Metal Shaping: Shrinking and planishing with the power hammer

[@johnhunt6992]

Nothing cooler than a shop full of home engineered tools and machines that work better than the bought stuff! I really appreciate the time you take to share your hard earned experience in these videos. Love the equipment builds utilising useful scrap and offcuts. Rusty plowshares to metal shaping swords. Keep 'em coming Wray!

[@johnbass1992]

Who cares about the feedback. It’s your page Wray. A wealth of knowledge to be gained here. Always looking forward to the next video. Wish I wasn’t 16,684kms away in southern mainland Australia. If I could, I would be there annoying you everyday. Love your work Wray!

[@johndavey72]

Wray. Short but sweet ! l have to say your recent shows didn't float my boat !😂😂 However , it's your show so you do what the heck you like ! Your hammer made the 40 +years it took you to master the art of panelmaking look easy ! Thanks Wray .

[@danfarris135]

I’ve been working with metal for over 40 years. My hat is off to you as how you take flat stock and pound it into graceful designs and make it look effortless. Pure artistry. And a great teacher also. Thanks for sharing and I for one am looking forward to the boat project updates as well (especially the first one)

[@matthewmoilanen787]

Being from Minnesota I do understand your love of watercraft but it's cool to see you back to metal shaping! Having a personal project to break things up is nice as well but honestly I still am itching to see the Jag hood finished!

[@strata99]

The ending with the pavement roller great finish!!!!!!! Lol

[@tomthompson7400]

Thats a beast of a hammer . Nice job.

[@DouglasClaude]

Love your enthusiasm. Machines are awesome!

[@johngunn7087]

That '37 LeRoy Pavement Roller would look SWEET with a boat-tail !!!

[@RestoRad_Beograd]

I remember when I was at your class and you were showing us how that power hammer works and It's potential. Holly crap! What a monster machine that is. Glad to see you back shaping metal Wray. Greetings from Serbia.

[@kieren7763]

I need one of these wheel tubs are the most labour intensive thing to shape and you just roughed one out in a few minutes lol

[@ericdolan2130]

Great video, Wray. Don't worry about the complaints about the Boat, everyone needs something to break things up once in a while. I found them to be interesting. I think the '37 LeRoy needs a '30s style fender over the roller and a nice set of running boards....just sayin'...

[@lloydwright8977]

That was good. Ty Wray!

[@dougwernham5209]

Great video Wray. Enjoy your boats

[@theoriginalmungaman]

I knew you would eventually design a power hammer! It can be tricky designing thumbnail dies to work right.

[@kisoia]

That's a very nice machine you built, some more detail about it would be good to watch. Also, I like your boat videos, they're very interesting :) Thanks!

[@tkirkwood3366]

Thanks

[@toolmike100]

Wray thank GOD you're back!! Is that road roller your newest stretcher?

[@danfarris135]

I somehow think you might be on to something there. Sure would beat moms old wringer washer that I used to roll sheet metal back when I was a teen

[@therealspixycat]

Can you show and explain the dye form?

[@proshaper]

I'm assuming you mean my shrink die. It is a Thumbnail shrink die, do a google search and you should find lots of information.

[@fernandopaulinodefigueired4312]

Boat is nice too,thank you

[@jasonharman5083]

legend

[@Portrayalpress]

Don't let the whiners get you down Ray. Keep it on 11 baby - boats, powerhammers, TIG machines...its all good.

[@kevinbreslin5718]

You gonna convert the pavement roller into an English wheel?

[@proshaper]

Don't tell anyone....A powered super wheel😁😁😁

[@petrov2817]

Вы супер мастер

[@proshaper]

большое спасибо

[@digschopper9321]

POWAH HAMMAH! wickid pissah.

[@bpr50]

who said he went fishin?

[@rex8600]

Fun fact: The power hammer as you call it, was invented by a danish guy back in the 40s.. Niels Martinus Jønson from Silkeborg, which is the city i live in 😄

[@proshaper]

Sheet metal power hammers were evolved from black smithing power hammers. The mass manufacturing of black smithing hammers started after the US Civil War. Smaller cold working power hammers followed soon after.

[@fragglepoop7185]

😂😂😂😂.. have you been getting some stick 🤔🙄 nice to see you firmly wedged it in the power hammer jaws 😂😂😉

[@proshaper]

I only understand English.

[@sblack48]

If only you had a Yoder....sigh....

[@proshaper]

Yeah, I'll display the Yoder with my flat belt drive lathe and metal shaper.🤣🤣🤣

[@sblack48]

@@proshaper ha I figured you jump at that bait 😂😂😂

[@proshaper]

@@sblack48 wow you are a clever man.

[@sblack48]

And you're a grumpy old man! 😜