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villlage idiot question
the most basics of basics. I see a lot of basic metal shapes being formed by hammer and bag, dolly, etc. I never see a finished product smooth without an english wheel. Am I right? I am new and am amazed at the talent. One other thing I never see is heating metal for bends. I know it is more kind of blacksmith but it works for heavier metals. anyway the people on here are talented and I think I have many useful projects to play with
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I finish off still by hand especially if it is a large low crown piece like the bonnet I am currently building.
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Going from this smashed plated steel part:
DSCN0500c.jpg To this, with no sanding or filing, P1150953 copy.jpg Is done by hand, with simple tools. And this dented aluminum hood : 13_wrecked aluminum hood to be straightened_Bristol.jpg P1150491c.jpg P1150501.jpg P1150504c.jpg Yes, hot working is part of the job - whether hot shrinking, bending, forging, -- or flattening P1040352.jpg old bent steel bracket, sandblasted steel P1040354.jpg "heat and beat" using a spring steel "flatter" (std. blacksmith tool) P1040361.jpg And the bracket is straight I guess you wanted bending? Sorry, can't find images of that ....
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thanks
Am trying to gain enough knowledge before I try. Love working with steel but limited experience on sheet metal. I think my first investment will be in books and dvds. But building a wheele is not out of my abilities and i thought it might help on the learning curve
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Hi Troy, I started with one hammer, one dolly, a file, a pair of snips, a straightedge and a tape measure. Then I learned how to smooth with a slapper rather than a hammer - and things went faster. spring steel slapper track dolly.jpg slapper over track dolly Ryan STA 3.jpg dents in aluminum Ryan STA 4.jpg smoothing by bumping up with dolly and spanking flat with slapper Ryan STA 5.jpg track dolly and slapper These basic hand tools are instructed on this dvd: https://www.tinmantech.com/products/...minum-body.php tools are here: https://www.tinmantech.com/products/hand-tools/ Pawn shops, yard sales, and weekend swaps are good places to hunt ofr treasures. Always make a good thrifty Canadian offer ....
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Here is a good video showing hand tool techniques being discussed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h93IpGFxS0
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thank you
wow the help does not stop.Thanks
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last one
i like working with stone as well as metal. do you think the hammers somewhat interchange
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Depends upon what you do or mean.
I'm more familiar with stone tools and methods in a wide range of soft-to-hard varieties (see my website) than metal tools. Anytime you have stone-related questions, feel welcome to email or pm me.
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crossover
i have beat on many stones. just never fully equipped. i was asking if some metal hammers could be used for stones too. i am talking basic shaping
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