Thread: FOR THE LOVE OF MDF,REDGUM and Metal,

Your slapper is hanging up on the back wall between the bossing mallet and what looks like a hide-faced hammer.

As a young apprentice who worked on a lot of rusty 70’s cars to suppliment my meagre pay I slapped a fair bit of metal around! My favourite was one with file teeth cut into it, it acted as a shrinker and would “pull” metal that had been stretched out back into flat.

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

Your slapper is hanging up on the back wall between the bossing mallet and what looks like a hide-faced hammer.

. That's not what those rascally poms call a slapper!

Regards
Paul

Here’s my two blocking hammers and a nicely polished round headed one.
The big blocking hammer is a Matheson, it’s so heavy its a joke for someone like myself swinging it.
The other Guido the blacksmith at Everly Made as a prototype for a batch he made for the boys at Motorretro. Nice weight to it.
H.

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

. That's not what those rascally poms call a slapper!

Regards
Paul

I predicted that response [emoji6][emoji6]

Originally Posted by clear out

Here’s my two blocking hammers and a nicely polished round headed one.
The big blocking hammer is a Matheson, it’s so heavy its a joke for someone like myself swinging it.
The other Guido the blacksmith at Everly Made as a prototype for a batch he made for the boys at Motorretro. Nice weight to it.
H.

There great looking hammers Clear out,
My blocking hammer is all ready frightening me
Glad I’m not doing four 1930 something guards lol,

Cheers Matt,

Originally Posted by clear out

Here’s my two blocking hammers and a nicely polished round headed one.

It looks suspiciously like someone couldn't afford an arm and a leg so only gave a hip

Right I wasn’t going to post my progress un till I got bit further along.

But what the hell, why not, the forum seems to me a bit slow lately.
So last weekend, I picked up a lovely sheet of 1 mm bright cold rolled steel 1200/2400 for $55 Au.

I really should sweep out the back of my van more often.

So after a couple of false starts.
First attempt I tried shaping one side of base in one piece, that ended up with me feeling sore, an a piece of sheet metal looking like it’s been run over a few times by few large trucks,an would you believe it I’ve lost the pics [emoji849].
So after recovering from the first abomination,
I decided to attempt each side in a view more manageable piece that I will butt weld together later.
So late this afternoon after a few hours work, we are left with sore arms, but getting a little closer.
It’s not really looking like much at present,but hopefully it will come together fingers crossed.



Cheers Matt .
Not much wood work [emoji849][emoji849]

Originally Posted by Simplicity

So late this afternoon after a few hours work, we are left with sore arms, but getting a little closer.

A bit hammered then?

Very interested to see how the panel beating develops plus I get to have a squiz around your workshop .

Regards
Paul

Gidday

I can remember using Peen hammers to hammer my truncated cones into shape when I did my Metal Fab Apprenticeship

I know that ache in the arm and hand and it aint going to get any easier erm........................youve pick a panel beaters nightmare as a starter project

And unless your planning on using a tonne of Bog its going an exercise in grit and determination rather than craftsmanship

It might make it easier if you use a panel beaters dolly behind your hammer blows

IF i dared to venture into the deep waters you are ID try making a MDF form as close as you can to your desired pattern and use this to help shape your sheet as close as possible

Good Luck am curious to see how she unfolds!

Regards Lou

Originally Posted by Bushmiller

A bit hammered then?

Very interested to see how the panel beating develops plus I get to have a squiz around your workshop .

Regards
Paul

Paul,
I promise you no alcohol was harmed “yet” in the creation of a metal bag of walnuts.
If you keep being a perv I have my people sent your people, one large two person(not man that’s political incorrect)saw for immediate sharping,
Which I’m sure you were perving at [emoji849].

Next on the side that looks like big dirty lumps is planashing.

Cheers Matt.
Ps it’s freezing here so I stayed in side were it’s warm.

Originally Posted by NewLou

Gidday

I can remember using Peen hammers to hammer my truncated cones into shape when I did my Metal Fab Apprenticeship

I know that ache in the arm and hand and it aint going to get any easier erm........................youve pick a panel beaters nightmare as a starter project

And unless your planning on using a tonne of Bog its going an exercise in grit and determination rather than craftsmanship

It might make it easier if you use a panel beaters dolly behind your hammer blows

IF i dared to venture into the deep waters you are ID try making a MDF form as close as you can to your desired pattern and use this to help shape your sheet as close as possible

Good Luck am curious to see how she unfolds!

Regards Lou

Lou,

Peen hammer ??

Wasn’t planning on covering it in an inch of bog,so we will see how we go [emoji849].

But once it’s ruff formed
An that is what you are looking at at present, I will be planashing,using a few of my dollies.
An one other trick I have!

I did actually think about make a solid form in Mdf and using that to shape it with!

Cheers Matt,[emoji849]




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