Firewall Fab, Deep Panel Shrinking with Thumbnail Shrink Dies, Very Fast

Chris Gross (pins and needles) attended the 2012 Santa Cruz Metal Meet and meet up with the guys from Baileigh. He came prepared with a project for the MH-19 Multi / Power Hammer. He wanted to build a firewall for his hot rod. Chris Rusch (our head design engineer) helped him out a little. Starting off with the 3" Thumbnail shrink dies in “power hammer mode.” The panel started to take shape very fast. Chris finished it off with the planishing dies and the BR-16E bead roller. The total project to a little more than an hour or so.

 

Anyone know these guys?

 

Good job Chris!

 

Those machines are just the best Shane, can you post up another pic or two showing how the 'thumb-nail' dies work and what they do to the metal?

 

They are about the fastest way to shrink a panel. Its instant.

 

Any updates Chris?

 

I can only name two. I'm sure that they are all bad ***es when it comes to metal. Fill us in...................

 

Cool treehouse too!

 

Ron Covell, Lazze, Chris Rusch, and myself.

 

Any updates Chris?