Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication Book
Build from Scratch with Aluminum & Steel
Author: Timothy Remus Series: Wolfgang Press
Written for both automobile and motorcycle owners, this completely illustrated guidebook helps beginners develop the skills needed to restore and repair sheet steel and aluminum alloys for restoration and customizing. Topics include welding, tackling rust damage, creating paper templates, and finishing techniques. Hands-on sections explain how to build everything from a simple dash to a fender for a rare automobile.
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Written for both automobile and motorcycle owners, this completely illustrated guidebook helps beginners develop the skills needed to restore and repair sheet steel and aluminum alloys for restoration and customizing. Topics include welding, tackling rust damage, creating paper templates, and finishing techniques. Hands-on sections explain how to build everything from a simple dash to a fender for a rare automobile.
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Develop the skills you need to build your own sheet metal parts Expert customizer Tim Remus combines his knowledge with metal-workers Steve Davis, Bob Monroe, Steve Moal and Craig Naff, to provide all the instruction you need to get the job done right. Detailed chapters cover: the right tool for the job; materials; welding; repairs; building from scratch and finish work; plus tips on how to repair and modify an existing part and starting from scratch. Create your own complex shapes from scratch or repair damaged panels with help from today's knowledgeable craftsmen.
About the Author
Best known for motorcycle titles like How to Build a Chopper and How to Build a Cheap Chopper, how-to author -->Tim Remus--> is also the author of custom painting books like Advanced Airbrush Art and fabrication titles like Ultimate Sheet -->M-->etal Fabrication. Today, the former auto mechanic runs a small publishing company, -->Wolfgang Pub-->lications, located in -->-->Stillwater-->, -->-->M-->innesota-->-->.-->-->-->
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In an age when most products come off an assembly line at the rate of hundreds or thousands per hour an increasing number of individuals yearn to build a fender, hood or side cover by hand. Whether you're restoring an old Packard, building a unique hot rod, customizing your Harley-Davidson, or trying to keep an old biplane in the air, the parts you require can't be purchased from a catalog. Eleven chapters cover: Design and Layout, Tools and Materials, and Welding Sheet Metal. Included are Fabrication Sequences with skilled craftsmen like Ron Covell, Steve Davis, Bo Olson and Bob Munroe. Over 350 photographs document the creation of a motorcycle fender, an automotive fender, part of an airplane cowl, a hot rod deck lid, the body of a pedal car and a blower scoop. Presented here is the information you need to build your own sheet metal parts from steel or aluminum. From simple hand work with a hammer and dolly to sophisticated shaping with large power tools, this book covers the methods you need to shape sheet metal.
Develop the skills you need to build your own sheet metal parts! Expert customizer Tim Remus combines his knowledge with metal-workers Steve Davis, Bob Monroe, Steve Moal and Craig Naff, to provide all the instruction you need to get the job done.
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