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Sheet Metal Fabrication

Techniques and Tips for Beginners and Pros

Sheet Metal Fabrication
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Author:

Eddie Paul

Format: Paperback, 160 Pages
Item: 144207
ISBN: 9780760327944
Publisher: Motorbooks
Specs
Illustrations: 421 color photos
Size: 8.25 x 10.625 x .3125
Weight: 1.375 lb.
Edition: First
Published: March 15th 2008
DC: AP
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In our mechanized day of mass production, the craft of hand-forming sheet metal into compound curves and dashing fins and fenders is fast becoming a lost art. Eddie Paul is a master at sheet metal fabrication (among other accomplishments), and in this book he gives readers the means to mold their own sheet metal creations. Paul’s engagingly written book talks about the necessary tools and how to use them; how to choose, prepare and work with the right material; how to make forms and mock-ups, and much more. Whether you want to mold a fender for a custom car or just learn about this intriguing process, Sheet Metal Fabrication is a thoroughly readable reference book and guide, and a uniquely valuable resource.

Beginning as a self-taught welder, painter, metal fabricator, and machinist, Eddie Paul has gone from customizer to creator, designer to inventor. He has built all manner of outrageous mechanical contraptions for the entertainment industry as well as more than 50 cars for movies like Grease, ET, and The Fast and the Furious. His company, which performs an array of engineering, design, and manufacturing services, has served clients as diverse as the Department of Defense, Boeing, and Rockwell. He lives in El Segundo, California.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

1.                  Metal Fundamentals

·                    Know your metal

·                    Size and thickness

·                    Metal shrinking and stretching

·                    Hardening and softening metal

2.                  Pattern Making

·                    Mocking up in wood, wire, cardboard, and paper

·                    Metal selection–what works and what doesn’t

3.                  Hammer Forming

·                    Shaping over 3-D patterns

4.                  Metal-working Tools and How To Use Them

·                    Basic Hand tools

·                    Advanced Power tools

·                    Planishing Hammer

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