I am 62 years old, I have gratefully adopted your saying " 100 % good enough" You need to put that on a T shirt.....😊
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Haha I just got the final t shirt design today!
@geneschaffer412311 ай бұрын
I like this one….“ Perfection is the enemy of Done”
@kevinharms555811 ай бұрын
Also love the eyecrometer
@FixingWithFriends11 ай бұрын
My uncle used to always say he was going to "break out the old feeler gauge". Then flex his hand a bit. lol
@AJStarch11 ай бұрын
I love when you do stuff with just hand tools because that’s all I have!
@fishhuntadventure11 ай бұрын
Sometimes it’s just as efficient for time in practical terms. If fancy machines only save you 30 minutes on a one-off 90 minute job with hand tools it’s of no real consequence in real practical terms. Now if you were hammering up an entire car out of sheet the economic of scale with machines shows up strong. I’m no export, but hand tools teach you what to do so when you use machines you don’t get unexpected failures.
@chuckster651311 ай бұрын
Hey Karl, That section of the cab looks like such a complicated area to reproduce, yet you knocked out that repair section like it was no big deal. That is why I follow your channel, you show us it can be done. Thanks Take Care
@90FF111 ай бұрын
Admire your humility. "I'm still learning." Beautiful work.
@Eggwelder11 ай бұрын
i love the fact that you still use your Canadian tire chisel body hammer
@kurtludwig696211 ай бұрын
Always good to see hammer work 😊👍
@minnesotatomcat11 ай бұрын
You can never have too many Dollie’s. Any time I see a scrap of metal that’s got a different shape or curve than anything I’ve got already I gotta grab it. Beautiful work as always brother! Tell Brenda I says hi! 😍
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Ha ha hell yeah man! You know I’ll let her know lol thanks for your continued support dude, you’ve been here since the beginning!
@philholder798311 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video. Keep up the good work. I' m learning a lot.
@Berend-ov8of11 ай бұрын
Even for someone who doesn't do any metal shaping, these videos are fun to watch.
@lestergreen726211 ай бұрын
Really appreciate seeing and hearing the hammer strikes in real time. Helps me from over hitting and controlling the impact.
@donbialecki327110 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@KevinHalliburton11 ай бұрын
You are my favorite content creator, Karl. I always pick up something.
@brentonpaterson704711 ай бұрын
One of your best vids. Heck all your vids are great but this was really good.
@burtonr11 ай бұрын
Wow! I've seen you do similar work in other videos, but never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for taking the time to walk through it step by step. Comparing metal with clay really stuck with me to help understanding the shrinking/stretching. Thank you! Can't wait to see that all welded up!
@sllimj111 ай бұрын
thanks for simplifying a complex procedure.
@brendanhurley106811 ай бұрын
Youre an absolute wizard. Best youtube channel by far. I reckon ive watched every single one of your videos by now
@JHZR211 ай бұрын
What kind of right angle pneumatic die grinder do you use? How about the sanding discs? Great video!
@scottmunro-z1u11 ай бұрын
Awesome job, it’s amazing what you can do with basic tools, Thankyou👌
@fuelboy11 ай бұрын
Just pure example of learning by doing and getting smarter and better each time. And we learn by you taking us along. Great work!
@joecioe856611 ай бұрын
You make that look easy. Great job you are a master at your craft. This is what keeps me coming back for more.
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@RGVJ2111 ай бұрын
Another fantastic video Karl, thanx. Great tunes as well. :)😊
@toodjackson443811 ай бұрын
You're so inspiring there are a lot of spots that use to just get a bunch of body filler I learned a lot from you and now i might use a half gallon on a whole vehicle
@FixingWithFriends11 ай бұрын
Bodyfiller is the devil's makeup.
@timothylynch525811 ай бұрын
What Guage material do you use for the older cars? I was told to use 18 cold roll and your videos are awesome
@glennmiller903111 ай бұрын
Awesome work on that panel, Karl. You never cease to impress me.
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Thanks Glenn!
@murdoc650111 ай бұрын
Amazing to watch you work! Learn something new with each video. Thank you for sharing and enlightening us! Go Japhands, keep moving forward!
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@cowlhoods11 ай бұрын
I received my profiling hammer kit today in Alaska. Thank you Karl!
@billybarrett683911 ай бұрын
You are one bad dude with sheet metal. Nice job.
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Thanks Billy 👊👊
@albertdehn838111 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing 😀👍
@FranktheDachshund11 ай бұрын
You take this type of work to a whole new level!
@davidbrown-5511 ай бұрын
Beautiful! Karl the magician works his magic once again.
@teeandrea7580Ай бұрын
Nice to share knowledge 👍
@keithroute89067 ай бұрын
That is the only way I have ever made patch panels, great job. That is how we did it in the old days and I still do it that way. Fortunately or unfortunately speed was usually more important or just as important as quality back then so it is real hard for me to slow down and strive for more perfection when I have quickly banged out an acceptable panel. I make them in minutes but yours are certainly better by taking your time. You do amazing work, you are a great example for others to follow and appreciate.
@designandbuild395311 ай бұрын
Dude, I love watching you work and grow. You're too humble to realize this, but you're working on becoming a legend in your own time. You keep me motivated, looking forward to see where you go next.
@jamesarnold99811 ай бұрын
Cool lesson, thanks!👍
@petergrunendahl879911 ай бұрын
You are a f…ing genius! Each iron is „smelting“ directly in any kind of shape you want. Impressing. Regards from Belgium
@lancemclean927311 ай бұрын
Helping us learn and helping a friend- double win
@clewis383811 ай бұрын
Every one of these videos gives me more and more tool envy. 😂
@artemas339 ай бұрын
Love your channel it is my fav. Could you pls do something on the proper way to remove excess welds from patch repairs etc.? Tools, grit, heat management etc pls!
@axel-vancraft11 ай бұрын
You are really awesome, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge !!
@johnfields793611 ай бұрын
It's a delight to see you making these complex parts. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Karl!
@chloesodomire650511 ай бұрын
You really hit this out of the park... way to go.
@ShineaholicPaintandBody11 ай бұрын
Got my spot this morning for noth cali. This just makes me even more excited to learn from you in person!
@DanHancock-e7o9 ай бұрын
Great Job! The use of your Dolly stand and hammers. I need to make some custom dolly's. thanks!
@leen6bt11 ай бұрын
Don't forget the rear bracket on the starter on that 6.5, bolts will break out of the block if you don't put the bracket back.
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
I need one of those brackets! Mines been missing for 15 years lol I should make one
@mchiodox6911 ай бұрын
Well done.
@dwaynelejeune350811 ай бұрын
Ain’t nothing but to do it!! My learning curve, is which hammer/dolly to use and when!!!!😢 Guess this part comes wit learning/experience/ & informally mistakes 😮😮. But trick I’ve learned is to gain experience/knowledge from one’s mistakes. Much thanks for sharing your knowledge
@michaelsibbes344611 ай бұрын
Hi Karl, I see you're coming to Western Australia for our ASRF nationals, Looking forward to meeting you there , Love you work
@stewcrane344111 ай бұрын
Very good one. Small piece project you played with in minute detail. Demonstrated - we can do this.
@andyb775411 ай бұрын
WOW, that piece turned out GREAT!! You are a true craftsman, thank you for your informational videos.
@monadking276111 ай бұрын
Love watching your metal work. Have you ever made wood forms than hammer the metal over them?
@peterkarlsson541611 ай бұрын
You are artist with shet metal, i like your videos. You show we dont have a fancy macshines. Sorry mig bad English.
@Dagrond11 ай бұрын
You make a distinction between form and shape - can you go into more detail about that in the future? Not sure I understand where one is distinguished from another.
@slashsplat11 ай бұрын
Excellent, thanks!
@brycechessum468411 ай бұрын
Very cool Karl, nice work, O saw one of your mutha tucker hammers on another channel that guy is also a genius with sheet metal
@shotsrodder11 ай бұрын
Nice job Karl 👍
@dewminrashindu261610 ай бұрын
Thanx man❤
@TheDistur11 ай бұрын
Always fun to see what you are working on.
@tjakr386911 ай бұрын
You have a great bro.
@carcar44711 ай бұрын
Hello As usual, very nice work, you have golden hands.🙏🤙
@UNlKby11 ай бұрын
Отличная работа!
@timferriss90511 ай бұрын
I think a twist would have been you looking over dans shoulder, whilst he had a go at the patch. I think that would have given some of us with little to no experience a pick up to start this kind of work. I no my eldest grandson would like to get into the automotive world when he finishes school this term. But it was very very good to watch you do your magic.
@throngcleaver11 ай бұрын
Best channel for this type of metalworking, by far! Great stuff, Karl!
@richardprice71311 ай бұрын
WOW fantastic
@AmateurHourRestorations11 ай бұрын
Another good video! Nothing more satisfying than making panels from scratch!
@rustyrodgarage268611 ай бұрын
Thanks for teaching us all.i always learn something new
@CalicoRiot11 ай бұрын
Hey Karl! You knocked that out easy! I have a potential video idea... you shaped this and made it look simple, would you possibly make a video on how you make your decisions when it comes to organizing the process of shaping something? Like, "if i shrink this first, then when i go to do this its gonna make it more difficult down the line, so better to do this other part first" etc? I recently made a piece and it failed spectacularly, so i did it again changing my steps, with success. I feel like it would have been easier if i had a "the logic of moving metal" video to give me an experienced thought process to aid my inexperience. Food for thought.
@GypsyJvan11 ай бұрын
thanks, karl !! B.A. Forge..
@larrylilly255211 ай бұрын
Great work on smaller pieces
@daleking852911 ай бұрын
Nice job on the patch panel! You make a difficult job look so easy! Take care
@patrickharrand11 ай бұрын
Great video as always Karl. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.
@peterwalker314711 ай бұрын
Great job
@larryreece140311 ай бұрын
Another great video Karl! I got my profile Air hammer kit this last week. Starting to put it together this weekend! Stoked to play with it!
@dustinbrinker273311 ай бұрын
It would be great to see you build a c cab delivery cab from scratch
@laurensmith182811 ай бұрын
Beautiful job on the metal work. I was thinking it might be easier to tape pattern the other side because its in better condition then turn the pattern inside out to match this side.
@stigerlandsson909911 ай бұрын
Beautiful work as always!
@richardsmith-qy6vl11 ай бұрын
Good job yiu are the man
@M5888-z3w11 ай бұрын
It’s almost like you are tuned into that pc of metal and knowing how to form it
@thercbarn500111 ай бұрын
Very nice! I started building the mini power hammer last weekend. Can't wait to see what i can do with it. Mike c
@jasonhovey81511 ай бұрын
You made that look so easy lol amazing work
@tomcoryell11 ай бұрын
Hey Karl, could you not make your flexible shape pattern on the “good” side and then flip it inside out? That way your duplicating the other side. Great work as always. Nothing succeeds like success.
@faroironandcustoms657711 ай бұрын
Nice Karl!!! Took me a couple of days to get to your video. I'm doing daily videos for February. (This will be my third year.) Thank you for a great channel. I'm currently trying to build inner wheel wells for the Volksrod using a stump and a wheel. I tried to leave myself a good margin for error (1"), and you are correct the extra material creates lots of extra work. Especially when shrinking. Probably going to take a different route. But the learning is worth the price of unusable sheet steel. Looking forward to the next part in this series.
@sebastianparker11 ай бұрын
Hope somebody didnt ask this already but the first dolly you use that looks like a long maul, is that a solid piece of 2" or is it made of heavy walled tubing. Maybe you can talk about how that was made? Love the videos, keep it up and thank you
@adambergendorff270211 ай бұрын
Really like the way you used the tape to make a pattern, and the way it showed what needed to be shrunk or stretched as you applied it.
@JonDingle11 ай бұрын
A great video lesson and good to see the variety of tools used to achieve the finish.
@RandallSoong-pp7ih11 ай бұрын
Awesome work!!
@tjakr386911 ай бұрын
These are the best videos
@jdimeo196611 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. What seemed to me so intimidating, now seems approachable.
@richkelley511211 ай бұрын
Top notch Karl. Love the metalshaping, the commentary, the shooting and editing, and good beats too. The patterning and layout segment was great. I'm gonna buy a few more eXacto knives now. Thanks so much for this episode of MIK
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Thanks man glad you enjoyed it!
@FixingWithFriends11 ай бұрын
Maybe if I watch enough of these I can do a proper job. ...Can you show me how to make a better welder?? lol Thanks for the video. It looks great (as always).
@rickyfulks88911 ай бұрын
Nice worl Karl
@jeremyhanna385211 ай бұрын
So the painters tape method seems to work well for you but i like to use contact paper its kitchen drawer liners can get a 10 pack at family dollar for like 3$
@kennethschuler72511 ай бұрын
I like watching what you do ,may I ask what are the basic hand tools to do some of this work , my wife and I have a 1963 F100 unibody that we are working on it it needs work we do not have the equipment you do we are just getting into this we I have been around cars since I've been small my dad my brother nothing in this length so I'm 60 now and this old dog wants to get busy . Thanks hope the day is going well
@edwardsterritt459811 ай бұрын
nice work you made it look easy
@anthonykinrade864211 ай бұрын
Loving this stuff....
@brdarley11 ай бұрын
Is that dolly something you made? The one that you were mainly planishing on at 22:50?
@terryjay695911 ай бұрын
Breathtaking talent, nothing more to say.
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Thanks terry! Practice practice
@lenmercer744311 ай бұрын
I enjoy watching, you make look easy and you explain well what needs to happen to achieve the outcome. Again thank you
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Len!
@cannednolan819411 ай бұрын
Looks good. I only have flux and mig but no gas for it yet. So the welding with flux is where it goes south. Warping and blow outs. I use a cooper plate to pull away some of the heat. That helped a lot.
@tedalain252611 ай бұрын
Hey karl just wanted to say your videos are the highlight of my week. Just wondering if you will be offering any courses here in Vancouver area. 😁
@NCSchroder11 ай бұрын
Just love this! Nice to follow you man on handwork.. Have long time did it take in real time?
@MakeItKustom11 ай бұрын
3 hours
@peterreed268511 ай бұрын
How do you weld that in the valley of the body line and grind to look good??