Rollation, Round 2

[@ThisOldTony]

had I not watched you do it with my own eyes I would've put money on rolling offset squares not working!! you're a wizard, Ron!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks, Tony! I truly appreciate your watching and commenting. I know you're a very busy guy, and time spent online is time away from getting stuff done!

[@AM-dn4lk]

What I saw was fine art, not work.

[@RonCovell]

The Rollation process would work for that, too!

[@motoz3939]

Get back in your dungeon or I'll tell on you. There will be consequences otherwise. You really want to risk losing gruel privileges on movie night?

[@raymondroot7457]

Well T.O.T. it is you... I mean the term "EASY" does kinda get lost on men like yourself 😏 (you know...perfectionist)😆 No seriously I love your Chanel too Tony I wouldn't want it any other way

[@KostasAlbanidis]

Am I a metal worker? No! Am I going to be one? Nope! Did I just watch the whole video from start to finish being amazed of the amount of craftsmanship portrayed by a true artist? YES SIR!

[@RonCovell]

I'm so glad you liked it!

[@memsb1]

Fundamentally it's geometry, but the knowledge and experience on display certainly make it art

[@MrRShoaf]

But as shown you can see what needs to be done to make a simple bracket to fix your lawn mower, or a thousand other things. some guys learn foundry, or set up something in their humble home shops. Being able to use simple tools to patch, cobble and create can save the day when something breaks. some times a simple fix can be had with what can be had at the time. Cars break down, and other things need fixing and you cant always wait to get some out out to fix it right away. The fruit is ripe and the ladder step is broken, if you can make a bracket so you can pick the fruit at the peak of ripeness. delay and the fresh fruit rots on the tree. Be ready, learn some skills.

[@yikesaerospace2678]

when you smiled and said that's just about perfect my heart melted. you're the Bob Ross of metal working

[@RonCovell]

Thanks so much!

[@creepycrawler43]

I though the same thing

[@jeffbeck9444]

That's perfect

[@sean-mccarthy]

Glad for the collaboration with ToT helping me to find your videos. Really loving the calm and meticulous approach to sharing these techniques!

[@RonCovell]

Great to hear!

[@memsb1]

He's the very definition of meticulous. Such care can only come from a clear love of what he does

[@rew4640]

Same here!!!!! 👍

[@jnicksnewstart]

I had to do a lot of this in stainless steel years ago. I was about 18 or 19 when I learned to do it. The gentleman that taught me was a master layout engineer in stainless steel. He was about 52 years old. Now I'm 66 years old and still remember how blessed I was to have old guys willing to teach their trade before they retired. These guys are encyclopedias of knowledge. Now I have their knowledge and nearly 50 years accumulation of my own, and try to pass it down every chance I can to those that are interested. We learn something new everyday, until the time comes to close our eyes once and for all.

[@RonCovell]

You were very fortunate to have such a great mentor, and I'm very glad to hear you are passing the knowledge along to the next person!

[@jnicksnewstart]

@@RonCovell "Mentors" plural. My doctor is credited with introducing me to your KZbin site. He restores old British motorcycles and was watching your videos to help him make a gas tank from scratch for his Rickman. He's also in his mid-60s. Like I said in my original post. We never stop learning. Best wishes and stay healthy.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks, and the same to you!

[@wombleofwimbledon5442]

I watch a lot of KZbin content, and you are a treasure. Keep up the great work! And thanks.

[@RonCovell]

Wow, thank you!

[@BuildSomthingCool]

Great information, at just the right time. I'm making a dust shoot for a 20" Powermatic bandsaw. The part looks very similar to what you made in this video.

[@RonCovell]

Perfect!

[@chadatha5560]

That sounds like a great practical application

[@thisquietplace]

These are by far the most inspiring metal shaping videos that I've found on youtube

[@RonCovell]

Wow - that's a very high compliment, indeed!

[@sggiro]

I’m fascinated by these creative manual methods ... I really enjoy seeing the options versus CAD drawings.

[@RonCovell]

More to come!

[@grego3150]

This is CAD.....card aided design

[@SuperiorEtchworx]

This is why I have picked up Ron's books every time I have had a sheet metal project in the last 35 years.

[@RonCovell]

Great!

[@veigaja]

Genius... Can't wait for the square to circle : )

[@RonCovell]

Give me a week or two!

[@Mahdi-bb4hg]

@@RonCovell If you can do a video about square to circle, that would be absolutely amazing! I can't thank you enough for these videos!

[@nathanbanke8701]

Square to circle will be very interesting

[@markjones7803]

@@RonCovell Standing by for that one. I'm about to start building a mower discharge chute for my bagger. The bagger went to a different make/model mower.

[@RonCovell]

Coming soon to a KZbin screen near you!

[@JahLuvzU]

It must have been said before, but Mr Covell is the Bob Ross of metal fabrication. I love this content!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for the nice compliment!

[@Razehell42]

This shape is getting me excited!

[@RonCovell]

That's good news!

[@dr.kraemer]

me too. very eager to see what's going to happen here.

[@MrRShoaf]

With states closing school shops, kids go out in the world needing to fix things and make stuff. Thanks to people like you passing on the techniques of the masters, you are filling in the blanks to generations coming up. Thanks for a great inspiration tin wizard! If it wasn't for masters like you and many others like you willing to share, things would go unfixed and unbuilt and there would be a lot less cool things built.

[@RonCovell]

At least a few schools are starting to open up their shop classes, but we need a lot more!

[@CulinaireZaken]

I like how you work. No big, expensive machines. Just shears, wood jigs and so on. Thanks for explaining!

[@RonCovell]

You are welcome!

[@OneWheelDrive365]

You show how to work with metal like a true master with basic tools. For te beginner and the masters you being a great teacher. Thanks Ron!

[@RonCovell]

Wow, thanks!

[@Roblecop]

I'm so glad to have found this channel through This Old Tony. Rollation looks awesome!

[@RonCovell]

Welcome aboard!

[@robertcittolin3850]

Some very simple tools but the piece produced , “absolutely amazing “ Genius

[@RonCovell]

Thank you very much!

[@janklaas3242]

I wish I had a teacher like you on high school! Thank you for sharing!

[@RonCovell]

You are so welcome!

[@CCCfeinman55]

Like piecing together a complex puzzle, this kind of fabrication is the highest form of the craft. Glad you are willing to share. This is better than any book or classroom in my experience!

[@RonCovell]

Thank you very much!

[@chicholorenzoschool348]

Fantastic video. Is the first time I can look the subtitles in spanish. Tank you.

[@RonCovell]

Wow - I don't know how that happened! I did edit the subtitles in English, but I don't know who did the translation. Maybe KZbin does this automatically?

[@chicholorenzoschool348]

@@RonCovell In this moment I look how traslate my videos to english. I don´t know this, but is intersting for me. I can look the subtitles in spanish in your video. I´m very happy for this. I learning english for make a new channel in english, but if I can push subtitles, better.

[@throngcleaver]

Ron, on most videos, you can pick from a large number of languages, by clicking on Settings in the lower right corner of the video, then on Subtitles/CC, then on Auto-translate, then scroll down to the language of choice. Of course, Google's auto-translate isn't all that good. Great video, as always!

[@RonCovell]

Thank you SO much for telling me that! Countless people have asked for translation into other languages, and I didn't know that KZbin has that feature built-in!

[@throngcleaver]

@@RonCovell You're very welcome, Ron! Some channels don't turn that feature on, but I've watched foreign language videos with it on, and it's not that great for certain languages, but you get the idea of what they are saying. Here's another little tip that's unrelated and you didn't ask for, (lol!) you can use the comma (,) and period (.) keys when a video is paused, to scroll forward and backward, one frame at a time. Very handy! Thanks for the fantastic content, I've learned TONS from you!

[@Frank.B.Crafts]

If i can toss in my 2 cents.. I really enjoy watching welding.. When KZbinrs stop doing things in videos "because i have done it a million times and no one wants to see it" it makes me sad that they would think that. We tune in/subscribed for a reason. We like what you are doing.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks!

[@goayala90]

masterclass! I’m glad I was able to find this channel through your collab with ToT.

[@RonCovell]

Welcome aboard!

[@quinnbogenreif652]

Ron, I LOVE this. I have also never even considered the fact that have a left and right hand set of tin snips can be so helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@RonCovell]

Very welcome!

[@lainethm]

Really nice, I didn't even notice this was almost 20 min video :)

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for your comment. That's actually a very nice compliment! As I'm sure you noticed, I do as much as I can to speed up the action - making it easier to watch.

[@isbcornbinder]

I learned this stuff in sheetmetal trade school in the 1960s. I am pleased to see someone keeping the trade alive.

[@RonCovell]

Yes, with much work being done with CAD CAM, not a lot of people know about the Rollation technique!

[@aytunch]

fusion 360: doing lofts Ron Covell: let me do that by hand

[@RonCovell]

Different strokes for different folks!

[@eformance]

You just demonstrated the difference from a fresh BSME and a master metal worker. BSME would make it from "billet" :-)

[@huizdeeze1075]

i like how Ron giving away important techniques with simple tools giving info away and not promoting his product in every video .

[@RonCovell]

Great!

[@graficeb3484]

​Is there a difference between the red and green shears?

[@RonCovell]

The red and green shears are mirror images of each other. One cuts better on top of the metal, and one cuts better below. They also are each suited to turning better in one direction than the other.

[@eformance]

@@RonCovell To add, they are "right" and "left" hand cutting, so the shear blade is on the right or left side of the line you are cutting.

[@RonCovell]

You got it! I actually don't like using the 'left' and 'right' designation, since it depends on whether the handles are above or below the metal, and whether you are cutting toward or away from yourself.

[@brocktechnology]

@@RonCovell I was taught that in industrial arts class 30 years ago and although I still remember it I can't say I learned it successfully because I've never been able to work out how the chirality of the snips could have any effect. I can't be alone in this because everybody I know uses the yellow ones for everything, I haven't seen a red or a green sense shop class.

[@olavl8827]

@@brocktechnology Most people cut metal like barbarians: no finesse. If it bends or curls they just hammer it back flat afterwards. I'm sure for many jobs that's perfectly acceptable. Perhaps not so much if you're going for the best optical/aesthetic result.

[@en2oh]

it is GREAT to see what a craftsman can do with limited tools. Unbelievable. Thanks for sharing this with the world.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for watching!

[@502deth]

"roll"ation, "round" 2 i see what you did there.

[@RonCovell]

Well, it was unintended, but I can see you have a sharp mind!

[@dr.kraemer]

@@RonCovell and you, sir, have a razor wit.

[@sumduma55]

Despite watching part one, it just clicked with me too. Sadly, I originally thought the model making and pattern tracing by rolling it was a nuisance step until I just realized it gives you the complex geometry and bend lines without all the math. I'm not usually this slow. But I don't really make a lot of things from sheet metal. That might change now.

[@Des..Perado]

Ron, you're the Bob Ross of metal working. It's always a pleasure to watch your work.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks so much!

[@smithaustin2009]

Ron, this may sound silly, but this simultaneously pleases so many sides of who I am that I'm totally just geeking out over here. I appreciate this from the perspective of an engineer, a math geek, a fabricator, and an artist (sculptor) all at the same time. Its simultaneously art, science, and total mastery of the tools and material. I've designed hundreds of sheet metal parts and still the simplicity of this process and the way it brings something I've always just understood in a certain way and displays it visually in another boggles my mind. Thank you.

[@RonCovell]

Wow - that's just about the best compliment I've ever had! I'm SO GLAD you like my videos - on many different levels!

[@simoncarney9944]

I came to your videos from Trev’s Blog here I the UK and I can see why he would recommend visiting your site. I’ve been watching for a few months now and just want to say how much I enjoy them. Thank you.

[@RonCovell]

Awesome, thank you! Trev is a great guy, and I love what he does on KZbin.

[@jacklarson6281]

thanks for doing this series Ron. also thanks for showing how to do these complex parts withought needing fancy and expensive tools. your channel is what youtube should be all about. good and honest educational vids done with a true desire to pass on the knowledge.

[@RonCovell]

More to come!

[@tomferguson4996]

Simply wonderful! My wife even looks over my shoulders at what you're doing!

[@RonCovell]

Maybe she would like to try her hand cutting some metal?

[@johnstone210]

Did a 5 year Apprenticeship over 60 years ago.and to make those developments we had to use the mean circumference on the round sections, also triangulation to develop said pieces..what a difference your technique makes .so damned easy..go to the top of the class Ron Covell..great stuff...ps am now 78

[@wyohman00]

Ron, you make it look easy but you also include adjustments to your part as necessary. Awesome video!

[@RonCovell]

Allowing for adjustments is always a good idea!

[@diyengineer9365]

WOW! Ron- always thinking outside the box! : ) - "your next video on more complex transitions"... may melt my brain!! Thank you for sharing your skill and talent!!!

[@RonCovell]

More to come!

[@coloradosean2005]

I love it when a traditional process is efficient and accurate. I could see the someone spending hours on CAD trying to model this process for production. Sometimes the K.I.S.S. process is the best. Thank you sir!

[@RonCovell]

Couldn't agree more!

[@Freeagent-4-life]

Ron is the Bob Ross of metal work. I mean that as a compliment

[@RonCovell]

Thank you for the wonderful comparison!

[@seeburg]

You made it 2 thickneses oversize to allow for error in bending and then had to cut off exactly 2 thickneses to make it fit perfectly. Nobody could have achieved this. It's fantastic. You make everything so clear and have a voice that is so easy on the ear.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks, and nearly anyone could achieve this. I've found it usually pays off to allow for a little 'wiggle room'.

[@2018r4ptor]

I attended one of your workshops back in the UK about 12-15 years ago I think, when you made a front fender from scratch. It was a great class then and looks like you are still going strong Ron. I have used some of the tips you shared in working on my 1956 F100 resto mod. Keep up the great work

[@RonCovell]

Good to hear from you, Lee! Yes, it's been a long time since I taught in the UK. Perhaps someday I can do it again. Good luck with your F-100 project!

[@DGRetroCustoms]

@@RonCovell i would love to se you in the uk

[@kingfisher46]

Ron you are a gift to the world, keep it coming baby.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks so much. Lots more videos on the way!

[@christianclaes2263]

Je regarde vos vidéos avec beaucoup d’admiration et j’en apprends de plus en plus sur la ou les manières à faire pas à pas. Vous êtes pour moi un génie, merci infiniment pour votre partage de savoir faire.

[@RonCovell]

Je suis tellement contente que vous appréciez mes vidéos. J'en ai bien d'autres en route!

[@raymondroot7457]

Ron... I am so glad you are showing this... Sooo many people just don't realize what all this process can accomplish And how easy it truly can be (Ain't that right This old Tony.)

[@RonCovell]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@raymondroot7457]

Oh you should try a thin brushing of rubber cement on round patterns to keep them from sliding so easy(trick i used a lot long time running now)

[@RonCovell]

Hey, that sounds like a GREAT idea!

[@raymondroot7457]

@@RonCovell so glad I can contribute By the way I have been such a huge fan of yours since I first seen your video library in Eastwood catalog like 25 or 30 years ago Needless to say... im a bit starstruck

[@raymondroot7457]

Oh and I like that other guy too ( this old Tony)

[@guloguloguy]

THANK YOU, RON!!! I'M ALWAYS LEARNING FROM YOU GREAT TUTORIALS, AND YOU MAKE IT ALL LOOK SO STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND EASY!!!

[@RonCovell]

You are very welcome, and there are more videos on the way!

[@DudleyToolwright]

I'm with Old T on this one. I never thought this approach could be applied like this. I'm addicted.

[@argee55]

Ron, I learned this in vocational school 45 years ago. Glad to see that someone is still using/teaching it.

[@RonCovell]

Hey, that's great!

[@greenpoint6793]

I gotta say I had a Master craftsmen teaching me in my apprenticeship who worked with sheet metal since he was an apprentice. I learned a lot from him but here you go and teach me even more

[@RonCovell]

I'm hopeful that you, and I, will always continue learning!

[@jestervision8879]

Thank you Ron I really appreciate all your video s your my mentor, the best craftsman I know, and my inspiration, Thank you so very much!

[@RonCovell]

You are very welcome!

[@evanharriman5352]

I’m a mechanical drafter working with a lot of sheet metal models in Solidworks and your videos are a huge help in understanding my own work :-)

[@RonCovell]

Wow - I'm very pleased that this simple technique has helped you understand Solidworks better! I'd like to learn Solidworks!

[@evanharriman5352]

@@RonCovell I highly recommend it! If you haven’t messed with Fusion 360 or similar it’s really fun to model things in 3D. I imagine you’d excel at it just seeing your work with sheet metal

[@RonCovell]

It's on my 'to-do' list!

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

I just learned more about fabrication in a few minutes than what i had learned in twenty years ! A set of your DVD’s is at the top of my 2021 must have list ! I hope the supplier here in Australia has the full set in stock !

[@RonCovell]

Glad you like my videos. Yes, Graffiti Publications has all my DVDs in stock in Castlemaine, Victoria, and they ship promptly. If you want the whole set, you might consider the streaming version: covell.cinevee.com/buy-them-all

[@danielwimberly7806]

A great example of what can be done with a lot of knowledge and minimal tools!

[@RonCovell]

Glad you liked it!

[@samcoote9653]

I love that even though you have the tools to make bends etc, you instead choose to show all of us simpler methods that most of us have access to, and it is so very much appreciated that you show all of us all the tricks and knowledge that your experience has brought you. Definitely a master craftsman

[@RonCovell]

Yes, I just recently learned that my videos are much easier for most people to relate to if I leave out the fancy equipment!

[@UncsPlacePerformance]

You sir are a metal magician!! Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge.

[@RonCovell]

Wow, thanks!

[@ericg7044]

Hi Ron, just wanted to say I've been a long time watcher of Tony's videos and found out about you from the collaboration. Love what your doing, thank you very much for the videos! Truly incredible craftsmanship.

[@RonCovell]

Welcome aboard!

[@bensonyoutuber7944]

It took me a minute to figure out why you rolled the pattern the way you did. It was intuitive in the round video. If anyone is confused, watch that one.

[@bobchristison4481]

Brilliant! I thank you. You’ve opened a new creative door for me. I really look forward to your videos.

[@RonCovell]

Glad you like them!

[@wellscody86]

Just had to make one for my new hvac unit. Offset and +2” one way and - 1-3/8” the other way. Glad to see This Old Tony is a fan.

[@RonCovell]

Cool!

[@wellscody86]

Ron Covell you were a big part of sheet metal fabrication in the street rod class at wyotech. We watched so many of your videos in class you may as well have been the instructor. One that always stuck with me was the video you put out on hardwire rolled edges👌🏻 I was supplied to see your still putting out videos.

[@RonCovell]

Hey, I'm glad to hear that!

[@kovacs88]

I still have a few of your DVDs from years and years ago, and just stumbled across your channel today! Great to see you're still sharing your skills, I still love to see a handmade piece over something machine made. Handmade pieces just have character that machine made pieces will never have.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for watching and commenting, and I completely agree!

[@nickbedard1623]

I’m super excited to watch this when I get home from work - thanks as always Ron!

[@RonCovell]

Enjoy!

[@ddcd53]

Great video and very informative. Nothing beats having a master craftsman teaching you in your own home how to do these things. And being taught by one of the best makes it all the more worth the while. I've always enjoyed your metalworking videos. Thanks for sharing. Dan

[@RonCovell]

Thanks 👍

[@alwedworth]

Great Way of making shapes. Amazing. It feels like an old school method of making fittings without a college degree in math. Thank You for the stress less patterns. Also the welding setup tips.

[@RonCovell]

You're very welcome!

[@Akya2120]

Get a notification for a new video and have to wait. Now Ron is teaching me patience, too 😂. Thanks for more content Ron!

[@RonCovell]

More to come!

[@pootnikalexander]

You have a new fan! You are a gift to any artist Thank You.

[@RonCovell]

Wow, thank you!

[@CHASSYification]

My mind is still bending on how that even works, your techniques are simple yet flawless Ron, I’m so glad that other fella put me onto your channel, very nicely done!!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks so much!

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

I love Mr Covell's expressions of accuracy. For us, mere mortals, our "slightly" or our "almost" means 80-90% good. Mr Covell's "slightly" is 99,9999999999999 perfect for us. But I bet he still thinks it's far from good. Epitome of craftsmanship.

[@RonCovell]

HAH!

[@keithharmon2056]

You always make it look easy. Thanks Ron . I love these complex shapes, it challenges my brain .

[@RonCovell]

Glad you like them - more to come!

[@heliarcweldandmachine]

great video Ron, not only am i amazed at your instruction but also that you reoly to everyone in the comments. i think it would be good to show guys a development of a cone and off set as this seems to catch a lot of people out. i do love a good development every now and then. or maybe even a lobsterback tight radius form from sheet. they turn out pretty cool looking.

[@RonCovell]

I did show an offset cone in my last video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWilin6MbpaBbKM

[@peterpocock9062]

I loved your first "rollation" clip, and this one was just as good. Thankyou. I have done these jobs now and then using geometric drawing, but, I have to dig out the books to remember how its done? No more!

[@RonCovell]

Wonderful!

[@trevsblog]

You’re on a roll with these regular uploads, fantastic 🤩

[@RonCovell]

Trev - as you know, it's a challenge to post on a regular basis, but I'm giving it my best shot. Thanks for checking in with me!

[@trevsblog]

@@RonCovell it is! in fact I’m finding it impossible at the moment but I’m rejigging life to accommodate doing both work and KZbin. I’m really impressed by the way, you look great and you seem to have a real spring in your step 👍

[@RonCovell]

Thanks, Trev! I'll be eager to see what's next with you!

[@ajwhittlebang6977]

Great video. The subliminal message I drew was to use the correc t Aviation snips for the job. This is so much better and practical than the drawing board.I have long delighted in your presentation style from early DVD how to's I purchased from your shop. So much knowledge shared. Thanks Ron.

[@RonCovell]

Excellent!

[@victoryfirst2878]

Hello Ron, nice work with the sheet metal. I remember when I first started out in the fab shop a old man named Clifford showed me this technique right from the start. You brought back some real nice memories of metalworking and camaraderie at work. Look forward to see more great videos from you Sir Ron. Peace

[@RonCovell]

Yes, I know how wonderful it is to have someone 'take you under their wing' when you are starting out!

[@key2010]

this man is a world treasure, not a national one, thank you from the middle east :D

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for watching, and commenting. I don't get a lot of comments from the middle east!

[@daos3300]

nicely done, look forward to the next one. one of the most enjoyable parts of metalworking is making some of the tools & fixtures.

[@RonCovell]

More to come!

[@Rovinman]

Great information, made simple, and understandable. Thanks Ron, Stu.

[@RonCovell]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Manandmachine772]

Just amazing to watch, I would have never believed that it would work on this shape. Thanks so much Ron for showing us this great technique. Looking forward to your next video.

[@RonCovell]

More on the way!

[@Manandmachine772]

Woohooo!!

[@alexhise968]

Ive been a fabricator for 15years and I'm still learning tricks. Thank you for sharing your skills with us

[@RonCovell]

You are very welcome!

[@just.some.dud3]

Ron, you always astonish me how straight forward and effortless you make all of this look. These techniques are amazing and encouraging, thank you for sharing!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad you enjoy my videos!

[@aerogfs]

I think Mr. Pete calls this CAD: Cardboard Aid Drawing. Another great and interesting video, thanks!!!! Can't wait for more :D

[@RonCovell]

Thanks, and more on the way!

[@JouanOne]

I wish u where my grandpa.. mine just drinks and smokes, And that i know how to do already :P Useful stuff Ron! U keep putting them out, we'll keep watching in awe!

[@RonCovell]

Thank you, I will!

[@natopreparamento3335]

I'm Brazilian and watch your videos are very good Congratulations on the channel

[@RonCovell]

Thank you so much!

[@danenslen9743]

Ron, you are the rollinator! Plus I like the lo-buck methods.

[@RonCovell]

Great!

[@mattyadarab]

Im not considering myself as a maker or anything like that, but i had tools in my hand countless times and Im amazed by the craftsmanship in your videos. You make it look so easy and self-explanatory and the parts look beautiful.

[@RonCovell]

Thank you so much. I've been doing this work for over 50 years, so I have learned how to be efficient, and get good results!

[@jamesvincent5142]

You definitely kick start my brain with your last two videos. Glad to see even the pro uses what you got to bend metal. These are the most helpful videos I've seen in a long time. Thanks Ron!!! Keep them coming.

[@RonCovell]

Glad you like them!

[@Bob_H]

As always, thank you for your presentation and demeanor.

[@RonCovell]

I'm so glad you like my videos! More to come.

[@ericchevalier6260]

Ron you da man!!! Amazing. Love watching your videos. With your knowledge, you could probably make a million of them. Thanks.

[@RonCovell]

Well, I have a long list I want to do, but I might not make it to a million!

[@kevinsmith8131]

Great video I never thought you could Make such a complex part using such basic tools

[@RonCovell]

Glad you liked it!

[@lindabingham394]

the brain is the most important one !!!!!

[@RonCovell]

I'm completely on-board with what you say!

[@manuellongo4365]

Simple tools and lots of SKILL! Take your time and patiently make the paper templates. Apart from metalworking you also teach patience - vital for many skills.

[@RonCovell]

Well, I guess patience IS an important component for doing work of this nature!

[@manuellongo4365]

@@RonCovell of course it is but some people don't have it and don't appreciate it is part of the skill.

[@aaronblakeley9442]

Ron thanks so much! I don't have any kind of metal shaping equipment other than an a basic body hammer and your videos have provided me a way to shape and bend metal that would otherwise be unavailable to me. THANK YOU!! Keep up the great work!

[@RonCovell]

Yes, you can do a lot with basic tools!

[@aaronblakeley9442]

@@RonCovell I'm of the opinion YOU can do anything with just a ball peen hammer and a few c clamps. I on the other hand am quite late to the party and very basic even with exceptional tools, ha. Thanks again brother for sharing your knowledge it really has opened up so many options for me.

[@RonCovell]

You'll never know what you can do until you try your hand at it!

[@toddelliott3239]

Just did the rolling technique in the studio for a pretty complex form. Thank you for sharing this information. I had a intuition there had to be something like this and your videos confirmed my hunch. Nice to see these two-part videos. 👍

[@RonCovell]

Great news! Part 3 coming up soon.

[@TitusFett]

You sir, exude a calmness that rivals Bob Ross himself. Love it.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for the nice comparison!

[@QuietsailorNo1]

Brilliant, thank you for this video - you've just explained more about transitions in sheet metal in twenty minutes than a year of technical drawing lectures explained.

[@RonCovell]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Anivacuum]

I'm glad that Martin Molin from Wintergatan recommended your channel. Amazing precision of work. And your voice is like a lullaby for grown up boys. :)

[@RonCovell]

I was absolutely delighted when Martin mentioned my channel, and I'm getting lots of new viewers as a result. I think this sort of cross-linking, and sharing of resources is one of the best things that comes from KZbin!

[@OzGecko]

Thanks for another great video Ron. All of your these are exemplars for how instructional videos should be done. Clear statement of the problem; careful step-by-step demonstration of the steps in the solution; appropriate levels of detail where needed with any "gotcha" or teachable moments highlighted. Your calm manner and the spotless work environment are an important part as well. Happy to add your channel to the small number that I support throgh Patreon.

[@RonCovell]

Dominic - thank you SO much for your generosity! I plan to be uploading more videos in the near future, and I trust you will enjoy them just as much!

[@lydia_kitchen]

Very nice done. Superb information. And all without expensive metal sheet tools.. Just dont stop doing videos

[@RonCovell]

I have a lot more videos planned!

[@OLLE3770]

Contemplative. Instructive. Interesting. Inspirational. Awesome.

[@RonCovell]

You have a way with words - I'm very flattered!

[@jeffpitzer8521]

Awesome information! Can't wait until the next video. You make it look so easy.... as a kid growing up in corn country Iowa my dad sold an erected grain bins. They had crop driers that was the closest thing to a jet engine I'd been around. They had a transition that on one end was about 36" round to about 1foot by 4 foot rectangle on the other end. The galvanized sheet metal had a multitude of bends to transition from round to rectangular... to me it was a work of art. To my dad it was just a pain in the ass to haul in the truck. I have a sneaky suspicion that you might just show us how that's done.. love your work and meeting you in Oshkosh in the late 90's at the airshow... you demonstrated the first Pulmax I had ever seen in person... and now I own one!

[@RonCovell]

I'm working on a round to rectangle transition video right now!

[@jeffbeck9444]

That is powerfully usefull. Thanks for sharing. Making these videos has to take alot of effort, we appreciate your time. I do anyway. Thanks from Denver

[@RonCovell]

I appreciate that!