thanks for the content!
Ohhhh, a Porche! My aunt had a black 356 convertible in vegas but uncle crunched the front "bonnet" and discovered a load of bondo already under the paint!
Awesome man I’m so glad to hear it! Good luck on the project!
Thank You for all that you do I am going to start building my first project I’m looking at a 1934 ford coupe do. I came across your videos a week or so ago and can’t stop watching them I have learned so much and will be implementing a lot of your ideas in this build i do have auto body knowledge just no where near as much as you do 😂
Keep up the great work
Adrian Santiago
Massachusetts
Thanks for all the great videos man you keep me in the tinkering mood huge fan
Awesome man thanks so much for watching I’m glad that you like the videos! Cheers
I love homemade solutions to common problems. Thanks for making great content.
You’re so welcome man I appreciate you watching!
Thats a cool tool! As a toolmaker with experience of punching, cutting, pressingtools I would recommend you to make a rounded shape like getting it cutting in two spots at first on the tip. You have to try out the radius that fits you (bigger radius mean more force) and the piece that you will fit the "dot" into.This to make it more like cutting than forcing thru avoid that expanding the sheetmetal will do when hitting the entire surface at once and make the tool stick when the remaining sheet re-shape and the hole get to small.😊👍
Cuts way better. Instead of a disc grind with a mini drum sander
Yes absolutely if I had shape the end it would cut it a little bit better but it would also distorted a bit so I don’t mind the struggle with the tool a little bit to get a perfectly flat disc that doesn’t need to be hammered. For larger holes I would absolutely have to make it more of a cutter. Thanks so much for your guidance on this. I am not a tool maker but I love listening to you experienced individuals such as yourself
That's like electrical knockout punches. Whitney punches all have that pilot point. But jewelers disk punches are always flat and square to eliminate distortion on the piece you want to keep which is the slug not the parent metal
I just re watched this, I’m salvaging panels from a parts car, this tool and idea is brilliant for fixing holes where you’ve drilled out spot welds.
I really enjoyed this tool you created to patch holes in your vehicle. Then I took a look at your film metal reborn .. I am blown away how professional this film was made and presented…way to go Karl
Made one took 1/2 hour to make plugged up 12 holes on my M 38 jeep windshield frame
Great tool works great, thanks bud
Thanks for this video, I'm filling a hole from the CB antenna in the roof of a truck I bought. This will work perfectly.
This is the kind of tips that make your style and channel so fantastic...
PLEASE KEEP IT UP....
Thanks so much appreciate it!
Thank you for sharing this marvelous tip, Karl! I can already see how it is going to be most useful in the near future! Enjoy your week! Be safe! 'Looking forward to the "event"...
Right on Harry! You’re most welcome and thank you so much you as well!
Thank You! I was shopping for a hole punch, but all the good ones are too expensive for brief use. This is Exactly what I need to make the holes I want for spot welds! Thank You Again! GREAT VIDEO!!
Dude. Thank you for these totally cool easy tips for metal working. I learn new things from you every video.
Karl, you are such an amazing craftsman and you take pride in your work so you never cut corners like most bodywork “professionals” that just slap on a ton of filler and call it a day. I wish I had a pro like you near me, I would take my pickup to your shop with my eyes closed. Great video! Keep them coming.
HE made them holes like they never existed!
Thanks so much man! I’ll try my best every day in hopes to continue to grow I appreciate you cheers
As always, I enjoyed your video. I made a similar tool to make plastic washers for the screws that hold on motorcycle bodywork. They're usually white plastic, but you can easily find a plastic jug of some sort that will more closely match the body color. It takes 2 punches - one for the screw hole, and one for the outside. Punch the screw hole first, then visually center the screw hole in the outside punch. Bam! Custom plastic washers.
Oh I really like that thank you for the tip! I’m sure I will use that one in the future to
Well, now this is just awesome! I learned a ton from this video. Thanks for sharing this!
Awesome Mark I’m so glad to hear!
Always great to watch your videos. Great info and teaching style. 😊😊😊
Love ur videos. Love ur style, ur skills, tricks, tips, and u have a great personality for video instruction.
Simple tools are the best tools. Well done.
This is stupid simple, how come i've not thought of this before. Awesome show, I have the want and the need but only after watching a few videos of what you do have i got the confedence to try it myself.
A valuable skill that I'm sure I'll use on the restomod for my pickup. Thanks Karl.
This is great. As a teenager, ten years ago, I have owned 1978. Fiat 600 clone called Zastava 750. Still regretting selling it and I am avoiding buying it again because all of them need some serious bodywork to be done. But watching your videos are giving me confidence so maybe at some moment, I will buy one again and do the restoration by myself. Thank you for this great quality content.
Awesome I’m so stoked that you are more motivated to take on a new project! That’s the goal of the channels to get as many people in the garage as possible
@@MakeItKustom You're doing a GREAT job, thank you!
Great info, you are an artist, the weld looks perfect.
Awesome fix! I'm going to use this method to patch a few holes in a motorcycle fender. Thanks!
Awesome presentation! Well done Karl! Thanks!
You are an outstanding craftsman. Very well done. Thank you
Thanks very much!
Thanks for posting all these videos showing accessible techniques and demonstrating such great workmanship. I love the tasteful (and subtle) use of music in your videos. The video technique is excellent too.
I noticed you are in Maple Ridge then noticed the rain outside while you were talking about your welding technique. It brought back fond memories of when I was growing up in Vancouver. Hope to visit your shop when I return for a visit.
That is a brilliant tool! Great tip! Those Unibits work great for sheet metal work.
Yeah it’s really the only way to go With sheet metal Holes. Thanks for watching cheers
Universal. Drill all the holes you want to plug to the same size.
Nice work! Subbed.
Awesome Frank welcome to the channel! Thank you cheers
Excellent DIY tool. I miss the days where I could grab these from the scrap pile at the fab shop I worked at.
Good morning Karl, you are so lucky to have the milling machine and lathe. It really makes you efficient and effective. Thanks for a great video. Good luck and take care.
Thanks a lot Steve! Glad you enjoyed the video yeah they definitely help in certain situations! I searched for years for the milling machine at a decent price just got it last year
This is the first of your video's that i watched, at the 11 minute mark i lost audio for a minute and a half. Subscribed before the end. It is suggested that video's should be short due to the attention span of the viewer. I am not one of those people. I love the content and excellent detail of your work.
Friggin awesome work 👏 🙌
Thanks for sticking around even though there was audio trouble! Welcome to the channel
@@MakeItKustom
Are you kidding, first off, Canadian content.
Second, the content is just bloody awesome.
Some video's you see and it's full of lack.
Lack of content, lack of information.
But they have no trouble blasting the background music, which i might add is the highlight of the video.
Love your work man...
Great trick. And great demo on the weld technique. Tim from Chicago
What a legend of a idea from a legend😮
Thank you for sharing this, I will definitely incorporate this into my work flow.
Some of the best content and tutorials on UA-cam. Awesome work. Thanks for another great idea.
Thank you so much RICHARD! I really appreciate that
Always enjoy your videos, Karl. Thanks, again.
You’re very welcome Bruce thanks for watching!
Fantastic! Will try it next time I am in the shop!
Fantastic tip on building that punch!! Thank you. Did your friend work at Watervliet Arsenal? That's just down the road from me, lot of high tech metal work going on there over the years. One thing - wear the gloves and shirt with the tig! That UV coming off the torch is way worse than any sunlight for burns, it can cause skin cancer. Thin tig gloves are fine, you just have to block the light. Lost a friend to skin cancer, was only in his late 40's. Take care of yourself, you only get the one ride.
That's a great idea, you do beautiful work 👍👍👍.
Thank you so much! Cheers
Outstanding video. THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR TALENTS!
Hi Kris, you need to put some clearance on the lower half of the tool and the blanks will drop out much easier. A tapered reamer will do the job. Check out some blanking & piercing videos to get the idea.
Love your work
Benny
Very good it's a bliss watching you work keep it up
Iv used this technique for many years! I just save all the slugs from my hole
punch tool for spot welds. I pop them in place and hammer on dolly on it and that expands the slug enough to hold it for welding. That or I’ll just use masking tape to hold it. Great video as always!
That’s awesome! I’d really like to get a proper punch for sheet metal so that I can save the discs and do it like you say
@@MakeItKustom all the cheap ones I see now punch too small of a hole, mine was one my father had…. Think the company is out of business now…
Thank you for the idea. I will be making that. Love the channel. Take care and stay safe.
I don’t need it at the moment but if I ever need it I’m sure to make use of this great idea. THANKS!
A great tool idea, thanks for sharing your expertise, man.
This is a great idea, I recently had to fill small holes for my '66 Mustang and this would have left me with a much better result. I will use this on my next project a '75 MGB, thanks for the pro tip!
Excellent idea, end result is perfect. Sure beats slapping filler in. I’ll be watching the documentary for sure. Thanks for taking the time to share. Cheers 🍻🍻🇨🇦👍👍👍
Thank you so much man I appreciate it! Hope you enjoy the documentary cheers
@@MakeItKustom thanks For reminding me about your event date. Just ordered my online ticket. Just need to create an account to view it with. 👍👍👍🇨🇦
AWESOME!... i just sent this video to at least a dozen guys... thanks 4 video. be kind.
Did you really! Thanks man!
I've had a manual hole punch press with various sized mandrels that I've used for years to make the sheet metal plugs.
I bought a '66 Mustang in which someone had drilled half inch holes in the dash for an aftermarket radio. I found a piece of .5" round stock about 8 inches long and used a bandsaw to cut off about an eighth inch of material at one end. However, I didn't cut all the way through, instead leaving just enough material to keep the eighth inch piece attached to the rod. I held the rod up to the hole from behind the dash and tacked it into the hole that needed filled. Then I broke off the piece by bending the rod until the piece broke. After grinding the tacks I used body filler to smooth the repair.
One of those shows that I confidently hit the like button before the video starts.
I appreciate that a lot man!
As always, you don't disappoint. This is brilliantly simple. Top tip and I will certainly use it 😎😎. Thanks Karl.
You’re so welcome and thanks for watching!
Hi Karl,I got my transfer punches after I learned about them from Jesse James. I sure like them. I just learned a new way to fill a hole from you that makes a lot of sense to me to do it that way. Thanks for the great video. As always I love your metal work and ideas.☺️☺️☺️👍👍
Thanks a lot Roger I appreciate you! Glad that you enjoyed this one cheers
Wow, I could see a million uses for this.
I bet you could fool of vending machine if you got the right thickness lol there’s another use just kidding
Genius. This video came in perfect timing. I have a ton of holes from old moldings and stuff all over the place on my '50 chevy pickup I was timid to mig tac up. Thank you this is awesome!
Wicked man! Stoked came at a good time for you
this is gold. simple and effective love it!
Thanks for your techniques and knowledge and generally being a nice guy
Definitely making one of these this this weekend, I have all the stuff already. Thanks for sharing
Ya know its good when Fitzee likes it.
Ha ha yeah he is a master!
Now I have one more thing I need to make for the shop! Thanks for sharing
You’re welcome man right on!
Now that is great. I'm going to try this. Now I am cheap, so I was thinking about cutting the punch in two. Then I still have the transfer punch.I will see. Thanks for sharing 👍👍🇨🇦
This guy should be a shop teacher. Simply stated and demonstrated even a teenager could understand.
Thanks for showing this very useful & easy to fab tool. Makes plugging holes an easier & more efficient .
Stay Real.
Rick
Thanks Rick! Glad you enjoyed it cheers!
Karl, I forgot a trick that an old time metal shape and welder taught me. When I use the wire from my big wire welder .035, I use a mechanics aircraft safety wire twister to twist the welding wire. I don't know why it works, but it really makes your weld much smoother. This works great for gas welding also. Thanks and take care.
Very interesting I’ve never heard of that! I’ll definitely have to give it a try
Thanks for sharing all you're tips and tricks. I've learned so much from your videos! Keep up the great work.
As always thanks for showing another great how to. I love this channel.
Very Nice Karl!! I've seen this method before but everyone I've seen always stresses needing machine tools and that it has to be super accurate, but your method shows you can do it all with just simple power tools. Looks and works awesome for such a simple idea! Thanks for the video!!
You’re welcome Sam! I think I enjoy doing things on the cheap sometimes means I can do more things for the same money
So awesome, such a simple tool can be so easy to make and save you so much time in the end, another Rad video with another trick I’ll keep with me for one day when I have the shop to tinker in. Cheers to you guys
Cheers: thanks for watching!
I might try this using a broken drill bit as a tool. I might consider annealing the hammer end of it a bit, too. Neat idea.
Thanks for sharing such a valuable tip. Much easier than even using a brass or aluminum backer to help you weld-fill a 1/2 in hole. Less distortion and easier to handle.
And it's Fitzee approved !!!
Both you guys are great 👍
Thanks a lot man! I like fitzees technique to