Covell Adjustable Shrinker/Stretcher Depth Stop

[@grahamserle7930]

Many would have no idea of how people such as you manage to fashion all these bespoke sheet metal items. I'm in awe of your creative talent Ron. Thank you for sharing.

[@RonCovell]

Wow, thank you!

[@alexlopez1526]

Ron I have said it before...you are a true master. Thank you for taking the time to make videos such as this to help the rest of us. Alex

[@RonCovell]

I'm very glad you liked this tool, and the video!

[@ThisOldTony]

nice work as ever!

[@RonCovell]

Thank you so much, Tony - I'm honored that you watch my videos. I like your KZbin channel more than ANY others!

[@bc8010]

1 year later and they make a dust pan together... True love

[@fabtimenow2318]

What an awesome upgrade! Really makes these shrinker/stretchers more repeatable. Keeping depth forehand is always a hassle. Great video sir 👏👏

[@RonCovell]

Thanks! I have felt a need for such an accessory for some time - which lead me to develop this tool!

[@sjoemie_himself]

Amazing display of craftsmanship again mr. Covell, that scoop is awesome. Also the adjustable stop is so simple yet effective, I love it. Thank you for posting! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@RonCovell]

I'm very glad you liked the video, and took the time to comment!

[@MrBasildondave]

I always find everyones else's trade more exciting than mine, I love seeing what a good 'metal man' can do. Brilliant work mate

[@RonCovell]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. You know - you can do this kind of work as a sideline, even if your primary career is in another arena!

[@richardhead8264]

Ron, your skill set is a national treasure!

[@RonCovell]

Wow - that's quite a compliment!

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Best six minutes of my day....

[@RonCovell]

Thanks!

[@Freigeist20789]

I have never seen this tool in my life. Thank you!

[@RonCovell]

Glad you liked it!

[@Joe.Doucette]

Ron, that is a well executed and straight forward tool. The video was also well executed and straight forward, as usual. :)

[@RonCovell]

Joe - thanks for the kind words!

[@Mistabushi]

Who would have thought that you could enjoy a commercial...Cheers for this another great video.

[@RonCovell]

Well yes, the video is an announcement of a new product, but there is some good technical information about metalshaping, as well!

[@wayfastwhitie455]

Very nice addition to the tool. When I get some shrinker/ stretcher I’ll have to get some of these as well.

[@RonCovell]

Great - I think you will like them!

[@guloguloguy]

WOW!!!! THANK YOU, AGAIN, RON, FOR DOING THIS, FANTASTIC, DEMONSTRATION, AND FOR SUCH GREAT IDEAS!!! I'LL HAVE TO BUY THIS, ASAP!!!

[@RonCovell]

Have fun!

[@Squintanditsmint]

Great to see this video from you and what a great product. I'm even more blown away with the demonstration pieces, they're fantastic and so inspiring. Thanks.

[@RonCovell]

Glad you like them!

[@JamesWHurst]

This is brilliant, and your tool looks well-executed. My complements upon an excellent video. Thank you for sharing this.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@vieuxacadian9455]

Sir , You are the Maestro of sheetmetal . thanks for sharing !

[@RonCovell]

My pleasure

[@bluehornet6752]

They look great--just ordered two of them from Trick Tools. Thanks for the demo Ron!

[@RonCovell]

I think you will like using them!

[@bluehornet6752]

@@RonCovell I'm sure I will. Thanks for the reply--we spoke on the phone a few years ago, about the amount of space your videos took on a server based upon their resolution. You might not remember it, but I really enjoyed talking with you. Good to see that you're still doing well--and I still love to watch the videos you post. Also, I did pick up several of your body dollies--and make good use of them in the work I do on restoring older fabric-covered aircraft. They work great!

[@RonCovell]

Sounds like you are doing some interesting and rewarding work!

[@kennethtalbott2233]

great add on even better demo, fantastic work. nice one.

[@RonCovell]

Hey, I'm so glad you liked it!

[@AdrianDunevein]

That hood scoop is just amazing!

[@RonCovell]

I'm glad you liked it! You can see more here: www.millerwelds.com/resources/article-library/welding-project-making-a-formed-aluminum-air-scoop-for-a-carburetor

[@gerhardb1227]

You are a great craftsman and teacher. Thank you!

[@RonCovell]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@joell439]

Ron, I saw you using this depth stop while building the unusual shape challenge from Jere Kirkpatrick. I was curious as I hadn’t seen one before and found this video. Another tool I need to add to my collection 😀. Thanks for developing and offering for sale. All the best..... Joel. 👍😎👍

[@RonCovell]

Thanks so much, Joel!

[@HotRodHippie]

Excellent idea Ron. Great way to a good consistent result. 👍👍

[@RonCovell]

Thanks so much, Alan - it means a lot to me!

[@LimestoneCoastCustoms]

Thanks Ron! Love your work as usual! Must catch up soon, it's been far too long. I presume you are well, you are looking Great! Cheers, Rod (from Down Under!)

[@RonCovell]

Hi Rod - great to hear from you, and I hope you are doing well!

[@Арсенал-ф8ъ]

Mr. Covell, things you make are insanely awesome!

[@RonCovell]

I truly appreciate your watching, and commenting!

[@jonhy2x4]

I didn't know you also designed tools, love your work

[@RonCovell]

Yes, I have a few tools out there - the Round Over Dies, Covell hammers and dollies, a great English Wheel - all available from Trick Tools!

[@ts302]

Excellent work Ron! Thank you

[@RonCovell]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@leonardochiruzzi7642]

Wow are miracle tools!!! Thanks Ron

[@RonCovell]

This one has had a lot of use in my shop already!

[@WestBerlinCustoms]

The Stop is a great idea! I'm really impressed by this scoop - it's definately a piece of art! I'm looking forward to see you at SEMA in a couple weeks. Greetings all the way from Germany, TOBi 👋😉

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for the kind words. I'll be back in Germany next year with another workshop!

[@WestBerlinCustoms]

@@RonCovell That's great news! It's always nice to talk and listen to you. Hopefully I'll see you soon! 👋😉👍

[@Dev_Everything]

I want to make metal donuts. Im buying one now! Awesome, thanks for the video

[@RonCovell]

Glad you enjoy my videos!

[@Dev_Everything]

@@RonCovell One of these days I hope to take an in person class but I am such a beginner/hobbyist now it doesnt really make sense. I have a lot to learn

[@Franckyhu]

You are a magician. Wow.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ericsimpson1176]

excellent, I wish you would make a similar one for the j&s shrinker / streacher....I use my j&s more than my Lancasters

[@RonCovell]

Eric - Good news - I have a backstop for the JS Tools shrinker in the prototype stage!

[@ericsimpson1176]

YAHOOOO, when do you expect to have it available?

[@RonCovell]

I'm hopeful it may be ready by the first of the year - but things often take longer than I expect. Trick Tools will be the source when they are available. I'm going to have a meeting with them later this week, and that's definitely something we'll talk about.

[@JBFromOZ]

Very clever upgrade mate!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks!

[@markd5804]

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing an excellent video.

[@tomthompson7400]

very neat and tidy , would one of those lancasters work with 1.2 mm steel , i need a portable shrinker stretcher that can go from job to job

[@RonCovell]

Yes, the Lancaster shrinkers work with 1.2 mm steel, but that's getting close to their their maximum capacity.

[@tomthompson7400]

@@RonCovell many thanks sir . Lots of folk say they will work with 1.2 but really they don't .. I don't mind spending more for the genuine product against a copy

[@المخترععودةالكاطع]

you are great teacher . i follow your lessons

[@RonCovell]

Thank you so much!

[@GavinFreedomLover]

That is a very neat invention my friend !!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for watching, and commenting! The Shrinker Depth Stop has proven itself to be a popular product, indeed!

[@rockinnathan]

I think that scoop would look perfect on my 33 Plymouth coupe, got abit of 50s futuristic space age about it.

[@RonCovell]

Perhaps you can make one yourself. Here's a brief how-to article: www.millerwelds.com/resources/article-library/welding-project-making-a-formed-aluminum-air-scoop-for-a-carburetor

[@Diskusdz]

I do not speak English ! But, you do a good job. Bravooo

[@RonCovell]

Thank you so much!

[@LetGaiaLive]

Magnificent!

[@RonCovell]

I'm glad you like it!

[@Flowsalvador]

Wow...!!! You are a genius...!!! Thanks....!!!

[@RonCovell]

Glad you liked it!

[@gilbertati]

Can i use the shrinker to make a circle Leg in with angle sheet metal?

[@RonCovell]

Yes - you can see a shrinker being used to make a tight-radius bend in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoSsioaBZ6uKnZI

[@gilbertati]

@@RonCovell thank you! I saw your Banjo video its amazing! This is for a drum hoop that is made of an angle bar and has unequal legs (1/2” and 1/4”)

[@johnmav8309]

Unbeliveable! Thank you genious!

[@RonCovell]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@Rustytales]

Hello Ron. You make amazing metal transformations! I have a question. Can all the same techniques and machines be used when working with stainless steel? Or are other methods and equipment required? Thank you.

[@RonCovell]

Stainless steel is a very interesting material, and I have done a fair amount of work with it. To begin, there are many different alloys of stainless, but 304 is the most common, and the easiest to work with. Most of the other alloys work-harden much more quickly and that makes them challenging to shape. Most metalshaping tools will work on 304 stainless, with a few caveats. It does work-harden more quickly than mild steel or aluminum, so machines like shrinkers and stretchers will reach the limits of the material quickly. It does shape with an English wheel fairly readily, but the edges of the metal can leave marks on non-hardened wheels. Stainless warps a LOT when it's welded, so that can be a limitation for some projects.

[@Rustytales]

Ron Covell Thank you very much Ron for your explanations!

[@timdeakin2524]

Good for shrinking your ring!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for commenting!

[@realcygnus]

Superb content.

[@RonCovell]

Glad you think so!

[@mxcollin95]

Great tool add on idea! 👍

[@RonCovell]

Thanks!

[@viktorlang7399]

Ingenious!

[@RonCovell]

I've been needing a tool like this for a LONG time!

[@boonelipsey5393]

It is a great tool. Love mine.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks so much, Boone! We're working on a similar tool for the JS Tools shrinker.

[@boonelipsey5393]

@@RonCovell One for a US deep shrinker would be awesome. But much harder to mount.

[@GibClark]

Great idea 👍👍👍👍

[@RonCovell]

I'm delighted that you like it!

[@yurycz8933]

Always interesting videos.

[@RonCovell]

Thank you!

[@SAXONWARLORD1000AD]

This guy is too cool

[@RonCovell]

Thanks!

[@ahmedel-lamei2883]

Nice tool.

[@RonCovell]

I'm glad you like it!

[@josindee91]

Dam I need the whole set up anyone knows how much and were to buy it

[@RonCovell]

I got mine here: www.trick-tools.com/MetalAce_Shrinker_Stretcher_Deluxe_Kit_SSF2005_Kit_953 Note that the backstop(s) are sold separately.

[@josindee91]

Thank you

[@NuclearSavety]

This is sooo unfair, you make it look so easy ... ;-)

[@RonCovell]

Honestly, not having to 'search for depth' helps a lot!

[@davethurston753]

Great tool.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks!

[@robloxmaniacdanceandshake7871]

Wow.. That is very interesting....

[@RonCovell]

I'm so glad you liked it!

[@jameshunter5899]

Superb

[@RonCovell]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@wandersompaulo8169]

Forte abraço do Brasil.

[@RonCovell]

Obrigado!

[@jurandyralencar]

Tenho nas veias, sangue criativo e, muito me apraz conhecer diuturnamente novidades 1000's. Faz um bem inestimável à alma, à vida! Obrigado. [e-mail]

[@Маленькая_сосна]

Как давно ты этим занимаешься? Тяжело было учиться работать с металлом?

[@RonCovell]

Я работаю с металлом более 50 лет. Я открыл свой бизнес примерно через два года после обучения, так что к тому времени можно было сказать, что я был профессионалом, но я никогда не переставал учиться.

[@royyforyou]

Super what is the cost of this machine and name of the machine

[@RonCovell]

It's called the 'Covell Shrinker-Stretcher Depth Stop, and it's available here: www.trick-tools.com/Covell-Shrinker-Stretcher-Depth-Stop-SS-DS-14219

[@dimassmaster9]

Ваш инструмент лучший !

[@RonCovell]

Я так рад, что тебе нравится!

[@davidwhite9906]

Genius!!!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for watching, and commenting!

[@orlandopizzio5647]

Amazng!!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks a million!

[@pjmccormack4954]

that is sweet

[@RonCovell]

Thanks!

[@dariopereiraduartepereirad1162]

Show! 👏👏👏

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for the nice response!

[@GordLowCustoms]

And a cool you are old man 👈🏻👈🏻😎. Thanks for your useful videos Ron,i like watching them,everytime i open something new for me..keep on ..

[@RonCovell]

Hey, thanks for watching, and for commenting!

[@GordLowCustoms]

@@RonCovell not at all!) Every your video makes me sure that I need shrinker and stretcher much more, because i still use wooden log and sand bag😁😁

[@taile-ss1bo]

Сулим Аюбов Can you tell me this is mechanic where ? I’m in Vietnamese

[@wasserglatte3696]

NEVER forget to tell that this small shrinker /stretcher was invented & patented from a german company 100 Years ago !

[@RonCovell]

The Lancaster brand shrinker has been manufactured in the US since the 1940s (formerly named C-B Tool). I'd like to know more about the German machine patented 20 years earlier. Can you tell me where to get more information?

[@wasserglatte3696]

The original Patent was by Walter Eckhold GmbH & Co Kg, Werigerode/ Hartz in 1936 for the Aircraft company Junkers. All Dokuments were stolen after WWII.

[@wasserglatte3696]

Walter Eckhold create also the one-handed- rivet for Aircraft production in 1928. So not 100 Years but 93 & 85 .

[@wasserglatte3696]

Eckhold Maschines are very expensive and only for factories or special companies who produce special Metallparts for Car factories all over the world. Excuse my English.

[@RonCovell]

Thanks for your detailed replies! I am very familiar with the Eckold line of tools. I own one of their hand-held pneumatic planishing hammers, and it's an excellent tool. I have used many of their shrinking machines - both manual and power, and they are top-of-the-line! Their headquarters in in Switzerland now, so I didn't realize they were originally founded in Germany.

[@MrMost76]

👍

[@marioperez9242]

👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👍💯🇲🇽

[@RonCovell]

Thanks!

[@bobdrew109]

Mary I'm sorry

[@RonCovell]

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[@VwRosstorations]

👍🇬🇧

[@RichieRich845]

Cool tool, but it's only as good as the guy who is using it!

[@RonCovell]

Thanks, but honestly, it doesn't take a lot of skill to use the depth stop!

[@cranelord]

Metel shrinker sounds like a fake tool you tell the apprentice to get on their first day.

[@RonCovell]

I'm not sure why you call the shrinker a 'fake tool'. It is a fundamental metalworking tool, which makes many tasks easy.