Technical What is the name of the body hammering tool ....???

It has a "C" shaped frame. You can slide it over a fender lip like a pneumatic planishing hammer except that it's manual (no power) and you squeeze a hand grip to strike the hammer. Wherever the dolly side is on one side you know you are striking at the same spot on the other.

 

This?

Bullseye pick.

 

I think the official name is Moira Mains. Funeral homes usually stock them. Try calling your local funeral home and ask them if they have Moira Mains

 

We made a smaller version of that pick, to bump out the little stone dings in the stainless headlight buckets for my 34.
Didn't get it a the funeral home- @borntoloze haha

 

Bullseye Pick

 

Thanks ..Ill add one of those..!!

 

THANKS.

 

You're welcome!

It is truly the weirdest thing to me that something as simple as vocabulary is often the biggest obstacle.

It's nuts. I spent about a year trying to learn to use one of the most sophisticated CAD programs out there.

A friend handed me a vocabulary sheet that he made years before, and I was up-and-running, in about 2-hours.

Words can be both beautiful, and stupid.

 

I don’t think you’re quite as old as I am Gimpy, so you probably have been spared so far the loss of memory that happens when you get older. The brain farts get more regular after you pass 60 !

 

I remember that when I was in high school autoshop as a student the shop had a full set of those in the body/paint room The instructor explained what they were for to us in the beginner class but we never got to use them. By the time I started teaching the class in 1978 the shop was in a different building at the newer high school and there was no paint room and the body tools were long gone.

 

I got to fab one of my own in high school auto shop.

 

Here's mine along with a few extra home made hitters. The Return Spring and the Stop Bolt are very important
they were part of the Original Design, but eliminated by the company that bought out the original company, they were last produced in Turlock,Ca. = Bullseye Co. I added a Ford Headlamp Bucket Spring. The Old Originals had a leaf type spring, and the stop bolt is just a # 10-24 it's necessary to keep control of how hard you hit with the pick tips.

 

People make them and use them, so natch - consider the source.

 

My Dad using his old original Bullseye Pick, He was 83 yrs. old in this pic

 

....Humans are a weird species.

 

I was searching for one of those on the net and found that I could get one here in Canada from KMS tools in Canadian dollars cheaper than I could in American dollars from either Speedway or Eastwood.

 

"An illogical species and one given over to emotion and violence. Quite frankly it will prove to be their downfall.

However, it is critical to note that the inhabitants of the 3rd planet are the only beings we have encountered in our travels that have customized their primitive, petrol fueled, personal conveniences for both aesthetic and performance related purposes. Rather than destroying them, I suggest we return to this planet in 50 years earth time, if they have continued to advance this unique art form, we should make contact and enrich their civilization with our knowledge of the universe. In return this species can share with us their knowledge of Hot Rods, demonstrations of speed and enginuity.

If, on the other hand, they have abandoned this fascinating and traditional pursuit for mere transportation purposes, renewable resources and mass transportation, we will destroy the entire planet as planned". - The Last Street Fighter, Rise of the Flathead

 

and then you hit70 and start pissing in Moris code

 

Here’s my set in the original case. I’ve only ever used the smaller hammer, about 18” deep. It’s a very handy hammer to bring up small spots, especially after welding a joint. Not for major metal moving, just for fine tuning.

 

This has been educational. When I got my dad's stuff,a bullseye pick was included. I have never thought about trying it on the projects but now I am curious. I think it's hanging on the edge of my chipper

 

I had one but come to think of it, I haven't seen it since I moved 15 years ago. Rats. Still hanging on the water heater.

 

@alchemy
What are they made out of? 1/2" tube ?

Always thought about building one.

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Gene Winfield sold a similar tool at one time

 

Yup, just tubing

 

Mine is made of 1/2" solid rod, not a lot of weight behind tubing.

 

Mine are light weight. I’ve never measured the tubing size but I know the arms are hollow. The umph is all in the head. As I said above, they are not for moving big dents, but more for fine finessing.

 

Thanks guys!

So about anything goes! Solid rod or tubing so that makes it easier to copy although solid rod would be easier to bend. A little heat and a vise verses tubing where I'd need a bender without collapsing the tube.

After I finish my welding cart I'll have to delve deeper into building one. Need to start back onto the body work on the model A and I can see this coming in handy.

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What do the different heads and tips look like?

 

A variety of longer and shorter, with pointy or blunt, and medium width or wide.

 

Heres where I got my plans from to build mine..
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/build-a-bullseye-pick/183917/page1/