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Old 11-23-2018, 04:45 AM
Peter Tommasini Peter Tommasini is offline
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Default How to make a fender with hand tools only...the Tommasini way

Peter Tommasini did an excellent photo essay on shaping a fender panel. It is really well done and clear. We decided to make it a sticky.

Peter also posted a youtube video of working on the same fender. Excellent stuff!

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This work was done with no machine of any kind apart from the English wheel where used to make that piece ..or the whole guard for that matter.

No shrinking or stretching machine
No bead rollers
No plenishing hammer
or any other machines

Simply just a blocking hammer, stump, Sand bag
hammer and dolly, Slapper, pair of pliers (for the wheel arch edge) and a tuck fork, etc


I hope this short video will help someone just starting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB2BDEXfd7Q

Here's some pictures, it might help you and save you some time in guessing. Follow the writing on the pictures and on the pattern and you should be right. The sequence should be from start to finish. Let me know how you go.

Cheers
Peter

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https://youtu.be/FIoge_zNREo

I made another video showing the progress on my fender
And one of my problems with the tuck shrinking.

Here's some pictures, it might help you and save you some time in guessing. Follow the writing on the pictures and on the pattern and you should be right. The sequence should be from start to finish. Let me know how you go.


Cheers
Peter
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Old 11-23-2018, 07:56 PM
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Thanks for an excellent seminar Peter!
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Old 11-23-2018, 11:50 PM
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Thanks for an excellent seminar Peter!
Simply ...............
love metalshaping, panel beating,... and teaching
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Old 11-24-2018, 09:17 AM
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Nicely done for an 'old man'!

Thank you my friend. It is a well timed post. I am getting started on the Model A fender. Hope all is well in Oz, and am looking forward to your next visit.
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Old 11-24-2018, 08:32 PM
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Nicely done for an 'old man'!

Thank you my friend. It is a well timed post. I am getting started on the Model A fender. Hope all is well in Oz, and am looking forward to your next visit.

Hang there for a minute (OLD MAN????? ) Yea.... you are right ..I am getting too old for this stuff... Every bone in my body hurts BUT.. I will retire... only when the bills are retiring
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I will teleport to the US next Year
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Old 11-25-2018, 12:27 AM
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Peter if you end up in my neck of the woods you've got a place to crash
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Old 11-25-2018, 05:59 AM
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Hang there for a minute (OLD MAN????? ) Yea.... you are right ..I am getting too old for this stuff... Every bone in my body hurts BUT.. I will retire... only when the bills are retiring
Peter

I will teleport to the US next Year

better keep the wife at work peter so u can retire

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Old 11-25-2018, 06:41 AM
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Thanks for posting an excellent tutorial.
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Old 11-25-2018, 07:34 AM
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better keep the wife at work peter so u can retire

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Too late Dave she already retired, and she is NOT going back
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Old 11-27-2018, 05:07 AM
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Nice tutorial Peter,
Well explained, even I appreciated the refresher.

I might have to print it off and stick it on the walls for our next meet.
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