Sheet Metal

Once I got the panel to fit well I had to patch a simulated rust hole in the panel.

I shaped the patch panel than cut out the original panel so that I could weld in the patch.

I than started by tack welding the patch into place.

I fully TIG welded the patch into place making sure I didn't over heat the panel.

This is the back side of the welded patch. I made sure to mitigate shrinking during the welding process.

The next step was to finish out the weld like it was never there.

Another project in the class was to build a low crown panel using the English wheel.

I than had to cut it in half and MIG weld it back together.

The last thing was finishing out the weld and making final tweaks to the overall shape.

I put this dent in a panel to practice taking dents out and shrinking metal.

This is the panel after shrinking and working the metal to get it flat.

One of the other projects in class was making this flange for a Datsun fender. Doing this I was able to understand how and when to use both the shrinker and stretcher. 

I was able to make a template for the lower section of a Ford Model A rear quarter.

The next step was to transfer the template on to some sheet metal.

The goal with this piece was to practice creating flanges on a curve.

I took a flat aluminum piece and used a tucking fork to put folds in it. I did this so that I can shrink the edge to make a teardrop shape.

Here is the teardrop shape after working to smooth it out and tweak it to achieve the final shape. I made this teardrop in one of the first class periods.

This was the first project that I did in my Sheet Metal class. I started with bending the flange which required stretching and shrinking. Than I got to use the bead roller. I also got to use the Pullmax to create the border.