removing spot welds to let section of a body panel come apart. lots of special cutting tips out there for removing them but we are going use what we have around in simple tools • How to make truck bed ...
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@bradleyirwin95452 ай бұрын
Im new to doing rust repair work on my car. We are so lucky to have Fitzee share his knowledge with us all. Cheers from Australia ;)
@davekay67952 жыл бұрын
I find spot weld drill bits don't last. Brilliant tips again, keep em coming. 👍
@MakeItKustom2 жыл бұрын
I love the way your brain works! It’s so cool how you could make that tricky piece
@fitzeesfabrications2 жыл бұрын
One peice at a time
@GurpreetSingh-he9cq2 жыл бұрын
@@fitzeesfabrications I need help please reach me
@SimonCoates2 жыл бұрын
34:01 How many people understood the 'Rolls Canardly' reference? 😁
@multirole2402 жыл бұрын
It rolls down the hill Canardly get up the other side. Good old saying for way back in the uk
@taylorh39302 жыл бұрын
Hello from Saskatchewan.. like the accent you sound just like my grandfather that lives on the island. Finally landed myself a job at a rusteration shop few hours away bin buisy packing and moving love doing this work now at 30 I finally found a shop that would take me on for a good wage. You never work a day in your life when you're like what you do. Autobody and rust repair has always bin a hobby of mine now It's going to be my career. Im enjoying the tips and tricks from the channel.
@kennethslater93492 жыл бұрын
I have been doing this type of revamping for a lot of years I’m 69 but you sir are a craftsman pleasure to watch
@shawndinterman22192 жыл бұрын
This guy is the freaking body repair God, even the Jr. gods watch him for tips an tricks. My 05 yukon has never been straighter or more solid then it is now.
@edwardaboytes8679 Жыл бұрын
Im glad restoring Christine talked about you
@bobnorman47302 жыл бұрын
"We'll lay that over there for now.. just leave that there... " LOL, been there a few times. Great helpful vid, full of great information, again as always.
@thedixonway2 жыл бұрын
Giving my old shop teacher the fits by grinding on the side of that wheel. Lol. Great stuff Tony!
@cabacs80622 жыл бұрын
I can hear my old foreman telling me "thats a ****** time bomb lad"
@EVguru2 жыл бұрын
That's a "lie to children". The tool pressure on the side of a flat wheel has to be much lower and the inexperienced are often also in a hurry, so the safe thing is to simply tell people not to do it. My 8" Wolf pedestal grinder has factory tool rests designed for using the side of the wheel and I always have when needed. Other myths are that getting any colour into a HSS bit whilst grinding will remove the temper. I was told that and then the next week we were brazing a piece of HSS to a shank to make a custom tool. Apparently the type of heat was somehow different?!
@davidhenke35852 жыл бұрын
I like how you break jobs down to do-able jobs/pieces.
@dukeallen4322 жыл бұрын
Saved me serious money watching fitzee. Thank you.
@ghazelhurst98032 жыл бұрын
Incredible job on the hold down hook
@WeekendWrenchTurner2 жыл бұрын
Watching a master at his craft. So enjoyable👍🍺
@vwpac Жыл бұрын
i grew up in a garage ...im 53 now but i was getting carried away in buying tools for my projects ...i have a new project which is my hardest yet ...a BMW E30 its STR8 but flooring is rusted till its dust till ants made a large nest in the flooring ...was looking at some vdos to deal with rust ...& came across yours & another & i chose yours because your reminded me of my father ...so now I'm stoked I'm gonna do this like you & like my father ....your are a legend in these times ...my utmost respect
@Defender110SLO2 жыл бұрын
Fitzee you are a real wizard. Great job. Cheers. 🍻
@frasermacdougall76102 жыл бұрын
So kind of you to share your tricks of the trade, a guy can learn a lot just by watching how you do it. Thanks for sharing. Cheers !
@farmerbrown37682 жыл бұрын
This kind of stuff you don’t learn over nite, great learning tips. Thank’s Fitizee!
@allangee2 жыл бұрын
Always better to find repair videos that DON'T start with get your kajillion dollar tool and... Thanks for showing us regular people how to get it done Fitzee!
@BoostAlmighty2 жыл бұрын
Removing my rear quarters in favor of OEM metal gtr rear ones soon. Seen many different youtubers do it. So this is nice to add to the library
@highman98362 жыл бұрын
As I expected, another Great video! Thanks
@oneslowgp2 жыл бұрын
just a plethora of knowledge, full of littlie tips and tricks that save so much time and hassle! jeezuzzz i got alot to learn. Thank you sir!
@dayslife2 жыл бұрын
well, looks like Peanut viewed and approved this spot weld edition ...lol, keep em' coming Tony, it's getting cold to play outside ...
@nobodyspecial64362 жыл бұрын
This fella must really love that Datsun truck Tony!!!!! You damn near built ( or rebuilt as it were) the whole thing from scratch…. That’s gonna be a fine rig when she’s done…. Can’t wait til you start building that Toyota rocket you have there
@redblaze954 Жыл бұрын
I've watched two of your videos and feel like you've knocked off a day of work for me. Because I'm finally taking on biggers jobs at work and this helped big time
@johngersna32632 жыл бұрын
When I was a teenager (I'm 71 now) my Dad taught me how to sharpen drill bits the same way that you do. I taught my son and grandson the same. That being said, even at my age I learn something new every time that you post a new video. You Sir, are a master craftsman. As always, I look forward to your next video.
@Silverhorn22 жыл бұрын
Same here. My dad gave me a half-dozen industrial grade bits I've ground down to the point I can barely chuck them. I touch them up on my angle grinder.
@deankay44342 жыл бұрын
@@Silverhorn2 Same here. My wife bought me a jig to sharpen drill bits, it’s still in the package some where in tool box #2.
@buannajim80912 жыл бұрын
Glad you don't mind calling out the trolls, Tony. No matter how good you are, there's some keyboard warrior with no ability whatsoever who has all the answers. That's OK. We appreciate your work. Stay with it!
@kathyrobmaglio45012 жыл бұрын
Glad to see your back! Loved the video.
@chriskappes91702 жыл бұрын
More great tips from the master i love how he keeps it so simple
@Hoganfan12 жыл бұрын
I am working on a 56 Cadillac and your videos have helped me to repair rust damage and patch bad areas THANK YOU SO MUCH for taking the time to share your knowledge !!!!!!
@deanm41382 жыл бұрын
Tips are always good, look forward to your videos every week
@vsurg2 жыл бұрын
You sir, have been my muse for restoring my 1978 Fiat Spider. It’s my first project-my first welding and fabricating. I am soon to be a retired surgeon and am having a blast with my new patient (nice to be able to come in for lunch while leaving her on the table…). I loved the partial cut with the cutting wheel to get the sharp bend-brilliant.
@thercbarn50012 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode! Your a great teacher
@IllusiveChristie2 жыл бұрын
Instead of the starter drill , I use a machinist 1/8 center drill in carbide. Works like a small step drill so the next drill does not have to cut much. 6$ ,two sides and lasts about 100 spot welds. We don't use spotweld cutters anymore. They ended up being a waist of time and money for the work we do. Really like your explanation of work done.
@shawns57garage2 жыл бұрын
After running a small pilot drill 1/8 or so I switched to them tin coated step drills and keep givener till I’ve drilled the required spot weld diameter needed. I gave up on them spot weld drills too!
@juansimon58022 жыл бұрын
buy a good annular cutter spot weld cutter and it will last way longer,55 bucks and ive been using the same one everyday for the last 3 years. doing it with the drills takes forever. if u can justify shop time because u have to buy a 14 dollar tool every week doesnt make sense to me because my labor rate is 160 an hour so i would buy 5 of those a day over diong the same job 3 times to get a panel off.
@jimw69912 жыл бұрын
Robert McDonald Do you have a link to where you get that two sided carbide but? I've seen guys using them, don't know where to get them.
@alibro75122 жыл бұрын
I learn something new every time I watch your videos. Thank you sooo much for sharing. 🙂
@fixinstuff96622 жыл бұрын
The man knows his bits. I've put those gold titanium nitride bits in the Derex drill sharpener and they just never hold an edge like the old school hardened ones. Also it might be my technique, but with the spot weld cutter I always just blast through both pieces of sheet metal.
@bobbydemar882 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!! It's a real treat when when I get a prompt that you have another video come up. Keep them coming!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@shawnlynch98262 жыл бұрын
You ever think about live streaming? Simple 2 camera set up. One at the vehicle and one at the bench blah blah Love your vids, contributing to the algorithm
@gordyminiman2 жыл бұрын
When i was doing my apprentiship in the late 70s,my instructor would go berserk if he caught you using the side of a grinding wheel to sharpen drill bits!!! He reckoned that over time,it would weaken the wheel to the point of it "blowing apart"!!!! Personly,i have never had an issue with them!! 1 tip i was giver on sharpening drill bits was to get a reasonable cutting angle was to place 2 hex nuts together so you have the flats providing an angle that you place the bit cutting edge up to,it will provide you with about 120 degrees and that was near enought to the 60 degrees that the angle should be of each cutting face!!!! Brilliant work again,i look forward to the new videos with relish!!!!! Well done Tony!!!!!!
@BrucePierson2 жыл бұрын
I did metalwork at school and we were told not to use the side of the wheel. I do use the side occasionally, but I don't press as hard as I may do with the front.
@gordyminiman2 жыл бұрын
@@BrucePierson At Tech College we did an abrasive wheels course and was shown what happenes when a wheel blows apart!!! Shrapnel from the stone went everywhere at great speed and would result in catastrophic injury to anybody nearby!!! I have used the side to do a gentle grind but not too much!!! Ive had a 41/2" angle grinder grinding disc disintergrate whilst i was using it and that was bad enough,i was lucky as i had a leather welders apron on and that took 99% of the shrapnel but even so,my belly had severe brusing for a week after!!!
@BrucePierson2 жыл бұрын
@@gordyminiman Yes, definitely only light pressure on the side of the wheel and infrequently. I've had a 4" angle grinder cutting disc explode on me twice, but both times, the shrapnel went away from me because I always have a guard on the angle grinder and it saved me from getting hit.
@gordyminiman2 жыл бұрын
@@BrucePierson I always keep the guard on with cutting and sanding!!! Mind you,last year i was sanding a weld up and the disc bit into the corner of the weld and span the grider round on the handle(im left handed and always find it hard to sand with a right handed grinder as it only has 2 handle positions!!!) and cut in to my arm just above the wrist!!! No blood as the plastic backing pad cauterised the cut but i still needed 7 stitches at the local Drs surgry much to the wifes relief as she doesnt drive and the nearest hospital A+E is over 12 miles away!!!!!
@BrucePierson2 жыл бұрын
@@gordyminiman That was bad. Just as well that it "only" hit your arm and not your face. Fortunately, I've only had minor nicks from angle grinders, none requiring medical attention. I only ever use a 4" grinder, even though I have an 8" grinder, but I'm not game to use it. Someone gave it to me ages ago and it does work, but I decided not to use it in case I did what you did!! I hope you don't have any more incidents like that.
@Adscam2 жыл бұрын
The lighting in the workshop and around the work piece is great. It comes out really nice on the video.
@geesndux2 жыл бұрын
I always hit like immediately after you say “stick around”. Sweet shirt and great videos.
@gordonstarship2 жыл бұрын
Love the music montage! I love your videos Tony. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us all!
@rondrew28572 жыл бұрын
Good stuff, I did a cut and butt today on the drivers side trunk rain gutter on my 66 Malibu.
@diesellibrarian2 жыл бұрын
Another beautiful repair! Loved the tip on sharpening drill bits and using a flattened drill bit to clean up before spot welding. Great stuff as always.
@adriancooper81922 жыл бұрын
"that was a rough piece, and now it's not" I love your channel Fitzee and this was one of the most impressive fixes. That sharp, round, sharp panel was beautifully made. Loads of great tips too. Fantastic stuff. Thank you!
@terrencebuller76762 жыл бұрын
Nice job Fitzee, all the tips and tricks are great, learning a great deal. Thank you. Wishing you a wonderful Holiday Season. Take care 👍
@rayrayadkins61782 жыл бұрын
I really miss seeing your work and it puts me in a good mood
@rodmacisaac59632 жыл бұрын
Nice work as always Tony !!
@jim2180411 ай бұрын
Tony, I have an original seat from a 73 Datsun pickup if the guy that owns this truck is interested. It has a tear in the vinyl from a screwdriver in my back pocket but otherwise in good shape. It was removed shortly after the truck was new when I installed more comfortable bucket seats. Been in the overhead of the garage since. He can have it if he wants. Located in Hazleton,Pa. BTW. My brother and I are big fans. Love your channel.
@christopherferrara66632 жыл бұрын
Love watching you work Fitzy!!! You inspire me to get out there and do some metal work. I always learn something new while watching you. Thanks. Keep tnese videoa coming.
@Squintanditsmint2 жыл бұрын
Great video, looking forward to the Rolls Canardly restoration 😉
@67ST4NGSTER2 жыл бұрын
Hey Fitzee. Try a Unibit after you get the 1/8" hole done. These things chew through sheet steel and make it easier to make a slightly larger hole here and there to break the weld free.
@SubversionGarage2 жыл бұрын
Just want to add that a quality step (Uni)bit is worlds better than the cheap ones. Project Farm did a video on the various brands. Spend the extra money
@ruraltraveler86522 жыл бұрын
Nice repair again and nice fix on the hook Thanks for the tips
@hdan18672 жыл бұрын
Again an amazing video of craftsmanship! Cheers, H.
@carlsiddorn33402 жыл бұрын
Thank you tony
@onefortheroad22912 жыл бұрын
Wow what timing! Currently cutting out the remnants of the old floors and firewall out of my 70 Challenger. Great tips!
@norego62372 жыл бұрын
thanks fitzee as always the "tips are good " amazing job on that hook
@mjm71872 жыл бұрын
Tony , one more step you can do to stop your bit from grabbing is grinding a very slight flat on both cutting edges parallel to the axis of the drill bit on your 1/4 and 5/16 bits. This can be done on the side of your bench grinding wheel or using the side of a cutoff wheel. Give it a try, I'm a retired tool and die guy and learned this many years ago. I've enjoyed following your videos for couple of years now. Really enjoy your sheet metal repair videos.
@fitzeesfabrications2 жыл бұрын
Your second guy to point this out. Very interesting. I love learning new things this one is a good one
@NialPowerCork2 жыл бұрын
I can’t quite visualise what you mean, any sketch anywhere I could look at?
@mjm71872 жыл бұрын
@@NialPowerCork you can create the same effect by rubbing a flat sharpening stone against the the sharp cutting edge of the drill. Not the drill flutes but the working end of the bit to prevent the drill from trying to screw itself I to the previously drilled pilot hole. Hope this helps.
@mjm71872 жыл бұрын
@@fitzeesfabrications hope this helps out. Works well on existing holes in thicker material and avoids a hi torque drill motor wanting to break your arm.
@NialPowerCork2 жыл бұрын
@@mjm7187 thank you, I’ll give that a shot. Appreciate it.
@shortcutgarage2 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work Fitzee! Helps in my projects that I’m documenting myself
@fwucku2 жыл бұрын
Never thought of using a broken drill bit like that and I will now adopt that idea and as usual fitzee you're tips are always appreciated and valued.
@craigpearson46222 жыл бұрын
Just thinking about Fitzee’s new T-shirt; Stick Around. For a bloke that doesn’t often use a stick welder, I wonder if the T-shirt could be; Keepin’ it Reel… just a thought🤔
@randywl89252 жыл бұрын
When fixing that little hook, you fooled me. I thought that one side was so Rusty you'd cut it off and add on another piece of metal instead. It must be a pain in the butt trying to weld and build up the rusty spots in metal that thin. Turned out excellent. 👍
@johnlenoir10232 жыл бұрын
Fridsy I love your show thank you so much for showing us how to do projects
@sturmbringer20112 жыл бұрын
Keep em coming, love watching em.
@BrucePierson2 жыл бұрын
Another interesting and informative video showing how to go about a very tricky repair.
@rayskins12 жыл бұрын
Hello from eastern Ontario! Absolutely love your content Fitzee! Just stated restoring my 64’ D100 and been paying attention to your lessons! Been at it a while myself but your wisdom is incredible!
@petergoodwin2465 Жыл бұрын
The videos are never bad, great to watch you work mate. You have helped thousands of people.
@markacosta3499 Жыл бұрын
Nice job thanks for the tips on restoring a 1971 International Scout this was useful
@patbarrett92632 жыл бұрын
another job well done and new tips learned. Fitz, I learn more from watching your videos than I did when I worked in the body shop with a pro. Thanks for taking us along
@thistlelee2 жыл бұрын
Another great video Tony. Keep 'em coming !
@NewRiverRepair2 жыл бұрын
The tips are always good! Thanks for taking the time to show how you do the work. You sir are a great teacher!
@ryanhughes71782 жыл бұрын
Love ya vids Fitzee just brought 2 of ya stick around tees, one for myself and one for my brother hopefully they get to nz by Christmas... keep em coming champ
@fitzeesfabrications2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@garymccord42772 жыл бұрын
Loved the hack on sharpening drill bits, I have always drill out spot welds but never had much luck of trying to sharpen the bits my way, will now use your way THANKS
@garyreynolds22182 жыл бұрын
Brilliant as always Fitzee
@faroironandcustoms65772 жыл бұрын
Love the video!! Your perspective of how to fix things is refreshing.
@tfindley0072 жыл бұрын
You always amaze me! To take something so old and rusty and make it new again is a wonderful talent. There’s a lot of artistry to what you do!
@chuckeecheese1622 жыл бұрын
Thanks Fitzee. Awesome work.
@JohnTaylor-kh1sv2 жыл бұрын
I really love the video's you put out , keep up the great work
@55shoebox972 жыл бұрын
Good stuff as usual Fitzee. Thanks.
@luisluiso49322 жыл бұрын
your craftsmanship is music to my ears, great!
@fjbowen31552 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the demo and tips. It will definitely help me in the future!
@freddaniali7 ай бұрын
Fitzee, you are totally right about the drill bits! Great video bud!
@robertwilliams80102 жыл бұрын
Another great episode 👍
@minnesotatomcat2 жыл бұрын
A good step drill bit works great for spot welds too. Great video, always look forward to your new ones 👍
@isaacstrade93582 жыл бұрын
By far the best and easiest way to sharpen your bits thanks for the tip worked perfectly
@jayg78902 жыл бұрын
Another good one Fitzee! Thanks again👍
@guillermonieri42032 жыл бұрын
You sir, are a genius. Thank you.
@johndavies22602 жыл бұрын
The best tutoring on car restorations. Common sense solutions which have transformed my skills on restoring a classic car. Thank you
@markfumano75782 жыл бұрын
Great work as always !
@deankay44342 жыл бұрын
Maybe I am biased, but I love the old Datsun 620 series pickup as not only did I work at the dealer when they where new, but owned on. In the upper Central Midwest, we avaraged 32” of snow in our big city that made full sized 4X4’s hard to get around in the hilly neighborhoods. With 5 spd stick & 2WD, people with shovel in their hands were shocked to see some little pickup coming up the hill without struggling or spinning out. I smiled a waved. My secret was a light weight Datsun that had 3 or 4 sandbags in the back, but narrow tires that rode on top of the snow, plus I put tires chains on it. I could pull into a large gas station mid day on a snowy Saturday and find only 3 vehicles made it. Much less at this time during the 80’s with President Ronald Regan in office, OPEC no longer a factor and 75 MPH signs replaced the Jimmy Carter 55 MPH signs, fuel was very reasonable. Filling up the truck plus 5 gallons extra for the snow thrower, my cost was $12.50! Yep, missed the old days! It didn’t hurt I had a 510 wagon, painted metallic brown, brown interior that had a head gasket failure so the owner sold it to me for $150 at the dealer. Then I bought a 1976 280Z (Paint-301 medium metallic brown, a 510 sedan with divorced rear differential. Then while wrenching to support 5 other hunger family, I lived 3 blocks from work! It was crazy as I could walk to work, walk home for lunch and spent nothing to go home. I wished my wife wouldn’t have talked me into selling the 510 sedan, 280Z and keep the wagon and pickup. I was an ASE master, a car guy…I wanted them all!
@UnfinishedProjectDartSport2 жыл бұрын
Spot-on!!
@plumbcrazy3752 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos a lot of great tips on working on my old 1940 Buick
@colbym32952 жыл бұрын
Love those videos of working on the 620 Datsun !
@daledavies2334 Жыл бұрын
I worked at a business that sold and installed truck accessories and tires. He had 2 guys that were tire men and only wanted to do tires. They would get assigned to install something like air bags on a truck to level them with a load. They would try to drill through the new frames with high strenth steel directly with a 1/2" drill bit. Needless to say they could melt the ends off faster than I could sharpen them. Finally got it through their skulls to center punch the hole location and drill a 1/8" pilot hole. Then work up to the 1/2" drill.
@factsNcomments-imho Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for such great tips!
@jeffryblackmon48462 жыл бұрын
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO, FITZEE! I learned a lot. THANKS!
@mattpolitzer29202 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I 'm always open to learning. Thank you for the detailed description of each step in the process. I love how you revived the hook. I do similar things in my shop.
@alexward45692 жыл бұрын
Love your work and enjoy how you explain what/why/how things are done. Great teacher. Thank you.
@Rarerat2 жыл бұрын
Always useful tips & tricks, thank you sir!
@VintRestGarage Жыл бұрын
Always enjoy watching your craftsmanship and teaching techniques.