Agree this is the career I would of loved to get into when I was young. Now it the hobby I’m trying to learn to knock stuff off my list. Wish I would of had someone to teach this stuff to me when I was young. Thanks for another great video.
Great video. I think it's great how some people help each other without letting jealousy or envy get in the way. I found this page through Karl Fisher who demonstrated this technique in a recent video. He had no problem telling everyone where he learned it. I've found a new channel to learn from!
I like your way of working a lot. Just how i would do it. The only thing is that you are waaaay better and an expert in it than i am. I like your explaning. It's in understanding language. Keep up the good work and films. Greets from germany💪💪🤙
Another great video. I look forward to these to learn new methods. As for adding fiberglass resin to condo they both are polyester resin so there is no issues with doing it. When I worked as an industrail fabricator in a fiberglass shop we did it often in making one off molds.
Mike, NOW I KNOW!!. you really are an accomplished Craftsman! I've spent time with this in my head and now I know. It's actually easier and better than the bead roller method that I was thinking about. Thanks for teaching us. 😁👍
Your video takes the mystery out of forming such a complex shape. That said, understanding the process is the easy part. It's enjoyable watching you make this process appear to be simple if you just go through the steps. Youve obviosly done this many, many times. Thank you sir. Very cool tutorial. 👍
Good stuff Mike. I really enjoy your videos. Another great way to thin body filler is with some inexpensive lacquer thinner. I've been using this method for at least 20 years and never had any issues. Thanks again for sharing your skills with us.
Ive been a bodyman for well over 40 years. I've been mixing in resin for all of tha, zero issues. Some people think that they have a clue, when in fact they don't.
Nice mounding tooling. Just watched Karl’s video. Have been watching you before this and already had you on my subscribed watch list Thanks for your teaching
Hello Mike...Just finished watching Japhands Customs, Karl gave you a shout out and here I am...Only just jumped right in but already seeing way too much good stuff to get to grips with...20 seconds of one video all I see is CLASS...Subbed!!
Fantastic work and editing. Music is great too! Learning so much and enjoying it thanks for doing what you do. Please take the strings out of your hoodie tho for safety!
I learn a lot from these videos, but it would be nice. If you guys would give a little estimate of what kind of time it takes to do some of these things sometimes I watch it 10 minute video. It takes me two days to get that project done at my try to get in, four hours of work in a day
Always interesting to see how problems are solved. FWIW, I have had good luck with a similar approach for repairing damaged trim. Make a casting of a good area and use in for re-shaping a damaged area. One big difference is that I cast directly in zinc (kirksite) right into/onto the stainless trim.This saves the machining step and the resulting "tool" is adequate for limited use. Not sure how it would stand up to the power hammer, but it only has to work for a foot to two of new profile.
i just finished listening to the podcast with joshua shaw [ episode 19 i think ] where you talk about a customizer and his practices , one of his acolytes also does the same thing , i am not bagging either of them but it is their method for instant results. i used to rebody crashed and rusted out locomotives and our method was pretty much like yours.
Again love the combination of tools and talent, I would love if you included about how much time it took from starting the mold to the finish piece, I know its not near the same as the length of the video!
I enjoy your content, thanks. If you ever need a more stable layout dye there is a product called Blue Vitrobe available at old time drug stores from the pharmacist. People used to put it down the toilet to keep roots out of their septic system. It turns the steel surface copper colored, won’t wash off with oil or water. Easily removed with maroon scotch brite.
lol very true, its only because I bought a Trumpf lately when looking for a Pullmax. I had never heard of a Trumpf before and I'm seriously impressed with it. I've worked with a few different size Pullmax before and this Trumpf is by far my favorite. Probably because its mine lol, you know how that goes. I have not ran a Lennox yet though so maybe I'm missing out. @@cornfieldcustoms
Thanks Mike. After you trimmed the final sheet it appeared you used some sort of burnisher on the edges you snipped. Maybe you’ve showed that before but I don’t remember. Is that just an aluminum block with a notch? If you haven’t videoed this burnishing process before, could you show us how and why you prefer that method as opposed to something else?
So, question(s) first…(1) how long did the sequence take, from body filler, to die, to ready to “install”..?? (2) have you ever used oil/wax on the metal to cut down on tooling marks?? Statement: that is damn impressive craftsmanship. I’ve never seen this done this way….but I love the end product. Now I need a damn milling machine.
maybe around 6 hours to cast the mold, make the tooling and test it ready to make the final part. I use oil but not to reduce oil marks, it allows the metal to glide through the tooling easier being lubricated. Wax will make it gummy and stick.
@@cornfieldcustoms thanks for the reply….that seems like time well spent to me. Love the videos and seeing on others accomplish tasks. I spent some time in chassis work shops in Europe in my youth….they used a wax (called it candle wax) as the metal warmed it got slicker and slicker. I have a crap load of pics I’ll see if I can find some and email to you. They used it for multi step hydraulic press metal bending. Same idea just bigger dies. Anyway…..have a great weekend and look forward to your next one.
Mike. I recently subscribed to your channel. Delighted to find a true teaching craftsman. A quick question about your sheet metal tig welding. What angle do you sharpen your electrode. Do you hand sharpen or do you use a tig grinder. Thanks Ed
This is filled with great info Mike as are all your other videos. I was wondering if you were to create a similar profile in 3003 h14 aluminum would you choose steel as a die material or something else while considering wanting to maintain the sharpness of the details and having minimal tool marking. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and presenting it as clearly as you do .
yes when using aluminum material i still use steel tooling. I just make sure the lead ins and out are perfect, no file makes and polished to a mirror. Its just a little more detail work in finishing to eliminate tooling marks
Thank you very much for all these amazing videos, I’m new to the metal shaping world, and been stuck on your videos for 2 weeks now, Quick question, what type of sheet metal do you use the most? CRS, MS, etc
How does one make a living making custom cars? Seriously. I'm getting into this as a hobby a bit and am wondering/dreaming of getting this good one day. I just don't understand the business model right now. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
does the lennoux work like a plenishing hammer ? , and the shinny "bar of soap" object you used to dress the edges of the sheet metal - what is that ? the devil's in the detail .... you nailed it , my friend
No it doesnt work like a plannishing hammer. A lennox is a fixed stroke machine while a planishing hammer is an air hammer. The silver tool is a vixen file holder i make
@@pamdunn8454 it moves so fast you dont see the movement in the video. The upper tool post has a fixed stroke vertically. The lower tool post is adjusted up to close the tool gap. A planishing hammer is not a fixed stroke. Its a hammer. The more PSI the harder the the hit, making it variable.
Used this technic a couple of times to reproduce some parts, tho using the prehistoric way ( hand hammer vs machine). This works fine for concave shapes like a U profile, but how would you handle a convex shapes like a C? Looking at making custom mouldings/trim. Thx for the very informative vids!
thanks for this and all the helpful videos Mike. i'm afraid though, that i didn't follow you when you laid down the yellow tape. when you said you where "offsetting" did you mean you where transferring the #19 sweep line further into to blank? cheers.
Do you allow for the thickness of your material between your male and female dies? Wouldn't the 19 sweep be on the hem fold line and the extra distance out to the edge for the hem be a larger radius?
I have a question, I wonder about welding on the tool prior to machining the profile. Does the tool not bend/not bend enough to worry about machining the profile prior to welding on it?
by bend I intended to say warp, so actual question. Does the tool not warp/not warp enough to worry about machining the profile prior to welding on it?
The tool doest warp, if you welded the stems on first there is not room to adjust anything with alignment, and your fighting the stems being in the way of the vise
First off I don't know what kind of degree he had but he sure as certain did not study these resins because Body filler is just filled resin it is still polyester resins the cream and liquid harder are all peroxides One is mek(metal elhal ketone) peroxide and one is benzoyl peroxide and you can harden polyester resins with either one I have And I used to make my own filled resins Dude needs to reevaluate his chemistry
@@65cj55 still... Well let's see... My family owned a fiberglass business since I was a kid and I've been working in fiberglass since I graduated hs and I am 50 now (Boats, truck body parts, Mold building, Body work Just for starters
I’ve been an auto metal worker for fifty some years you my friend just blow me away keep it up you truly deserve A ton of respect and credit !
Thanks i appreciate the kind words
I Agree 👍.
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Agree this is the career I would of loved to get into when I was young. Now it the hobby I’m trying to learn to knock stuff off my list. Wish I would of had someone to teach this stuff to me when I was young. Thanks for another great video.
EXCELLENT, AGAIN, Mike! Amazing work and I really appreciate you sharing and educating!!
@@dukesgarage thanks for watching
Great video. I think it's great how some people help each other without letting jealousy or envy get in the way. I found this page through Karl Fisher who demonstrated this technique in a recent video. He had no problem telling everyone where he learned it.
I've found a new channel to learn from!
Yep Karl is a great guy. Thanks for watching
I found the same video (make it kustom) awesome work on both ends 😊
Artistry meets creativity there. Your attention to detail really pays off. You are a truly great craftsman.
Thank you very much!
As I was watching this I realized I have something to use this technique on. Now I just need to finish building the machine I started on a year ago.
Glad it was helpful
Although I wish I had all your tools and machines, I really wish I had your knowledge and wisdom. I admire what you do
Thank you
I like your way of working a lot. Just how i would do it. The only thing is that you are waaaay better and an expert in it than i am. I like your explaning. It's in understanding language. Keep up the good work and films. Greets from germany💪💪🤙
Another great video. I look forward to these to learn new methods. As for adding fiberglass resin to condo they both are polyester resin so there is no issues with doing it. When I worked as an industrail fabricator in a fiberglass shop we did it often in making one off molds.
Thank you
Really nice work. The inner wheel tubs you did a while back is what got me coming back to your channel. You know your stuff man.
Thanks, and thanks for the continues support
Mike, NOW I KNOW!!. you really are an accomplished Craftsman! I've spent time with this in my head and now I know. It's actually easier and better than the bead roller method that I was thinking about. Thanks for teaching us. 😁👍
Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for watching
Your video takes the mystery out of forming such a complex shape.
That said, understanding the process is the easy part.
It's enjoyable watching you make this process appear to be simple if you just go through the steps.
Youve obviosly done this many, many times.
Thank you sir. Very cool tutorial. 👍
Thanks for watching
Watched Karl’s channel today using your technic after reviewing one of your videos.
Thats awesome, thanks for watching
You SIR ARE IN MY OPINION VERY TALENTED AND I WILL GIVE YOU MY HIGHEST COMPLIMENT and that is you are a craftsman thank you for the video
Wow, thank you very much !
Good stuff Mike. I really enjoy your videos. Another great way to thin body filler is with some inexpensive lacquer thinner. I've been using this method for at least 20 years and never had any issues. Thanks again for sharing your skills with us.
thanks for watching
Amazing as always. Also fun that Make It Kustom made a similar tool today.
Thanks, I'll have to check out Karls video on it !
Ive been a bodyman for well over 40 years. I've been mixing in resin for all of tha, zero issues. Some people think that they have a clue, when in fact they don't.
Beautifully done, and very well explained!
Thanks Ron. I was bummed I missed you at GNRS.
Mike...this is exactly the content I want to see. Thanks
Thanks for the feedback
Fantastic workmanship! So impressed with the very analytical way you approach each problem.
Thanks for the great content.
Thank you very much!
Karl from Make It Custom references you a lot so I decided to check you out. 👌
Thanks for checking channel out. Karl
Is a great guy
@@cornfieldcustoms yes he is a very knowledgeable man and I’ll be sure to watch more of you as well 👍
Thanks
Nice video
Really helps that I had just watched the hood profile video earlier today.
Glad you liked it!
Wow! I had no idea...
Thanks or watching
Nice mounding tooling. Just watched Karl’s video. Have been watching you before this and already had you on my subscribed watch list
Thanks for your teaching
Hello Mike...Just finished watching Japhands Customs, Karl gave you a shout out and here I am...Only just jumped right in but already seeing way too much good stuff to get to grips with...20 seconds of one video all I see is CLASS...Subbed!!
Thank you very much and thanks for checking out the channel
I came from Make it Kustom and this is an amazing technique, super great content a pleasure to watch.
Thanks for coming
Slick way to get as accurate a die as ya can.
Another cool video ... I watched make it kustom and he did the same thing with his home made profiler ... keep em comming ...
Thanks
Fantastic work and editing. Music is great too! Learning so much and enjoying it thanks for doing what you do. Please take the strings out of your hoodie tho for safety!
Much appreciated!
sorry someone has to always complain about the safety lol@@cornfieldcustoms nearly got sucked into a big drill this way and it haunts me!
Very interesting. Thanks for showing that process in detail.
Thanks for watching
Mike, Once again a great video! I learn something new in every video you make. Thank You!
Thanks for watching!
Amazing technique thanks for the video.
thanks for watching
Love your videos! Great to learn!
Glad you like them! thanks for watching
This video is awesome! So much great detail… Thanks Mike!
Ho Mike , another great video it's such a pleasure to watch and learn from .. Keep up the great work .Dave from Scotland 👍
Thanks 👍
Wow. Great video! You make it look so easy.. You've got amazing skill and teaching ability.
Thank you
Fantastic video and tutorial.
Thank you
That's a gorgeous piece of work!
Thank you very much!
Keep up the amazing videos bro
And as I always say
If it works it works
Love your Chanel
thanks
Really nice quality work you do.
Thank you very much!
Great job! Very informative!
Thank you
Very Nice Work.
Thanks 🔥
I learn a lot from these videos, but it would be nice. If you guys would give a little estimate of what kind of time it takes to do some of these things sometimes I watch it 10 minute video. It takes me two days to get that project done at my try to get in, four hours of work in a day
Making the videos takes longer than if we were to just make the part, Ive been working on the mack truck finder for a couple weeks!
Always interesting to see how problems are solved. FWIW, I have had good luck with a similar approach for repairing damaged trim. Make a casting of a good area and use in for re-shaping a damaged area. One big difference is that I cast directly in zinc (kirksite) right into/onto the stainless trim.This saves the machining step and the resulting "tool" is adequate for limited use. Not sure how it would stand up to the power hammer, but it only has to work for a foot to two of new profile.
Thanks for sharing
Great craftsmanship!!!
Thank you
Awesome work & info Mike 👏 loving all your videos, helping me alot in my own metal shaping journey 👌
Thanks I appreciate the support!
i just finished listening to the podcast with joshua shaw [ episode 19 i think ] where you talk about a customizer and his practices , one of his acolytes also does the same thing , i am not bagging either of them but it is their method for instant results.
i used to rebody crashed and rusted out locomotives and our method was pretty much like yours.
Yep I just like to do things differently and to a different level. Different strokes for different folks
WOW
Again love the combination of tools and talent, I would love if you included about how much time it took from starting the mold to the finish piece, I know its not near the same as the length of the video!
I might have 6 hours in casting the mold, making the tooling, doing tests and fine tuning the tooling.
this content is great the tips and tricks help a lot thx
Thanks
Love your work
Thanks
Thinning out the filler works get even on cars there's a few close to me I did 20 years ago and still look great!
Yep common practice
I enjoy your content, thanks. If you ever need a more stable layout dye there is a product called Blue Vitrobe available at old time drug stores from the pharmacist. People used to put it down the toilet to keep roots out of their septic system. It turns the steel surface copper colored, won’t wash off with oil or water. Easily removed with maroon scotch brite.
Thanks for the recommendation
You get tight tolerances for duplicating profiles making aa mold
Yep, exact copy
Do you work alone? Workshop is vast, and always empty. Incredible.
Yes i work alone for the most part. I have some friends that will come by and lend a hand when i need it
now i know great job
Thanks
Fine job!!
Thanks
Awesome. How about a video on how to separate and re attach a hood skin like on the Cadillac in the background
Maybe someday
Love this content. Really appreciate your talents and instruction.
I appreciate that!
Top film ...we have our 2nd custom car job soon a 1940,s Ford....should be fun.
Great video. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching
Nicely done Mike 👌
Thanks man
Pullmax, Lennox, or Trumpf .... don't forget the awesome Trumpf machine lol
If we are naming them all i think you forgot a few. Lennox and pullmax are the most common 2
lol very true, its only because I bought a Trumpf lately when looking for a Pullmax. I had never heard of a Trumpf before and I'm seriously impressed with it. I've worked with a few different size Pullmax before and this Trumpf is by far my favorite. Probably because its mine lol, you know how that goes. I have not ran a Lennox yet though so maybe I'm missing out. @@cornfieldcustoms
Cool technique
Thanks!
Nice video 👍
Thanks
Great workmanship
Thanks!
loved the video!
Thanks, glad you liked it!!
Thank u
Thanks for watching
Inspiring
Thank you
Quality work!
Much appreciated!
top shelf. bud. great to watch. thanks.
Thanks 👍
Thanks Mike. After you trimmed the final sheet it appeared you used some sort of burnisher on the edges you snipped. Maybe you’ve showed that before but I don’t remember. Is that just an aluminum block with a notch? If you haven’t videoed this burnishing process before, could you show us how and why you prefer that method as opposed to something else?
Its a vixen file holder i make. I am going to do a video them once i get the batch in from the machine shop
You are a verry talented person
Its more hard work and focus vs talent
Great Video! Love to have a Pulmax!
thanks, they are super handy to have around
Great video, brother
Thanks for watching!
Amazing !
Thank you
All good 👍
Thanks
So, question(s) first…(1) how long did the sequence take, from body filler, to die, to ready to “install”..?? (2) have you ever used oil/wax on the metal to cut down on tooling marks??
Statement: that is damn impressive craftsmanship. I’ve never seen this done this way….but I love the end product.
Now I need a damn milling machine.
maybe around 6 hours to cast the mold, make the tooling and test it ready to make the final part. I use oil but not to reduce oil marks, it allows the metal to glide through the tooling easier being lubricated. Wax will make it gummy and stick.
@@cornfieldcustoms thanks for the reply….that seems like time well spent to me. Love the videos and seeing on others accomplish tasks.
I spent some time in chassis work shops in Europe in my youth….they used a wax (called it candle wax) as the metal warmed it got slicker and slicker. I have a crap load of pics I’ll see if I can find some and email to you. They used it for multi step hydraulic press metal bending. Same idea just bigger dies. Anyway…..have a great weekend and look forward to your next one.
Mike. I recently subscribed to your channel. Delighted to find a true teaching craftsman. A quick question about your sheet metal tig welding. What angle do you sharpen your electrode. Do you hand sharpen or do you use a tig grinder. Thanks Ed
Thanks for subscribing. I sharpen by hand on the belt grinder. I dont have a specific angle, but prefer a little longer of a grind.
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This is filled with great info Mike as are all your other videos. I was wondering if you were to create a similar profile in 3003 h14 aluminum would you choose steel as a die material or something else while considering wanting to maintain the sharpness of the details and having minimal tool marking. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and presenting it as clearly as you do .
yes when using aluminum material i still use steel tooling. I just make sure the lead ins and out are perfect, no file makes and polished to a mirror. Its just a little more detail work in finishing to eliminate tooling marks
“I’m guessing he was a chemical engineer” got me 😂
He probably thought you were adding epoxy resin not polyester or vinyl ester resin which are the same as the body filler.
👍 how much do you charge by the foot for crown molding 😂😂😂 Wood is getting expensive 🤓👍
All jokes aside you do Some serious Nice work.👍
Thanks
Hello. Are you going to make a video about the inner piece?
Probably not as it was the same process just more simple
Thank you very much for all these amazing videos,
I’m new to the metal shaping world, and been stuck on your videos for 2 weeks now,
Quick question, what type of sheet metal do you use the most? CRS, MS, etc
Very nice
Thank you
Great!
Nice Work. Looks Great.
#STAYSAFE
#PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸
thanks for the continued support
Cool your jets
Its not the end of the world
Front and back sides of a hoodie? 😉
lol
How does one make a living making custom cars? Seriously. I'm getting into this as a hobby a bit and am wondering/dreaming of getting this good one day. I just don't understand the business model right now. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
does the lennoux work like a plenishing hammer ? , and the shinny "bar of soap" object you used to dress the edges of the sheet metal - what is that ? the devil's in the detail .... you nailed it , my friend
No it doesnt work like a plannishing hammer. A lennox is a fixed stroke machine while a planishing hammer is an air hammer. The silver tool is a vixen file holder i make
sorry don't understand ? , i watched for any kind of movement , a stroke would have opposing surfaces ?
@@pamdunn8454 it moves so fast you dont see the movement in the video. The upper tool post has a fixed stroke vertically. The lower tool post is adjusted up to close the tool gap. A planishing hammer is not a fixed stroke. Its a hammer. The more PSI the harder the the hit, making it variable.
wow .... very cool stuff - a new tool for me , thank you for sharing your knowledge
lol. Chemical engineer hey. Us body guys been thinning out filler or short strand fiberglass for 45 years that I know of.
exactly
Used this technic a couple of times to reproduce some parts, tho using the prehistoric way ( hand hammer vs machine). This works fine for concave shapes like a U profile, but how would you handle a convex shapes like a C? Looking at making custom mouldings/trim. Thx for the very informative vids!
thanks for this and all the helpful videos Mike. i'm afraid though, that i didn't follow you when you laid down the yellow tape. when you said you where "offsetting" did you mean you where transferring the #19 sweep line further into to blank? cheers.
@@eddiemcg yes i was offsetting the line 3/4 of an inch by using 3/4 inch tape
I was wondering how you made the dies. Being just an at home guy, do you think the same thing could be done with a planishing hammer?
Maybe but i would have my doubts it would have the strength to do it
Do you allow for the thickness of your material between your male and female dies? Wouldn't the 19 sweep be on the hem fold line and the extra distance out to the edge for the hem be a larger radius?
i will clearence for matrial thickness on some tooling. Ir depends on the profile. its not always needed since i adjust the height of the lower tool
I have a question, I wonder about welding on the tool prior to machining the profile. Does the tool not bend/not bend enough to worry about machining the profile prior to welding on it?
by bend I intended to say warp, so actual question. Does the tool not warp/not warp enough to worry about machining the profile prior to welding on it?
The tool doest warp, if you welded the stems on first there is not room to adjust anything with alignment, and your fighting the stems being in the way of the vise
Do you need to build in some clearance for material thickness?
Depends on the profile.
How much does the pullmax cost?
How much is a new door cost?
I paid $2500 for my lennox machine. A new door would not help you since the roof is chopped, hence needing the new sections.
Where do you get those sweeps from. Been looking for a while and can’t find them
My friend chris made these for but customs by jimmy on IG makes and sells them
@@cornfieldcustoms whats his IG name?
@@mattkrol1694 kustomsbyjimmy
First off
I don't know what kind of degree he had but he sure as certain did not study these resins because
Body filler is just filled resin it is still polyester resins the cream and liquid harder are all peroxides
One is mek(metal elhal ketone) peroxide and one is benzoyl peroxide and you can harden polyester resins with either one
I have
And I used to make my own filled resins
Dude needs to reevaluate his chemistry
You still pushing that story ?
@@65cj55 still...
Well let's see...
My family owned a fiberglass business since I was a kid and
I've been working in fiberglass since I graduated hs and I am 50 now
(Boats, truck body parts,
Mold building,
Body work
Just for starters
Some wizards use wands, others use power hammers.