Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication

Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication provides the information you need to build your own sheet metal parts from steel or aluminum. From simple handwork with a hammer and dolly to sophisticated shaping done with large power tools it's all here.Eleven chapters cover: Design and Layout Tools and Materials Welding Sheet Metal; and Fabrication Sequences with skilled craftsmen like Ron Covell Steve Davis and Bob Munroe. Over 350 photographs document the creation of a motorcycle fender an automotive fender part of an airplane cowl a deck lid for a hot rod and the body of a pedal car.In an age when most products come off an assembly line at the rate of hundreds per hour an increasing number of individuals yearn to build a fender a hood or side cover with their own hands. 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.This book covers the methods you need to build those fenders side covers and deck lids.