Steel Plate HAMMER FORMING!! Step By Step with Simple Tools - G10 Van Battery Tray

On this episode of Make It Kustom, I build a battery tray from scratch for my Chevy G 10 van with simple tools and techniques. I Explain building a steel plate hammer form step-by-step to achieve a complex part.
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[@bobgaylord8883]

Sure wish I had had access to vids like this 60+ years ago when I started out working on cars. Wasted a lot of time trying to figure stuff like this out by myself and am STILL learning from you! Thank you.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Everyone over 40 is thinking this👍How awesome KZbin can be providing all this knowhow. And how we should ould have appreciated that in younger days. Idk if the younger folks from today can grasp that. Also driving around on actual Maps.

[@terryhiggins9700]

Thanks for the inspiration.

[@mike65120]

@@beakittelscherz5419 at 67, KZbin is one of my handiest tools! Things I would have never tried before - like replacing all the suspension parts under the front of my truck - I can tackle and feel pretty confident at completing successfully! I keep saying to my grandkids, KZbin can show you nearly anything you want to know how to do - its not just for watching some kid unboxing toys 🤣

[@timlemasters3713]

Impressive ...I really liked your video . Thanks for sharing your skills

[@joshrichling464]

Right?!!!!

[@donaldmarty8445]

I'm a pretty skilled autobody guy but I'm absolutely blown away by your talent!!!! You're so down to earth and explain everything so well that I learn something new in every one of your vids. Thanks!!!

[@markiobook8639]

ditto metal bashing bro

[@fitzeesfabrications]

Very nicely done. I done press dies in the past as well as some hammer dies. Alot of work goes into the making of the die but the outcome is always amazing. Lots of cool tips here. Going have to stop watching all the boogie van stuff. If I don't I'll be looking for one! Haha. Great score on the windows, there are so many good people out there.

[@lemoncuda]

Fitzee, we love you and your channel! We have learned so much about shaping metal from you by using simple tools. What you accomplish without expensive tools is amazing!!!

[@Bigskyguy56]

Fitzee, Between you & Karl , you 2 are my go to sources for uncomplicating the art of sheet metal. I have learned so many great tips , tricks & shortcuts from the both of you. Thank you both for being the fountain of knowledge of DIY sheet metal fab. Rick

[@DrFiero]

Between the two of you, at least we have both coasts being represented! 😉

[@ralphiel5166]

Fitzee and Karl are my 2 favorite fabricators on youtube😁😁

[@mikem5475]

I read the first two sentences and it was happening in your voice. I said "i bet this is fitzee" you have a unique dialect, even in writing

[@ltseven]

And people say there’s no young kids around that are taking up this craft . You do amazing work

[@VladekR]

Unfortunatelly, exeption proves the rule 😢

[@rolandjohnson9843]

Thanks for doing such a good job explaining the steps to us beginners. Super cool video!

[@barkchip1872]

That was amazing! I never thought that would be possible without cutting out a load of different shaped pieces and welding them all together. Quite brilliant! And as you said, it wasn't the making of the battery base that was the main aim of the video, it was to demonstrate that with simple tools and techniques - and your insight - it is possible to make custom parts of all sorts. Just follow the principles shown here and volia - "I didn't buy it from China - I made it! Good innit. 🙂 Thanks from Jolly England. Bark Chip.

[@MakeItKustom]

Thanks so much man you got it ! Its just amazing what can be done with a plate form

[@barkchip1872]

@@MakeItKustom Roger that, me old mate! I'm going to get on and remodel my face! Ha Ha!

[@daveeddy2402]

I would've thought it was welded up also.

[@lestergillis8171]

​@@MakeItKustomSulfuric acid ? Yes... the vapors can also do that. I had a 1980 Honda Civic hatch back where that happened over some years. It seems fairly common unless you make it out of stainless $$$.

[@karlscribner7436]

Good work, Karl. Your freehand torch cutting was terrific. Such an interesting project. Thanks for sharing your skills with us.

[@maggs131]

When I was a kid I wondered why there was shop class in middle and high school. I loved it more than most so don't get me wrong but it was a peg that didn't seem to fit. Now I realize it was to instill the appreciation and pride in creating something. I had it as long as I can remember but it was there for the kids who may never be exposed to that level of satisfaction. I hear nowadays these kind of classes are being removed from many schools and that's terrible

[@c7d3p]

I really appreciate all of your lessons and wisdom you share with all of us in KZbin land. It really shows that guys without a ton of tools can get stuff done. 👍

[@АнатолийСеливанов-у5щ]

Потихоньку восстанавливаю свой GAZ-69A 1958 года. Машина уже стала семейной реликвией и была привезёна с територии крайнего севера, Охотского моря. Использую ваш опыт, для формовки панелей пола водителя и короба аккумулятора. Спасибо за контент👍

[@noobFab]

Always amazing to watch your work, plus I get to learn so much. Aaaaand, you do everything in the best of cheer. Stellar content! Thank you

[@leslieforster1774]

I couldn't agree more. Great content, great attitude, and a gift for explaining the process.

[@philmickey7247]

@@leslieforster1774 😊👍

[@MakeItKustom]

Thanks James ! Cheers!

[@jolllyroger1]

@@MakeItKustom little simple advice take it or don't..... Just take a picture and print that out instead of measuring drawing etc.... all you have to do is put a ruler in the picture to get the scale... just a time saver.... nice content

[@mikethespike7579]

When a perfectionist decides to make a replacement for his car's battery mount. I showed this to my brother who's in the business of vintage vehicle restoration and at first he could only shake his head. He told me he'd have just cleaned up the original, cut away the rusted part and welded a new piece in and called it a day. Not because he thinks that's a good way of working, just that no customer of his would be prepared to pay for his time to do what this video footage shows. Nice to see that there are guys out there who don't believe in doing things by halves.

[@laszlovona]

I do this press forming all day during the restoration of my 95 Mitsubishi Lancer. I use a mix of hard plywood and 8mm steel for dies/forms. And I can tell you the process takes ages to carry out but it is sooo rewarding when you see the shiney final product turning out like a new factory panel. 😎 great content Karl!! ps: and I only have a 12ton press so I have to move it around to 3-4 places on the positive die and apply the pressure in 2-3 steps.

[@unpublishable4091]

Is it possible to form 16 gauge 304 stainless clamped to a wood pattern? I want to make a big cookie sheet 3/4 deep with 1.25 inch radius corners, and a 5/16 inch curve between the base and sides, and 95 degrees between the base abs the sides.

[@Reman1975]

Whenever I see metal forming videos like this, I'm forced to think back to my old metalwork/woodworking teacher here in England. He was a well spoken, but brash man in his late 50's, and he had the air of someone who may have once been known as "Wing commander" about him. :) Anyway, One sunny summers day he turned up to school in an absolutely stunning British racing green E type Jag coupe. Everyone was talking about it, and no one could work out how he would have been able to afford it on a teachers wage. It turned out that he'd bought it as a complete, but terminally rotten mess during the 1980's recession when prices were low (even for restored examples), and then spent 5 or 6 years rebuilding it to a showroom condition. Replacement body parts were scarce AND expensive back then, so everything it needed had to be hand made by him. When he realised that a lot of us were really interested in the work he'd done, he brought in a crate containing several albums full of photos. It seems there wasn't much original Jag metal left in it ! The old shell was pretty much only used as a pattern to create replacement panels from. He even English wheeled a new roof panel because, as he said, the original had "too much rusty lacework around the top of the windscreen that needed replacing, so it would just be a neater job all round to make the whole thing from scratch. It was easier than messing about patching up the original all over the place". He'd worked on some of the stuff at school near the end of the project. While we were busy doing stuff he'd be stood at one of the spare benches polishing things like carburettor body's, cam covers, or machining small alloy parts on the milling machine. Apparently he even brought in a roll of leather, and the old seat covers, then proceeded to sweet talk the young lady who taught needlework into making replacements for him. :D It turned out that he was a qualified coachbuilder, and could have been earning a hell of a lot more money doing that, but it also tuned out that he really enjoyed teaching, and valued his happiness more than having an ever expanding bank balance (We thought he was mad because of that back then, but the older I get, the more I can relate to his point of view). As a "Also" memory of the guy, I once asking him how he'd found the time and money to build that car, and I'll never forget his reply. He held up his left hand and said "You see a wedding ring on that finger boy? No? Well son, nothing in this world monopolises more of a mans time and money than having a wife. Being a bachelor is the only way a man can do what he wants, when he wants without interference. Yes, I was married once, but that didn't work out. We were both miserable, so chose to divorce before we ended up killed each other. There's some mistakes in life that you only need to make once. There IS a certain lady who I'm NOT married to now though, but I'm very firm on us having our own lives, and homes. We both like our own space, and she like's not having me under her feet all the time, messing up her place. While I'm equally happy not to be out wasting my time and money buying new sofas and soft furnishings every five minutes because the perfectly serviceable current ones don't go with the new wallpaper she's ordered........ It's a win win in my book. Just find yourself a woman like this my boy, and you'll have a lot less aggravation in your world". He'd probably have get fired and lynched for even THINKING that way these days, let alone recommending it as a way of life to a 14 year old boy !......... But it was a different (and more easy going) time back then. :D

[@thercbarn5001]

I love watching hammer form videos. Just so many possibilities. Those windows are amazing!

[@greglowery3146]

People that can’t appreciate what you do must be really jealous and probably have nothing better to do but bash talented people. Thanks for sharing.

[@MAGLtd-hh3ct]

It would be amazing if you and Fitzee could collaborate on a project together!Beautiful craftsmanship Karl! You , like Tony, have that ability to teach and keep our attention till the end of the lesson!🇨🇦

[@gkanderson92]

Look for a future collaboration video with Karl and Jordan Bennett of Bennetts Customs.

[@MakeItKustom]

That’s a killer idea I’d be all aboutbit

[@damiansgaragebuilds7663]

@@MakeItKustom totally doable

[@jimbob220878]

This video alone,has saved me so much money,I’ve got a bead roller now,and was going to get pneumatic planishing hammer,but not now,THIS is the best video for me learning..thanks man 🤙

[@RADIOACTIVEMASCULINITY]

What a fantastic step by step display of this process! Great work!

[@kennethtalbott2233]

there's nothing like improvising to get what ya need done. love it.

[@billgeorge7804]

This was extremely well done, a fine example of complex forming made with a little ingenuity and hard work. Always superb content sir!

[@gulf4yankee]

One of the best how to video's I have ever seen.

[@twistedsymphony]

Thank you so much for this video, for years I've looked at parts like this and just thought it'd be impossible to reproduce myself. I've never seen your channel before; I wasn't even searching for this, youtube just suggested it to me, but you've earned yourself a subscriber today. I'll definitely be using this knowledge in the future!

[@MakeItKustom]

Wicked man glad to hear it! Welcome to the channel!

[@nate2838]

@@MakeItKustom Same here, found it while looking for something else. Love the detail in your instructions and explanations. I will definitely be using this information, though for far simpler projects!

[@CNTHINGS]

Never thought I'd be excited about a battery box. Well done, I learned a bunch from this video.

[@MakeItKustom]

Glad to hear it! Hammer forming is so versatile

[@bradpage8967]

You sir, are a true craftsman!! Very impressive and that is from a tool and die maker who bends metal for a living. Loved this video! Was wondering if you would rather not use WD40 for a lubricant, I know Harley forms fenders and gas tank pieces using liquid soap. It eliminates painting issues. Thank you for this video!

[@ohar7237]

It is a quite impressive battery box. I love how well the center depression turned out.

[@bobdhitman]

We need more videos like this. This is awesome! I was mind blown seeing how this can be all done by hand. From one tradesman to another, major respect!!!

[@markiobook8639]

just think of the suits of armour tailor made from middle ages. They did have buffers and grindstones, but that would have been more costly to rent than hiring a street waif.

[@bobdhitman]

@@markiobook8639 - i think about that stuff all the time! We simply stand on the shoulders of giants allowing us to reach higher until we become giants that allows the next generation to stand on our shoulders to reach higher. It is unfortunate that the tradespeople are a dying breed!

[@markiobook8639]

same@@bobdhitman

[@andrewbegg9944]

Every day is a school day and what a lovely teacher, I'm still learning at 61, keep going forever and thanks a million.

[@DireWolfForge]

Always amazed when I watch you work, Karl. You really take the time to show us some great and useful stuff. I do slightly different kind of metalwork, but I try to put just as much care an attention as you do. Thank you brother!

[@MakeItKustom]

Your welcome man and thanks for watching and engaging 🙏👊

[@charleswaynewright2042]

You managed to make a simple over looked car part a piece of art

[@vdubjunkie]

I’m pretty sure I’ve got a grill and a drinder 😂 Seriously, for those of us who weren’t lucky enough to grow up in this environment, or meet “the right people” along the way, your videos are so helpful. I know at some point I’m going to be able to put this to use on my project. Thanks again for sharing your skill and knowledge with us!

[@brittar123123]

Look this guy is a master craftsman,show you a skill level beyond most . Great job.🎓

[@murdoc6501]

Incredible craftsmanship and taking/walking us through the process! Inspiring stuff for anyone wanting to learn metal forming and fabrication! Great work Karl! Keep moving forward!

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

Great tutorial ! Also award for Best Sparks in Camera Lens on KZbin.👍

[@mykustoms2346]

This is AWESOME!! Thank you! Super awesome work as always

[@joelopenshaw8854]

you are teaching a masterclass in metalworking as well as a masterclass in teaching! such a valuable thing for all of us pros and beginners alike!?

[@tony-ps4qw]

I am a woodworker and can appreciate your use of files, and layout methods- you are a true craftsman! thanks for the videos very entertaining!

[@brownfinchfarm1974]

thanks again, working my way back through these older vids, 'cause, knowledge.

[@1b9e7n3z]

Whith I noticed your first video and I stayed, Wow, who is this guy, this is real, he can do things so well, this is a phenomenon, and your videos are the same or better, you are a great person

[@mavecobrasil4446]

🙋🏼‍♂️Mano que trabalhei velho bastante trabalho Parabéns pelo seu trabalho muito bom🙌🏻👍🏻🇧🇷

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Didn't expect the cutting with the torch going so quick👀😎😎😎

[@mikealdag7309]

Really great video ! Thank you for sharing , refreshing to see a very knowledgable person share info and skills so humbly and presice.

[@1cut1]

YOU ARE A FINE SKILLED ARTIST, THANK YOU FOR POSTING, IT HELPS ME.

[@jager9825]

You are the quintessential Canadian. You pronounce things differently than people from the states and your super nice and happy sounding!! You don't say "A" though and neither does zip ties and bias plys. Is that a regional thing? I heard a lot of Canadians in BC use it. As always, amazing work.

[@PaulTempesta-id8wr]

You are an amazing craftsman!!!!

[@GrampysGarage]

Your hand is so steady with that torch!

[@rexmyers991]

An absolute thing of beauty.

[@shawns57garage]

You are a master of metal bro 😎… and a great teacher … imagine having a shop class in school 🏫 like this.

[@400brian]

Just found your channel. 62 years old, and have been building and repairing stuff with the tools you used here all my life, Most guys nowadays just want to bolt parts together, but with time and determination, it can be done much like it was in the 50s and 60s. Kudos!

[@bobcoulter8324]

Karl you are full of knowledge and so talented. Thank you for sharing

[@timweidner3335]

Okay, I've said teacher in the past but now I'm thinking professor. You took us back to when you first learned about DIY forming. Great video, and by the way, most excellent music choices. At 70 I'm looking for my first gas axe. Thanks for the teachable moment and the prodding. T-Dub

[@johntenhave1]

You are an artist with the angle grinder and gas torch! lovely hand skills.

[@geneva760]

Well done. Have a safe and nice day all. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.

[@eyeballdude]

Hot damn! I could only dream of working with this type of crafts! I can’t wrap my head around how anyone would cough up money and buy items like this on a regular basis so it becomes sustainable instead of just buying one made of chinesium for a 10:th of what it would cost if I made it. Beautiful work there buddy! I’m happy I found your channel!

[@derekpaton2775]

fantastic, you are one of my favourite educators. I maybe would've pressed the centre pan first, expecting it to pull in the sides. I'm 77 but your presentations inspire me to make something. Thank you Joe Paton

[@MakeItKustom]

Thanks Joe you are probably correct!

[@kulan9379]

Omg what a masterpiece that battery box came out to be! A true talent at work. Thumbs up! This i will put in my toolbox when i come by a tricky piece. Nothing is too tricky anymore.

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

Fantastic ironwork! Many Greetings from Linz-Austria 🇦🇹😎👍🍺🏔✌️🐺 Europe!

[@zapwatt]

This video is excellent and the workmanship shown herein too is excellent.

[@RichardStefanits]

I feel like we are so gifted with content creators on KZbin and the internet is better than schools really. Also I really appreciate the way you show people what they can do with some efforts if they make the decision to start and finish doing something. Again, amazing content.

[@Spycontroll]

Perfect, Perfect, and perfect again as usually all of your job! Thanks for the lesson!

[@AM-dn4lk]

That was a lot of work, but amazing work. The final product looks factory stamped. Thank you for sharing.

[@maxwebster7572]

For some reason I was surprised you used a steel hammer. Wonderful job!

[@DannyDangerOz]

Fantastic! You're a natural teacher :)

[@richardteale3217]

Whoops you just answered my question ! Sixteen gauge……I’m impressed !!

[@jasonhergert7573]

Fantastic tutorial mate 😃. The battery box turned out great. That press is a beauty, made short work of your press. Thanks for sharing.

[@robertferrara427]

I did a fair amount of fabrication working in the Auto body Repair trade for 45 years starting in the mid 60s, but this is nuts for a battery tray. i think if I had to make a run of them yes, but after watching all this work I need a nap, it is very enjoyable watching though, in the past i have spent time to make tools that i have used every day, some people wanted me to make there's too. like a spoon for moving body panels from a Chryslers leaf spring that i spent 3 hours polishing, of course on company time. i had one boss yelling i was making a pull plate for a shock tower, then the customers would come in and he would go we have to make special tools to fix their cars, i was giving him the finger behind the customers back. great work now make out 50 of them as they are the same on many cars.

[@YoungHeartedSoul]

I’ve watched tons of videos that were useless and this is the most useless useful video I’ve ever watched!! This part came out so nice i am impressed. Just from this video alone you get to learn so many cool ideas!! I love how you state that making this battery tray is overkill but you took the challenge and used the video to point out many learning tips. Keep up the great videos!

[@armondoborjas4362]

Well done. I worked for a company that fabricated there own tooling those guys could make anything back in the 70s

[@Brad-lt6mr]

That thing you said, about looking at a part and thinking there is no way I could make that without serious industrial machinery. I've had that thought many times, but kept trying, and now I can't believe the stuff I pull off. Channels like this have helped a lot. It's goods to know I'm not the only one that goes to great lengths to restore stuff.

[@doc_sav]

This opened my eyes to a whole new sort of world.

[@geoffjackson7894]

It’s a good man that spends over $50 and countless hours to make an $18 part so that I can learn skills to make my projects better! I really appreciate you guys.

[@curtisbarkes6271]

"A grill and a drinder." You are my spirit animal, sir.😂😂

[@gordonreeder9045]

Love to watch a great craftsman.

[@Sergio-gt4ww]

What matters is the purpose, the work that goes into it is an adventure. Congrats on the good ideas! Diret from Brazil.....

[@auraminion]

You are the man. I learnt so much. Thanks heaps.

[@EdmondCKF]

What a great job! Can’t believe you have that kind of skills in your age.

[@goforitd]

WOW. Your work is amazing. You teaching style is so smooth. It was fun to watch. It was educational. It was inspiring. Thank you for sharing. Don in North Carolina.

[@davidmiller9247]

You’re a good teacher I really enjoyed this thank you

[@ramper50]

Very cool dude. Toolmaking and handwork can get you just about anything and it's surprisingly easy to forget.. Thanks for the reminder!

[@richardhaviland6204]

I love the music you use! Also I think it’s awesome that you show when you make mistakes ( like everyone does).

[@jjamanda]

SUPER VIDEO THANK YOU SO MUCH SIMPLE MAYBE BUT VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER THANKS AGAIN FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POND

[@markiobook8639]

Excellent video. Love your upbeat can-do attitude.

[@laurencefalconer5242]

Just want to say "great video, thankyou".

[@jeraldmolnar6026]

What a great gift this is to the home do-it-yourself persons. Thank you so much!!

[@FixitFred]

Awesome craftsmanship

[@sampletaster5093]

Definatly a master craftsman

[@williamdumont912]

OMG man thank you ! you just blew my mind here with this technique i always tought the same "oh its made in a giant press no way i can replicate that at home..." this is awsome that piece turned out superbe !

[@steveleek4675]

You are absolutely a great teacher, i watch your videos second by second as they are so interesting. THANK YOU

[@johnnytenjobs]

Nice to see how stiff and strong the piece got with each added bit of shape.

[@HouseholdDog]

I understand the physics but it's still looks like magic to me.

[@2_dog_Restoration]

Karl Thanks for showing us how we can do a build with the basic tools we all have in our shop.

[@jimcox8162]

Hay, My name is Outlaw JAC. This is Apr. 2022, and I was watching your video on building your Battery tray and you were commenting about the pocket in the center of the base and why it is there. But not really why it’s there. Well I’ve built a couple myself for my old Dodge pickups. After building mine, I found out that it is there because, My first one I made I left it flat to save some time. About a year and a half after one winter the bottom rusted out worse than the original one. I then did some research on it. I found out that it is there so the bottom of the battery can breathe and the condensation can escape. And that is also why that hole is in it. Also by not cutting it out completely, it is still very strong just like putting the those weap dimples in for strength. 👍🏼

[@rustysparks8645]

Another 'MAKE IT KNOW-HOW' video from MAKE IT KUSTOM. Awesome craftsmanship. 👍👍

[@iamkoekwous]

Love to see your talent work. And you are so real enthusiastic, that is nice to watch.

[@abaca3989]

Never disappointed in your work well done

[@kd5byb]

Wow! Just wow! Very nicely done!

[@nigelha3699]

awesome video . Excellent teaching skills. and about the only person who doesn't blast the music at higher volume than the speech - so appreciated

[@kenswitzer4133]

You make a hard thing look so easy but you do show every little detail? And I thank you so much

[@damo4370]

You’re amazingly talented with fantastic enthusiasm, that part looked brilliant; I recon you underestimate you skill with the hammer alone. I was blown away with the result. While the $18 part is attractive financially, it denies people a learning and development opportunity which they can grow to even higher skills / more complex parts which you can’t buy… I think you are doing great job.

[@mikeyontz3950]

That was fascinating. Before watching this I would had never made an attempt like that.