Hammer Forms

Does anyone have any noteable websites that focus on hammer forms for sheet metal shaping? It seems that all i can find is adds for how to make planishing hammers and different tools. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

 

http://tinmantech.com/

 

http://www.heritagesonline.homestead.com/metalworking.html

Also check out < www.metalshapers.org >


and < http://groups.yahoo.com/group/metalshapers/ >

 

www.metalmeet.com awesome site

 

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Yep, metalmeet is great...another one: www.metalshapers.org Oops, I seee Unkl Ian beat me to it! be sure to spend a lot of time at each site...hidden jewels and all that...What type of part are you trying to make?

John www.ghiaspecialties.com

 

Also, there's a recent video out by Ron Fourner and Ron Covell all about hammerforms. It's quite good and worth the money.

It's available from either metalworker's website, or at places like Eastwood.

--Matt

 

I'm pretty sure there is a post in the tech-o-matic section here.I think its about making a filler panel for a bumper.

 

Here's a thread ---
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=UBB1&amp;Number=93953&amp;page=&amp;view=&amp;sb=5&amp;o=&amp;fpart=1&amp;vc=1

 

heres something i was working on...made the form and have been playing with the shape since then...but i got the start from the form...its made from a baord of oak that someone gave me...worked pretty well i thought

gotta make clearance for the spindle...or maybe just trim out..but anyways thats not the point...just showing what i made with a hammer form

theres 4 pictures

zach

 

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last one...i hope its atleast some inspiration

zach

 

Kustom--what gauge metal is that?