Review the process and why using aluminum sheet metal forming to outfit your DIY camper / adventure rig. The overall size of our camper riding on an F350 4X4 surprises many. Building camper to be strong yet light was a key design goal. Much of our inside shelving, holders, brackets, is not wood like many campers but sheet metal. And many of the outside surfaces are also covered in sheet metal. Our gray tank, fuel input, side / body armor, and the bag boxes are all fabricated or covered in aluminum sheeting. Aluminum fabrication is lighter and cheaper than building out with wood.
Working with sheet metal it's not difficult and if you do wood work, you most likely have the tools on hand. From the shop, Steve takes you through his process, the tools, and all you need to know to start working with sheet metal and fabricate light weight parts for any DIY truck, RV, adventure rig, overlanding vehicle.
CHAPTERS:
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00:00 Intro
00:40 Why Use Aluminum
00:58 Conceive your Finished Part
01:42 Create your Flat Pattern
06:09 Start with Cuts, Holes
08:08 Bending Tools
09:49 Forming
13:36 Test Fit
14:13 Finishing and Final Assy
18:43 Final Test Fit
18:50 Aluminum vs Wood