Failure! How Not To Make A Metal Shaping Buck

Failure! How Not To Make A Metal Shaping Buck
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[@murdoc6501]

Don't sweat it! "Sometimes you blast off and some days you just smoke." Go RAC Garage, keep moving forward!

[@francisrizzo1529]

A wise man once said, "There are no failures/mistakes, only happy accidents." The real benefit of this video is to show us commoners that even RAC garage has "happy accidents"...

[@fastback1245]

Maybe this will help speedway sells wood insert maybe he could use that as your buck

[@WaxMeister]

I think you are on the right track here. Making it from sheet metal I think might have been a bit more work than had you just made if from 3/4 fir ply - but I really don't know what I'm sayin', just sayin'. Nevertheless, I would get some 2X2 hardwood (top grade fir or beechwood) and make a bunch of boxes you could use to strengthen the buck and take away the wobble. Keep it up, you'll be happy you did all that work when folks start ordering beautiful insert panels from you.

[@leroymitch]

wood is the way to go.

[@WaxMeister]

@@leroymitch I do not disagree but, he has put so much good work into it at this point I'm encouraging him to salvage the work and press on - it will still be a very nice job either way.

[@Salamancametalcraft]

That bolt in the top of the plunger helps lock the belting in place. Typically it threaded in the bottom of the belt hole into the plunger. Yoders and Pettingells originally just had a wooden dowel pin. The bigger the offset, you need to drop the lower die. If you continue to run the hammer with a large offset and not dropping the die it is putting too much stress on the machine. When you started running it, while shaping the lower die needs to come down.

[@micseph6186]

Makin' adjustments - Makin' a buck. Might want to sculpt a shipping support for roof inserts so they retain their shape at destination.

[@dayslife]

try using Loctite to prevent the bolts from loosening.

[@keithshively843]

Don't pass the "BUCK". The "BUCK" stops here. You probably already know - this is a learning curve. Some times it takes seeing the thing in the 3D to see where you can improve your design. You might want to look into 3D printing your corners. Industries use this to test design ideas. I have faith you'll get it!

[@davetyson2331]

some days go like that thanks

[@daleking8529]

Some days you bite the bear and some days the bear bites you!

[@pappabob29]

Definitely no more than a "couch" expert here right up front !! I would only say, in the most friendly way, "logically speaking", this would seem like a BIG reason these bucks are normally made with wood instead of steel. I know full well, that last thing you want to hear is that you need to go out now and buy a bunch of wood tools and wood to make bucks. ;o( If you prefer to use steel, maybe you can position your outside edge cross piece in ?? 6" from the outside edge so the pieces with the sweeps cut into them can have their shape individually extend past the side support. BTW, when you try to hold those pieces at the outside edge, wouldn't one of those "corner" magnets work nicely for that?? I know the magnet can have an effect on the arc/weld but the pieces were big enough so the magnet wouldn't bee too close to the weld. ??? Sometimes, in cases like that, I clamp a small piece of square tubing inside the corner where I want the joint to be. Takes lots of clamps and they can be tough to work around sometimes but they keep things in place nicely !! ;o)

[@erniehoffer1784]

Good video. You have to learn woodworking. Make your bucks with wood.

[@pappabob29]

Makes sense and I had a similar comment but I'll bet it's about the last thing he wants to hear. ;o) Just got a bigger shop and now he's going to fill it up with bucks and wood tools. ;o(

[@AlanPitt-y3n]

Practice makes perfect 👍🏼 24:38

[@leroymitch]

some days you win some days you lose