Tipping A Flange On A Curve - How To

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Liked the vid very much. I appreciate your clarity and working with beader formers that are more common instead of the highly specialized(expensive) ones. You are also the only KZbin guy I don't have to speed up! Thanks!

[@wyattoneable]

A very good tutorial. Each step you described makes sense.

[@HotRodHippie]

Glad it came across plainly. I always worry I'm oversimplifying or overcomplicating my explanations.

[@HouseofChop]

I really appreciate the metal shaping videos. There are so many ways to arrive at a final panel it’s always great to hear another take on it. I’m a huge fan of your easy explanations and approach. Another excellent installment 🔥👍🏼🔥

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Thank you very much. There are plenty of "right ways" and even a few "wrong" ones. I just present things as I view them and hope it connects with folks. 👍👍

[@guillermonieri4203]

Thank you for the detailed explanation. Very helpful.

[@HotRodHippie]

Glad to hear it came across as I hoped. Thank you 👍

[@dillrepair]

Didn’t know you did car stuff too but it makes sense. I’m doing the 3d stuff and a lot of metal stuff too.

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Great vid, thanks for teaching us the tricks of the trade.

[@HotRodHippie]

Glad to do so. Thanks

[@artbaker2296]

great communication on the process needed!!

[@randywiddis]

Would it be a good idea to stretch the edge before you tip it?

[@maciekm7953]

As always great video 👍 Thank You for sharing.

[@HotRodHippie]

Thank you very much and thanks for commenting.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

This is great information, well presented. Thank you.

[@zakaroonetwork777]

Can this be done on the vehicle? With factory metal, to widen a wheel opening for bigger tires. Keeping factory look.

[@tasoissaakidis1968]

Just what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@melgross]

You can also hold the large flat surface in a large woodworking vise. That works very well.

[@throngcleaver]

I lay the dolly on my shot bag, which holds it very well, then I have both hands to hold the piece and the hammer.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Great demonstration.

[@HotRodHippie]

Glad you liked it. Thank you 👍

[@stevesloan6775]

Watching your video yet again! 🇦🇺😎🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀☮️

[@earlcousins6635]

What gauge metal are you working with? Do you match up the gauge to the project you're working on? What do you use for car floors? Thax

[@HotRodHippie]

This was .050" 5052 Aluminum. I primarily work in 20 and 18ga steel. I prefer to match material thickness whenever possible but I cannot get my employer to buy 19ga steel. 19ga is what a lot of the cars I work on use. So depending on the structural need I use 20 or 18 as I feel necessary. For floors I use 18ga mostly but 16ga for some braces and crossmembers. Whenever I'm in doubt I aim for thicker material. Especially if I know the panel I'm making will involve a lot of stretching that will thin it out.

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Nice one, love your bead roller Alan 👍

[@HotRodHippie]

Thank you. It isn't a cheap unit but I've done a lot of projects with that machine. Completely worth it for me.

[@brianplumleigh2443]

I just did this the other day on some patch pieces for a 27 T fender well. Very strange that this turned up in my recommended videos today.

[@colingill9317]

Fantastic tutorial. Any chance you could help me out on a rear arch for a 2004 subaru impreza at all, they are all prone to rotting. Keep up great work, cheers Col.

[@stevesloan6775]

You could easily spending more time on actual hammer time technique. Great video I definitely learned a thing or two.🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼😎🍀🍀🍀☮️☮️☮️

[@dull_boy_274]

Great video and right to the point with no fluff. I guessing I could also use this technique for a straight piece that's to long to fit into the break?

[@HotRodHippie]

Yes you absolutely can use it for straight flanges. I've done that for bends that were longer than the break I had access to or sometimes I do it for bends that I can't fit into the break. Hard to explain but like short bends close to each other that go opposite directions maybe.

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You do a great job thank you Please keep it up

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I gladly will as long as I can manage. Thank you.

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Great content you deserve more views

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Thank you, I can't complain, views are increasing slowly. It would be nice if my stuff got more views, it would allow me to do more of this stuff but only time will tell.

[@KakarotoInvento11028]

Hola. Como se llama la maquina de pie que utilizas en el minuto 7:58 . ? Muchas gracias

[@nicmo6913]

I need to do a 4 to 6" piece for my rear wheel arch that is rusted with a minimum budget. Can I achieve this with a hammer and dolly?

[@scottdillon1979]

Great video once again.

[@HotRodHippie]

Thank you very much. 👍👍

[@cdgordo89]

Great video 👍 What's the largest flange you can tip? Iv been trying to tip a 45 degree flange which is an s type shape for a repair panel however I cannot get the part to sit flat. The top part is about 4" needs to sit flat and the flange would be 6" which would have the s shape to it .

[@HotRodHippie]

I can’t picture what you mean by “s shape”. The largest I’ve done is around 4”. You are only really limited by the thickness of the metal once stretched or the equipment you have for stretching/shrinking. The method I demonstrated here can only do 3/4” to 1” of flange effectively. As that is all the deeper the threat of the Shrinker/Stretcher allows. I’ve done larger using a Planishing Hammer, Pullmax, or Power Hammer. However after say 1-2” you often end up with the metal thinning out too much. As the larger the flange the more it has to shrink or stretch at the edge. I find it better to make say a 3/4” or 1” flange, then scribe a flat piece of metal with that flange’s shape. Cut that and weld it on to extend the flange. That preserves the thickness of the metal and is far simpler. More time consuming but often a better result than most folks can achieve without the proper equipment. Does that make sense?

[@cdgordo89]

@@HotRodHippie yes that makes sense I cut it down and it straightened out fairly quickly then welded the off cut back on

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[@jlunn900]

Please more of these! Do you or can you anneal sheet metal? With acetylene?

[@HotRodHippie]

Are you asking for a video on that? Aluminum can be annealed with an oxy/acetylene setup, steel cannot. Steel is complex to anneal and I always say it basically cannot be done. That isn't true but for the average person it may as well be.

[@jlunn900]

@@HotRodHippie ah ok. I need to make a trans tunnel for my 48 flatfender jeep. Trying to figure out the best way to do it. Planning on 18ga. Im limited on tools needless to say

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Thank you so much!

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Excellent video as always!!

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Great work sir

[@Chevy-ud1ec]

where did you get your foot operated stand for your shrinker stercher Thanks

[@HotRodHippie]

Mittler Brothers: www.mittlerbros.com/foot-operated-stand-for-shrinker-stretcher.html

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What is the brand name of the red hammer?

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Awesome work, you make it look easy. Getting used to the "do" , you look pretty mean.

[@HotRodHippie]

Haha. Thank you. I'm getting used to it also.

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More fabrication videos! And maybe some installation of fabrication on vehicles or what ever ur building and making.

[@HotRodHippie]

Hopefully more will be coming. They are the hardest videos to produce and I cannot film at my day job. Follow on Instagram to see the daily work, but more project stuff will be coming to the channel soon.

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@@rafatrill I plan on bringing much more project work. It is THE biggest thing I think this channel needs. I have a few projects that will be coming to the channel but I currently have a lack of space. My Dad (and his truck) are 12 hours away sadly. It's all a matter of time. Thanks for the input.

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Nice video.

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Much appreciated 👍👍

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Nice instruction

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Great video

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[@jdwisdom9433]

Hi! It seems to me that this process also pertains to the flange on a trailer fender except ya'd need to run the curves parallel, right?? Thanks Again! JD

[@HotRodHippie]

I am not sure I'm following what you mean by, curves running parallel. However tipping a flange can be used in many scenarios. I've been known to just tip a straight flange (that could otherwise be bent on a brake) in random instances. So the applications run as deep as your imagination. That said, I assume you are correct, ha.

[@earlcousins6635]

What gauge/type of material do you normally work with?

[@HotRodHippie]

Earl Cousins most commonly 18 gauge cold rolled steel. Preferably 19ga as that’s more accurate for most cars but hard to come by. And 16ga for more structural parts isn’t uncommon. I believe this video was 20ga because it was what I had on hand at the time and was easier to make the video with.

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@@HotRodHippie Thanks much.

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I have a long list of these videos to get to. Just have to figure out the logistics as time goes on. Thanks.

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Im a contractor and people are so amazed when I make a line scribing with my finger lol

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Cheers for the video bud :-)

[@HotRodHippie]

Thank you very much.

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

isnt there a way you can securely hold the dolly in position and then use one hand to move the metal and the other to hammer ... say a small sand bag with a sinch strap or two to secure the dolly ... on a post ... say a 4x4 post with a divot in the top ... drop a small sand bag into that and then a couple of leather or dernier nylon straps with a good solid buckle you can tighten down ... then place your dolly on the bag in the position you need ... tighten it in to keep it there ... then work your piece .. . it is my understanding that the dolly although needing to be firm does need a little room to move ... which the sand bag provides ... and the straps keep it secured so the initial blows dont launch it across the floor ... now it becomes a good hand forming dolly holder and you have two hands available to make stuff work

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I like your videos Alan, learning a lot from you. Hey you last name must be Croatian???, i am from Croatia now live in the USA.

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I don’t know where my family is from honestly but my best guess is Croatia. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for watching!

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Great video, btw who is Serbian in ur family, because ur last name is Serbian

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Our family history is lost to me. As far as I can trace it I believe we are Croatian. Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia, my name is common in all of them.

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