Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication: Build From Scratch with Aluminum and Steel

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In an age when most products come off an assembly line at a rate of hundreds or thousands per hour, an increasing number of individuals yearn to build a fender, hood or side cover by hand. Whether you're restoring your Harley-Davidson, or trying to keep an old biplane in the air, the parts you require can't be purchased from a catalog.

Eleven chapters cover: Design and Layout, Tools and Materials, and Welding Sheet Metal. Included are Fabrication Sequences with skilled craftsmen like Ron Covell, Steve Davis, Bo Olson and Bob Munroe. Over 350 photographs document the creation of a motorcycle fender, an automotive fender, part of an airplane cowl, a hot rod deck lid, the body of a pedal car, and a blower scoop.

Learn how to:

• Fabricate, weld, shrink.
  
  
• Pick the right material.
  
  
• Use hand and power tools.
  
  
• Use shrinkers and stretchers.
  
  
• Understand the English Wheel.
  
  
• Make and use simple tooling.

Presented here is the information you need to build your own sheet metal parts from steel or aluminum. From simple hand work with a hammer and dolly to sophisticated shaping with large power tools, this book covers the methods you need to shape sheet metal.