swage lines, Help needed

[oldnek]

I made a hammerform for my tubs.Then you can make them any shape you like.

I used cold rolled bright mild steel to tap them up cos it moves easier than zinc anneal,and tigs up nicer.(still hard work cos I used 1.6)




Hope these might help.

Thats a damn shame to paint that over, I would just clear it and let it look all natural.

Nice Job

I haven't used a hammer form as yet, did you still have to shrink the roll curves, or is that finished straight with dead blow.

[oldnek]

Another way you could try and swage, is to use a section of cattle grid and a piece of hardwood dowel. I have made swages using steel gutter grid (which is smaller in size-re:length) You know the ones you used to get your pushbike wheels stuck in and broom handle the same way with good results.

Somewhere I came across a link where a couple of blokes in Thailand where building a Kombi ute, just using primitive hand tools, fabricating all repair sections by hand.
They were making the rear floorpan using a chisel and wood block, very time consuming but worked.

[wot179]

Pretty much straight off the hammerform.I had it clamped down pretty well with loads of clamps and another lump of ply.

It also had a 20mm return folded down on the bottom edge cos I need that for a hidden fixing into the timber floor,but it had the added advantage of stopping the metal pulling

forward off the hammerform as I pulled the edge over with the dead blow.

Ive been a sheety my whole adult life,but this is my first attempt at making or using a hammerform.

Just bring it around gently and try not to bring too much over at once.

I have lots more pics if you want me to start a thread.

[oldnek]

I have lots more pics if you want me to start a thread.

You should do and then the Mods can post it as a Sticky, this is what people want to see. The more we post up the better it is for all.

[Blacky]

I have lots more pics if you want me to start a thread.

Bring it on

[Ed]

+1

more pics would be great, I love this kind of stuff.

[parisian62]

I have lots more pics if you want me to start a thread.

Yes please!

[Trev]

Somewhere I came across a link where a couple of blokes in Thailand where building a Kombi ute, just using primitive hand tools, fabricating all repair sections by hand.
They were making the rear floorpan using a chisel and wood block, very time consuming but worked.

I have seen this also, it was amazing.

[wot179]

Here yas go.
http://www.fbekholden.com/forum/viewtop ... 23&t=13284

[Ed]

Just a follow up on an old thread...

I ended up buying a bead roller and then bracing it up etc to stop the arm from walking.

besides the silly crank handle, which I want to change next, it's easy to use. teh quality is OK for hobby type use (which is me).

now a question...

I rolled some beads into the floor of a Datsun ute I'm building. I thought.. should hte beads face up or down? I ended up facing them down as I figured over time they would get dented from people getting in and out.

Cheers

Ed

[Blacky]

Sounds to me like you made the right choice Ed