Re: Fun

[Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>]

John,

Chapter 7 of Ron Fournier's book "Metal Fabricators Handbook"
has a metal shaping exercise showing how to make a 9"
diameter bowl 1 1/2 " deep. It's about a page of text and 6
photographs.

Bryan



John Burk wrote:
> Had fun playing with the english wheel today . The most recent body panels for
> the streamliner that I picked up from my C minus aluminum man made needed help
> and I got them looking passable . Decided to try making the blisters that'll
> cover the Dana hubs that stick through the body . C-clamped a scrap piece of
> .050" 3003 between two pieces of 3/4" plywood with the right shape teardrop
> cutout and hammered it with my plastic hammer till it had the right bulge .
> Then wheeled it smooth which took some screwing around to roll in near the
> flange . Was considering cutting a piece of maple to the shape of the inside
> of the blister and hammering the aluminum over it to get the shape closer .
> Has anybody used that method ?
> 
> John Burk