fitting by derrick1032 posted Mar 7, 2015 at 7:12 AM I had a few requests to show detail on how I made my door hinge bead. Rather than fill up my build thread I just made a new one. 11027937_10155394444835122_8542798017360597479_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM First off I use the purple 3M grinding disks. They are expensive but outlast anything out there and are made of plastic instead of the paper that shreds to easy. I cut down the backing pad on my 3" angle grinder. This allows me to grind the edge of the disc against a piece of s**** metal to keep a sharp grinding edge. vice grips by derrick1032 posted Mar 7, 2015 at 7:12 AM Had to sacrifice a set of vice-grips to the greater good. 11034901_10155394462920122_2947604844903725211_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM First I trim with about 1/16 of excess to trim off later. 10422431_10155394463160122_3401846299428561986_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM I start with light pressure on the straight section to use as a guide for the corners 11045329_10155394463245122_6846601613172429660_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM I do a 45˚ corner p*** then tighten vice grips a little and make a second corner p***. 11041761_10155394463340122_5486183985195392182_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM Second p*** over the straight section 11054382_10155394463630122_486907120738040368_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM tighten the vise grips a little more and make a third p*** except do two 30˚ corners Instead of one 45˚(starts to get the outside corner round) 10329165_10155394463695122_8950483215141664023_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM Third p*** on the straight section 11037890_10155394464065122_2841926099404929765_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM I used a #2 phillips bit as a punch to crisp up the corners ( a small punch would probably be better but I'm lazy and the bit was sitting right there) 14200_10155394464160122_422098475491637053_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM flip it over and do the same the the other side 11059322_10155394464210122_8819427221873942192_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:46 PM 11043036_10155394464400122_7125394434418229927_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:49 PM 11060467_10155394464490122_6643362084160614394_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:49 PM 10562952_10155394464700122_6623875311416397133_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:49 PM I use light pressure and keep my grinder moving in the same motion as if I was block sanding. It helps keep from digging in. 10422350_10155394464855122_8266247688790895610_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:49 PM trim the inside excess off 11051979_10155394464900122_714085185736847891_n by derrick1032 posted Mar 8, 2015 at 11:49 PM I use the red fiber disk to finish. It gets rid of grinder marks and softens up any squarness. This was just a test piece, so a little extra attention to detail would make it real nice. I'd suggest make a couple trial pieces for practice first.
Thanks Derrick for sharing. Your metal shaping skills are amazing. I know your truck will turn great with the attention to the small details you're giving it. I'm going to give your technique a try on this as I'm making my own door skin.
No problem. There's a bit of messing around to get it figured out. Once you get the hang of it, I did the last one in about 20min.
You make it look so simple! Obviously there's years of skill and technique to get the final result, but you've given me the confidence to try something like this, thank you!
Now I've pushed bead roller much higher on the "tools NEEDED" list! I'd heard of using skate wheels... How easy are they to chuck up in place of the steel die(s)? What brand of tool are you using there?
Vintage56 - just a regular 8" pair of vise - grips to make the bead. The bead roller I got from KMS tools ( I think it's the same as Harbor Freight. They need bracing added as they flex too much without. A quick Google will give a bunch of examples. The skate wheels have a 7/8 hole for the bearing which is the same size as the bead roller dies. U just have to drill or die grind the little step that centre's the bearings. They are just friction fit and dont spin. I use spacers to stop from walking sideways. I made the tipping die out of a sheave from Princess Auto( there's hydraulic section)
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