Have you checked out my first video on Hammer Forming? Would you like to see more of these videos?
@mikejustice11965 жыл бұрын
HotRodHippie Yes to more of these type videos. Awesome work.
@16Bentham5 жыл бұрын
Yes, more please. And what about hammer forming steel?
@TrojanHorse19595 жыл бұрын
Yes, More please!
@falconwildchild4 жыл бұрын
yes exellent
@immelting98343 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see more . Also , how much can you bend over the form , before it becomes too difficult ?
@mikeraleigh99704 жыл бұрын
Yes, these hammer forming videos are great would like to see more..Thank you
@jimzivny15546 жыл бұрын
Good video, nice handwork. Keep these videos coming.
@jdwisdom94333 жыл бұрын
Yes I saw it and I'm keeping it in my "Ingenious Ideas and Crafts" file. Thank You so much!! JD
@dewaalvisser84336 жыл бұрын
Hi HotRod Hippie ! DW here from South Africa. I just wanted to say Thank you! Amazing video. And amazing work! Really appreciate. I just need to get some practice in.! Take it easy and please don't stop putting up videos!
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. There is no end in sight for my making videos!
@AaronBalto5 жыл бұрын
I made a hood blister today following your basic instructions. I used a saber saw rather than a hole saw, and I cut the chamfer in the clamping board by adjusting the saw to 45 degrees. I don’t have that post dolly, but I did run it on the English Wheel to clean it up. It wasn’t quite as nice as yours, but still very passable. Thanks for the video. Very helpful.
@HotRodHippie5 жыл бұрын
Glad you are making the techniques work for you. English wheel is a solid choice for smoothing. I demonstrated with the dolly because I felt it a little more accessible for those that don't have a wheel.
@kenerickson48512 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed it. As someone with an interest but no experience I would have liked to see you do both ways in one video; by hand and with power tools so I had a comparison. Thanks for this.
@Ratrodryan356 жыл бұрын
I’d really like to see more on hammer forming! Iv done it a few times and like to see more of an in-depth look into a more complicated part. I’d also be interested in seeing your process of planishing and metal finishing after a panel is welded. Keep up the good work!
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Ratrodryan35 there will definitely be more Hammer forming videos coming down the line. And a metal finishing video is high on the list as well. Thanks for the input!
6 жыл бұрын
Good video, well presented and great instructional information. I hope to see more of your videos int he future! I gave it a like and will also subscribe
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
John Wayne greatly appreciated. I upload videos every week. More metal shaping ones are coming.
@garagemaudaz3 жыл бұрын
Learning a lot watching your vídeos.
@jdwisdom94333 жыл бұрын
What I'd like to see is a Video on finishing a butt weld on aluminum. Seems everyone wants to rush this. I need a little time to see what really happens threw all the little steps, what can go wrong, and how to correct it. Thanks! JD
@HotRodHippie3 жыл бұрын
Noted. I need to do a series on metal finishing. I’ve got a Triumph motorcycle I want to build custom aluminum parts for. So when I can get started on that I’ll absolutely cover it. 👍🏻👍🏻
@daniellooh28966 жыл бұрын
I love your work , I am a welder and I thought I needed all this equipment to work sheet metal, I'm very interested to learn more about the different tools and their applications
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
In almost all cases, everything that is shaped in metal CAN be done with simple hand tools and skills. The machines just make the work go quicker and to a cleaner level in a MUCH shorter time. To hand hammer out a bead detail would take a lot of work vs a few moments through a beadroller. I think that knowing the fundamentals about how it can be done is essential to doing it with the machines as well. If you don't know the basics the advanced stuff can become a confusing mess you can't work your way out of. I hope you continue to like my video. 👍
@yoesomite21996 жыл бұрын
so glad I have stumbled on this channel , very informative .
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Sam Pati I am glad you think so. Thank you!
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Sam Pati I am glad you think so. Thank you!
@k90211lee6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the post, I learn a lot from your videos. Do a series of hand tool metal shaping if you can! it help me learn how metal works.
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
k Le I will work on putting together some more videos on the subject. 👍
@wyattoneable6 жыл бұрын
Excellent demonstration. Thank you.
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated
@VideosByAl6 жыл бұрын
Just Sub'ed . Great content and delivery of information. We are working on buying my wife's grandfathers IH KB2. It's going to need some work.
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
VideosByAl thank you. Glad to hear you are aiming to keep the IH going. I've always enjoyed the IH trucks and "SUV"s.
@vintagetinrandykehler48245 жыл бұрын
Great videos! Do you have one showing how you create the closed hammer mould? How you carve it and make it smooth? Thanks from Canada!
@HotRodHippie5 жыл бұрын
No sorry, so far I've only explained it, not shown it. I need to make one about that. Good call.
@davidmoore50216 жыл бұрын
First, thank you for sharing your talent with use. I would love to see more, how about something out of steel?
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
My first Hammer Forming video was on steel. The process is the same, just more hammering and time. So for these demos Aluminum is easier. That said next time I get to a Hammer Forming video I'll try and remember to do steel.
@jamesperkinsmetalsculpture83035 жыл бұрын
Great Job!
@earlcousins66356 жыл бұрын
How bout one video describing the types and thicknesses of the alum. you use in fabrication and which is best for specific applications i.e. Floor Pans, Gas Tanks etc. Thanks
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Earl Cousins that is a good idea. Thank you. I'll give it some thought for a future video.
@earlcousins66355 жыл бұрын
In your opinion, what are THE BEST "Tube Benders" on the market? One that you can bend a roll cage and be able to lay it FLAT on the floor without any twist or deviation? Thanks much. Really enjoy your videos.
@HotRodHippie5 жыл бұрын
Any of the Tube Benders I've used are capable of this. The problem is twist from not getting the bends lined up with each other. Using a Rotation gauge to make sure the bends stay on the same plane is the best bet: www.trick-tools.com/tools/Tube-Rotation My favorite machine I've used was a JD Squared Model 4. I haven't used any of the really "fancy" machines though. Thank you for the kind comment. It's appreciated.
@michaelchartrand14126 жыл бұрын
Hello, recently found your vids. A key point i like is "fancy expensive tools make your work faster not better" im a metal artisan black/blade smithing, machining (actual trade) i just finished 3 yrs of sheetmetal working . that work was boxes, cones and trapazoids for hvac companies. It peaked my interest in realy working the sheets. So i found your vids my fave thus far. Can you recommend any other chanel's? To learn from perhaps your favorite.
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Thank you and welcome to my videos. The best recommendations I can make for you would be: Ron Covell's Channel: kzbin.info/door/0-ronCUQNwMIkouWQC5mJQ Wray Schelin's Channel: kzbin.info/door/U4f0UCOfiB32Lo4Z6NDghA Lazze's Channel: kzbin.info MetalManSweden: kzbin.info I don't watch many other channels related to what I do honestly, I'm always working on my own content so I don't take the time. Those are the best recommendations I can make.
@seanalexander95314 жыл бұрын
@@HotRodHippie an updated link to Metalman Sweden (the other didn't work for me): kzbin.info/door/uO1Y2NqkDiWM_dXikIBuzw
@HotRodHippie4 жыл бұрын
Sean Alexander that’s because he deleted all but one video. I was linking to a video that’s not there anymore. No idea why he did so, sad to see them go. Thanks for the updated link.
@seanalexander95314 жыл бұрын
@@HotRodHippie aha now I see - what a shame :(
@HotRodHippie4 жыл бұрын
Sean Alexander indeed he had some great stuff.
@fvwarauma6 жыл бұрын
I liked how the green tapemeasure spawned out of nowhere @ 4:02 :D
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
My shop is on the edge of a wormhole.
@RylanceStreet Жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I want to do, but in 3mm thick brass sheet. Shallow dome about 4 inches diameter, half inch deep with 1 inch flange all round. Do you think that would be possible? Could I do it in one go, or would I need to anneal it part way through? I don't have a bossing mallet. Could it be done with a ball pein hammer or would I just get too many dents?
@HotRodHippie Жыл бұрын
Ballpeen is gonna create a lot of small divots that will be hard to work out cleanly and not overstretch small areas. You will certainly have to re-anneal in the process. That thick of Brass is gonna be hard to move even annealed so any work hardening and gonna show up fast. I'd consider working the material fairly hot, but brass and similar alloys have a tendency to want to taco when heated and cooled. So a good clamp plate to keep the flange in place is gonna be important. If I was me I'd consider making the clamp piece out of steel or aluminum. Won't help keeping heat in the brass but wont have to worry about burning it on subsequent annealing / heating cycles. Good luck to you!
@fx1c3336 жыл бұрын
how different would it be using stainless steel?
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Oof, it is going to be a serious workout. Stainless is tough and hard material. It will be a serious workout to make it happen. It will be hard on plastic mallets too. I cannot remember if I have ever hammer formed stainless steel, I don't think so. I should probably give it a try sometime, though I'm pretty sure my shoulder won't love me for it.
@ab_customz_llc6 жыл бұрын
What method did you use to put a polish on there like you did?
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Anthony Burgess I sanded from 320 grit up to about 2,000 grit. Jumping every couple grit steps. Then used a 3M rubbing compound with a soft pad. And finally mothers metal polish by hand. I would have sanded more and buffed more for a show piece. This finish was only so good.
@ab_customz_llc6 жыл бұрын
HotRodHippie Thanks 👍🏾
@wuyhiof6 жыл бұрын
this is Bang on. +1 sub
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@fender13256 жыл бұрын
Where did you get your mallets?
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Rob Basile Fournier Enterprises: www.fournierenterprises.com/m3/FBMSET--bossing-mallets-3-piece-set-fbmset.html I like their mallets. They are heavier than many of the other brands for harder hits. Many of the cheap mallets are paper weights that you have to swing for the fences with.
@starforged6 жыл бұрын
Is this how they make the bumper bullets on the cars from the 1950?
@trafalgar22a85 жыл бұрын
Another like from me.
@HotRodHippie5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the like and comment 👍👍
@johneagles69016 жыл бұрын
Hi great vid!!! What is the radius you used on the hole in the wood form? Did you use a router to make it?
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
I believe this form has a 1/2" radius round over, and yes I used a handheld router to make it. I also have a table mounted router I use for the some purpose sometimes. You can choose your radius, or even not do that. I made a piece for work last week in which I just lightly sanded the sharp corner off so that my piece had a crisp edge where it met its flange.
@halohunter52176 жыл бұрын
Do you just use smaller versions of those hammers for the smaller hammer forms?
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
All of my Ron Fournier Hammers have small ends on the other side. If the hammer form is particularly small I will use that end. However I always aim to use the largest radius face I can so as to reduce the number of hammer strikes. More small hammer strikes means more dings and imperfections to work out later.
@toml.82106 жыл бұрын
WE need more people that form metal in this way. Too many people think you NEED the English wheel to form metal. So why did the Italians hammer their body parts in the 1960s?? Huh? I'd like t see a time-lapse video of how they hammered a whole car...
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
Some of those Italian cars are a bit scary under the paint as a result of that hammer into shape. But that's how they were built. I say it often, you don't NEED fancy machines to shape metal. They just make it significantly quicker to achieve a quality finished product. It is amazing what you can do with a few hammers and an old tree stump.
@lacaver645 жыл бұрын
what material have the hammers
@HotRodHippie5 жыл бұрын
My "Fournier" brand mallets are UHMW Plastic. www.fournierenterprises.com/bossing.html
@clyde87596 жыл бұрын
Love your videos but christ do you move around alot....very distracting,for me it takes away from what you're trying to do...that's my only fault.other than that great video.
@HotRodHippie6 жыл бұрын
You are not alone in that sentiment. If I stand perfectly still I feel everything becomes far too flat, monotone, and uninteresting. So I move, point to things of interest, and attempt to keep my energy level up. It works quite well for me, however some folks find it distracting. Maybe eventually I will find a medium point between the energy level and my movements, for now I just go with the flow.
@isbcornbinder6 жыл бұрын
Please stop dancing around and waving your arms. Too much drama. Great video and good information