Beginner Metal Shaping How To Make Compound Curves EASY Shrinking Stump, Sand Bag, English Wheel

On this episode of Make It Kustom, I make a gas tank side with hand tools to show the various techniques that can be used by hand.
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[@1208bug]

Karl, you are an awesome teacher, Thank you!

[@kevingeary1870]

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

[@robertmallinson1710]

Thank you so much Carl for sharing your experience and knowledge

[@alexshepherd]

This is only the second video I’ve ever watched about the subject, but it has greatly helped me link together the various things that I already knew separately. The few times I’ve tried to put this into practice, I’ve been very discouraged by creating a mess and not being confident that I could recover from it. Turns out that whole process might have been summarised as “for it to look better, it first has to look worse” 😊 Even just the seemingly simple idea of making a paper/cardboard template has suddenly become much clearer to me - now, I realise that it will show me where I need ‘extra’ (stretch) or ‘less’ (shrink), and those radial cuts in the paper covering the crown were a genius move that I would never have thought of. I feel like I’ve learned so many things all at once; - placing a tuck, then capturing the tuck (‘bubbles’ of material) Or - heavy hits in the centre to stretch Followed by - many light hits to planish (I don’t even know how to spell planish) I think my mistake was in blurring these three together, accidentally stretching further instead of planishing, for example. And most importantly, - the idea of returning to the correct form, e.g. bending the ‘outline’ back into shape before continuing with the shrinking/stretching/planishing - keeping the goal in mind, seeing past all those horrendous dents (it does not come easily to me to create dents in something, it just feels so bad!…) In the past I bought some shrinker/stretcher tools (lever-operated) which a friend kindly converted to foot-operated. I saw the potential in those for curving a flange, which seems a good place to start (getting the ‘outline’ without creating a load of dents), but I lacked all the general skills required to finish the rest of the panel. Now, I feel I can make a better attempt. Compound curves seemed impossible before, but your video has opened my eyes to what can be achieved in a few minutes. I think you’re also the first person to show both basic tools and the English Wheel applied to the same task. I know it will take me about ten times longer, but I appreciate how concise your presentation is. What I enjoy is how your passion comes across in your enthusiasm. I even like it when not everything falls perfectly to hand, as there is sometimes just as much value in knowing why something would not work (eg. when an anvil or dolly has the wrong curvature) and to have you explain this as you go is very useful (rather than having everything perfectly set up off-camera without us knowing) Thank you greatly, I can’t wait to practice 😊

[@37FordGuy]

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.

[@MakeItKustom]

Thanks Tom! Cya soon

[@opendolphin]

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

[@gpsboladao8874]

im starting a custom shop and this was sooo helpful thanks a lot man

[@patrickmazzone9066]

A professional always makes it look easy you the man love your channel

[@patrickmazzone9066]

awesome keep it up

[@gsxrdrama9025]

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!!!

[@vor503sm]

I like that you minimize the um's when you talk. Easy to listen to and absorb. love your videos.

[@shaunsheep8252]

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

[@Tedscountryplace]

Man you are a legend. I just retired and I'm starting to make Metal art (well attempting to). Your tutorial helps 👍 Thanks

[@sadiejustin]

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!

[@jbayles1]

Its hard to express just how good and useful this video is.

[@alunhuang-wright3030]

That was brilliant! Cup of tea and I'll watch it again.

[@randomstuff3201]

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.

[@franksgarage8551]

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!

[@franksgarage8551]

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.

[@iccfj5127]

Excellent - thanks. This is what it's all about!

[@patrickharrand]

Great teaching video Karl. Thanks again for sharing your skills with us.

[@murdoc6501]

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!

[@AndyFOXON]

Excellent presentation of information, you are ideally suited to training and demostration. Top man!

[@Dave.AtomicRatRods]

Excellent video! Great examples showing exactly how metal shrinks and stretches. Thanks Karl.

[@terryeustice5399]

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.

[@lamarpowell5168]

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.

[@burtonr]

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!

[@floridian7143]

Thanks for sharing, very interesting and informative! I appreciate you taking the time to share with me.

[@donaldhalls2189]

Always excellent techniques and tips, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones

[@PhilWussow]

Brilliant :) Great tutorial. It cleared up a lot of questions I had now I just need to do it.

[@joecioe8566]

I enjoy watching these training videos. I like seeing it done without spending a ton of money on tools. Thanks again.

[@kennethking8720]

What an awesome education class 😊❤

[@erbthatsright1103]

Concave. For the shape in the stump. Excellent video!

[@jasonmansfieldsr8645]

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.

[@heyshorrtty7001]

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. 👌

[@michaelgerdau6758]

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!

[@keithhicks9196]

You are a very good teacher. You don’t just say what to do but also why. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@briankinnear7461]

Great video. Very well done. Very informative. Look forward to more. Be safe and stay well.

[@strawdog68]

This is a great video. Thanks for all the information you provided.

[@NewRiverRepair]

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

[@arthur.v.babayan]

Nice video, nice explanation !!!

[@dougwernham5209]

Thanks for an excellent tutorial Karl.

[@luismejia9472]

I have said many times you are the best

[@johnfederkeil9211]

Great video Carl! Thanks!

[@RandallSoong-pp7ih]

Thank you Karl n Elio. Awesome!!

[@stephennovotny6157]

Wow amazing job

[@seanalexander9531]

What a fantastic video! Thanks Karl 🤘

[@andyb7754]

Very interesting and informative video, thank you.

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Got this queued for after my wife goes to bed, my hammertime!

[@daleking8529]

Very educational video!

[@johnvanhorn3208]

Awesome job

[@UnconventionalMetal]

For the money, the HF wheel is excellent.

[@Randy_51_]

Thank you! Appreciate you sharing your knowledge!

[@WoodenSteel-J6artisan]

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

[@jonimatlock1743]

I like the information thank u

[@hotrodhudson18]

Awesome video and information

[@Turbo-Drew]

Awesome as Always Really Funny Thanks for the entertainment

[@GeneralPoison]

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....

[@anthonykinrade8642]

Great introduction, thanks.....

Thank you man. I learned tons of things.

[@wyattoneable]

I sure appreciate the lessons, thank you.

[@stevesloan6775]

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. 😂 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀☮️☮️☮️😎

[@wi.dave3812]

how do i form a tucking stump? Great videos, keep them coming

[@MakeItKustom]

Grinding discs for wood work well

[@stinkeyecustoms]

I own a custom motorcycle shop and build wild bikes daily, I DEFINITELY vote for you to build a bike!

[@chrisskeers1983]

Very cool

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

[@stevesloan6775]

Two punches to make a tucking folk… great advice 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀☮️☮️☮️

[@jimstern4244]

I bought my hf wheel for 80 dollars,,,,, best money I’ve ever spent!!!!

[@larrylilly2552]

Very informative 😊

[@Evan-rj9xy]

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.

[@lamarpowell5168]

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.

[@That70sChannel]

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.

[@MakeItKustom]

Hahah time to get on the power hammer soon! Going to try and learn a thing or two

[@dennisschickling2249]

Great Video. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

[@blue32nu]

I was curious if you could use your plannisher as a profiling tool?

[@gsxrdrama9025]

Also please link up with cj of cjrc. Would love to see you work some titanium firewalls

[@opendolphin]

Thought you would like the wood block technique

[@opendolphin]

Hope you got the kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3e7nJ6ae618a6csi=q4yREx9cZijLEQT7

[@denyadroid2713]

лайк не дивлячись :)

[@ReduxGarage]

Radial stretch-> pebble in a pond.

[@sweden_ove2074]

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?

[@stevesloan6775]

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.

[@peterkarlsson5416]

Nice .😁👍👍👍👍👍

[@santocominos3252]

what is the power hammer in the background, not a Sosa. Did you build it? If so, will you do a video on it?

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

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

[@TailwheelTimes]

Do you ever work with thin aluminum?

[@GranjersGarage]

So for a guy starting out, what would be the best first investment? Planishing hammer or English wheel?

[@Equine_moon]

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 🇩🇰

[@LiveInTheNow247]

Should have shown the liner stretcher you made!

[@donfriebe7178]

Just wondering what sheet metal you are using? Is it 18 gauge cold rolled steel?

[@wyattoneable]

He stated he is using 18 gauge

[@MakeItKustom]

Yes 18

[@timr.3108]

I've been looking everywhere for sand bags. Any suggestions?

[@TheInsaneShecklador]

Wray Schelin has them on his Proshaper website. He calls them Beater Bags.

[@MakeItKustom]

Sodakjoe

[@petar443]

How much is the crown radius of a regular dinging and picking hammer? By the manufacturer?

[@Teddy_Miljard]

Can you make me a rocket to get back on Earth? 🙏

[@jerrybigrig9475]

😎👍😎

[@chrishouse5753]

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.

[@MikePeter.]

What is the thickness of metal are you using?

[@rcjbvermilion]

I think he typically uses 18 gauge.

[@davidwright4363]

If someone really wanted to get into metal shaping, take an armourer’s course

[@TimothyKepner]

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

[@rcjbvermilion]

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.

[@TimothyKepner]

@@rcjbvermilion Is that heating the area up again and using cold water to shrink the metal back into place?

[@MakeItKustom]

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

[@TimothyKepner]

@@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

[@losjugetesdesara9566]

amigo porque no dejaste la opcion de traducir en español ,pues casi no entiendo el ingles

[@anthonykinrade8642]

A round circle..! is there any other kind?...😅

[@Enter-a-name55]

You've obviously never seen me draw a circle. 😮