Sand bag I used: amzn.to/3WS4Dga Similar Mallet: amzn.to/3Yb1eKn I made mine in this video from wood, but that's the one I use now. it's heavier and works better than the wood one. *these are affiliate links*
I'm a wannabe metalsmith, and I've just learned more from you than I've learned thus far from that expensive metal-forming book I bought! Thank you for your simple approach to a complicated subject.
I'm one of the fools who polishes their hammer frequently... er... Anyhow, I occasionally do this sort of thing with silver for jewellery I make. Any imperfection in the hammer has to be sanded and buffed out later, and I'm lazy. With a polished hammer I can skip most of the sanding/polishing stages. But if you are after texture, a purposefully bumpy hammer is also a great piece of kit.
I think what you are doing is called "Sinking". Which is stretching. If you continue to work it in a way where the edges start coming to gather, that is "raising". Specifically "Synclastic Raising". Which at that point, shrinking would fit as a description.
Yea the stump hole has to b smooth in the bole or it will leave a crimp in the steel or aluminum it has to b as smooth as possible use a small air grinder with a small 2inch head and grind it all smooth in the bowl then oil it with wood preserve and it will b great.
What aluminum alloy were you whacking? I can't imagine this working with a harder temper like 6061 T-6. Pick your poison first is really important, try 3033-O.
Wow, so many shots fired... fiberglass, cats, blocky vans... Nice candy dish in the end. That leather bag is used in marshal arts for conditioning your hands... with shot used for iron palm training.
Try It a bit pricey too. Original AC Cobras go for over a million dollars. I have a car with a similar body style. I have a 1966 Volvo P1800S It was a lot cheaper for me to buy.
After you said you bought the leather bag I was really hoping you were going to say that you stole the sand. I don't know why but it seems really funny
Make a chest plate with the aluminum bronze. Or the tin bronze using Cu88%+Sn12% or try to recreate Orichalcum. I've used a different ratio and have tried to recreate it my self. Made a small knife. However I do not believe I got it correct. So ill give you the composition I made and see if you want to tinker with it. Fe 5%+ Ni 5%+Cu 55%+ Zn 35% + Pb 3% and a small amount of charcoal which was said to give it a carbon content making it stronger. But was unsure of the amount.
Hello Sir! I received a stainless steel WOK for free. Its Round and I used it on my electric stove. I got a Deadblow hammer and made flat in the middle so it gets hotter but I cant get the major bumps out of it it works just some areas are hotter and the oil pools there. How would you go about making it flat? I live in an apartment dont have access to major equipment! Thanks!!
I never got a metal shot bag. A lot of people like to use them on panels they're beating on to keep the noise down some. You just lay the bag onto the panel while you're working and it dampens the ringing. Some folks have a cut off bottom end of an old gas cylinder that they use as a stump. There's a dimple in there for bracing. But it isn't wood so you will stretch metal using it. I got loads of sheet metal bodywork tools. Hammers, dollies, slapping spoons. You can make a slapping spoon out of wood. People often leather face them too. You might like a slapper? You seem like a slap happy kind of a guy to me.
I've seen the leather covered slappers and some similar tools for working aluminum, definitely cool. If i had some aluminum sheet i'd play around with it some more, but that stuff ain't cheap. I have plenty of sheet steel but this wood mallet just isn't heavy enough.
I have a steel spoon. You could drill your mallet out and pour lead in it. Dunk it in water so it doesn't burn all up on you. Dunk after you pour, not before. Molten lead and water don't mix. Some computer cases are aluminum. You just have to keep your eyes open for good scrap.
I used to make reproduction viking helmets in 18guage steel. (based on finds - no horns) I know you like your history why not try making a spangen helm as a metal beating project?
Doming a helmet in one piece is definitely an advanced project. Making the helmet with sectors individually domed is much easier. Then rivet the sectors to a frame of metal bands.
Hey man I’m making a belt buckle for Halloween but it’s out of 3mm mild steel. Would appreciate any beginner advice. Basically just need to slightly dome it
"Used it for driving punches. Not the tool for the job." That second sentence wasn't really referencing the first but it's absolutely true. You'll be better off if you don't use a framing hammer for metal work of any kind.
Why not sand paper the stump hole? It would smooth and round the bowl shape. Or hammer it with round hammer to beat down and shape it, just my thought.
unfortunately no, I made it before I started doing these videos. The mallet isn't even done (i don't finish stuff...) but I might make another one. I'd like to add mass, maybe fill the inside of it with shot
@@PaulsGarage I don't finish things, either. I went to school for autobody and almost bought a set of those mallets, but I couldn't bring myself to pay that much for something I could make myself. (Could, but still haven't haha)
Hmm I don’t how I’ll create a decent one 😂 need to make like those in the shoulders, neck and hips of Zendaya’s 2018 Met Gala, but anyone knows where I could go to order or have some customised pieces? I just don’t know what they’re called. Junk shop, hobby shop? Please help 😂
That's crazy talk! Next thing they'll say pizza and beer are bad for you! I sense a conspiracy here, to stop us enhoying the foods we enjoy and love. Mumble, chemtrails, mumble, Big Museli....
Yeah soda is bad stuff, all that sugary processed stuff in general. I still don't eat it and 2 years later I still haven't gained any weight back. I watched a bunch of videos about diabetes put out by a Dr named Jason Fung, there should be a bunch of his stuff on TH-cam if you haven't seen it already. Mostly its about insulin resistance and stuff, might be worth checking out 👍
unfortunately I can't get lingum vitae here in large quantities for cheap, though I do have a fool long log of it on my bookshelf. Fun fact, lignum vitae is a very oily wood, so not only is it super dense and hard, but it contains it's own lubrication, even better for bearings :D
A little bit heavy on the exposition made it kinda hard to follow. Typically you do this thing where you show yourself actually using it and talking about it and it makes it much easier to track. Had to skip the first like 8 minutes, next time just talk about the thing while you're using it like you usually do, it's much more interesting and the listener has visual context to understand the things you're saying.
Sand bag I used: amzn.to/3WS4Dga
Similar Mallet: amzn.to/3Yb1eKn
I made mine in this video from wood, but that's the one I use now. it's heavier and works better than the wood one.
*these are affiliate links*
I'm a wannabe metalsmith, and I've just learned more from you than I've learned thus far from that expensive metal-forming book I bought! Thank you for your simple approach to a complicated subject.
I'm one of the fools who polishes their hammer frequently... er...
Anyhow, I occasionally do this sort of thing with silver for jewellery I make. Any imperfection in the hammer has to be sanded and buffed out later, and I'm lazy. With a polished hammer I can skip most of the sanding/polishing stages. But if you are after texture, a purposefully bumpy hammer is also a great piece of kit.
I think what you are doing is called "Sinking". Which is stretching. If you continue to work it in a way where the edges start coming to gather, that is "raising". Specifically "Synclastic Raising". Which at that point, shrinking would fit as a description.
Yea the stump hole has to b smooth in the bole or it will leave a crimp in the steel or aluminum it has to b as smooth as possible use a small air grinder with a small 2inch head and grind it all smooth in the bowl then oil it with wood preserve and it will b great.
What aluminum alloy were you whacking? I can't imagine this working with a harder temper like 6061 T-6. Pick your poison first is really important, try 3033-O.
Could you do it with a beer can?
Hey Fred, why are you using your stump when you have a big leather bag. with shot?
the red hammer is also nice because it has a poky bit so you can destroy the piece if you fuck it up.
EXACTLY. there really is a proper tool for every application
I died laughing with the “take that nice looking bowl”
actual hammering starts at 8.27 circa
Wow, so many shots fired... fiberglass, cats, blocky vans...
Nice candy dish in the end.
That leather bag is used in marshal arts for conditioning your hands... with shot used for iron palm training.
Yeah Corvettes are fiberglass and I don't hear folks complaining about them.
@@1pcfred and all of those shelby reproductions in fiberglass... I don't hear complains about the fiberglass with those.
Try It I'd definitely want a real steel Cobra. Make it a small block though. The 427 power slides too much.
@@1pcfred that would be very cool.
Try It a bit pricey too. Original AC Cobras go for over a million dollars. I have a car with a similar body style. I have a 1966 Volvo P1800S It was a lot cheaper for me to buy.
After you said you bought the leather bag I was really hoping you were going to say that you stole the sand. I don't know why but it seems really funny
Make a chest plate with the aluminum bronze. Or the tin bronze using Cu88%+Sn12% or try to recreate Orichalcum. I've used a different ratio and have tried to recreate it my self. Made a small knife. However I do not believe I got it correct. So ill give you the composition I made and see if you want to tinker with it. Fe 5%+ Ni 5%+Cu 55%+ Zn 35% + Pb 3% and a small amount of charcoal which was said to give it a carbon content making it stronger. But was unsure of the amount.
Hello Sir! I received a stainless steel WOK for free. Its Round and I used it on my electric stove. I got a Deadblow hammer and made flat in the middle so it gets hotter but I cant get the major bumps out of it it works just some areas are hotter and the oil pools there. How would you go about making it flat? I live in an apartment dont have access to major equipment! Thanks!!
I never got a metal shot bag. A lot of people like to use them on panels they're beating on to keep the noise down some. You just lay the bag onto the panel while you're working and it dampens the ringing. Some folks have a cut off bottom end of an old gas cylinder that they use as a stump. There's a dimple in there for bracing. But it isn't wood so you will stretch metal using it. I got loads of sheet metal bodywork tools. Hammers, dollies, slapping spoons. You can make a slapping spoon out of wood. People often leather face them too. You might like a slapper? You seem like a slap happy kind of a guy to me.
I've seen the leather covered slappers and some similar tools for working aluminum, definitely cool. If i had some aluminum sheet i'd play around with it some more, but that stuff ain't cheap. I have plenty of sheet steel but this wood mallet just isn't heavy enough.
I have a steel spoon. You could drill your mallet out and pour lead in it. Dunk it in water so it doesn't burn all up on you. Dunk after you pour, not before. Molten lead and water don't mix. Some computer cases are aluminum. You just have to keep your eyes open for good scrap.
How were the bacon and eggs?
I used to make reproduction viking helmets in 18guage steel. (based on finds - no horns) I know you like your history why not try making a spangen helm as a metal beating project?
That would be really fun, I know a guy with a few suits of armor. I think that's a bit beyond my skill level though. for now...
Doming a helmet in one piece is definitely an advanced project. Making the helmet with sectors individually domed is much easier. Then rivet the sectors to a frame of metal bands.
Get your hands on a old oxygen bottle cut the top off and use the bottom for a stump just put foam inside or it will ring like a bell
15:02 the middle piece of metal in a viking shield! good vids for newbies, thanks! :)
Hey man I’m making a belt buckle for Halloween but it’s out of 3mm mild steel. Would appreciate any beginner advice. Basically just need to slightly dome it
"Used it for driving punches. Not the tool for the job." That second sentence wasn't really referencing the first but it's absolutely true. You'll be better off if you don't use a framing hammer for metal work of any kind.
Jesse James of West Coast choppers did this to make a custom tank for bike. Thanks for the ins and outs of working sheet metal like this
except he probably did it with much more skill :D
I love you dude you’re freaking awesome
Why not sand paper the stump hole? It would smooth and round the bowl shape. Or hammer it with round hammer to beat down and shape it, just my thought.
I was sanded at one point, but i did it before the stump had fully dried so it has cracked and changed shape since then
Paul, do you have a video on that mallet? It's really neat!
unfortunately no, I made it before I started doing these videos. The mallet isn't even done (i don't finish stuff...) but I might make another one. I'd like to add mass, maybe fill the inside of it with shot
@@PaulsGarage I don't finish things, either. I went to school for autobody and almost bought a set of those mallets, but I couldn't bring myself to pay that much for something I could make myself. (Could, but still haven't haha)
Thank you.
Informative! Thank you:)
That was cool. Thank you 👍🏻
Perfect
This episode is best watched to a soundtrack of Manowar.
Honestly, some people collect knives. If I were you I'd collect hammers, because you have some sweeeet ones.
I'm always looking for more hammers to add to the collection
It all starts with the dishing stump.
He sounds exactly like Skallagrim, I wonder if he knows how to make pummels
I k ow what planishing is cuz i watch the awe me channel. But i love watching him explain stuff.
you need to set the grinder on reverse to get sparks on wood... classic beginners mistake
how could I forget!
Hmm I don’t how I’ll create a decent one 😂 need to make like those in the shoulders, neck and hips of Zendaya’s 2018 Met Gala, but anyone knows where I could go to order or have some customised pieces? I just don’t know what they’re called. Junk shop, hobby shop? Please help 😂
Lol dammit, I love your sense of hammer.
Carly Todd lol
If you want to shrink a trunk you only need to dry it out. It will shrink a little... 😜
17:44 Cats are evil enough XD😂 👏
Whoa Paul, you've lost some weight there. Looking good my man, keep up the great work!
Yep, 50 lbs. Turns out my old diet of mountain dew and pringles wasn't healthy. Who knew.
That's crazy talk! Next thing they'll say pizza and beer are bad for you!
I sense a conspiracy here, to stop us enhoying the foods we enjoy and love. Mumble, chemtrails, mumble, Big Museli....
Yeah soda is bad stuff, all that sugary processed stuff in general. I still don't eat it and 2 years later I still haven't gained any weight back. I watched a bunch of videos about diabetes put out by a Dr named Jason Fung, there should be a bunch of his stuff on TH-cam if you haven't seen it already. Mostly its about insulin resistance and stuff, might be worth checking out 👍
cause who's finish his proyects? jasjjas
how did you cut your circle
Traced a roll of tape, cut out with tin snips
@@PaulsGarage ok thanks
With all the dents in your aluminum bronze hammer, you should melt it down and recast. (Also an opportunity to fix that shrinkage on the one side)
Super
Now Starships chief build engineer. (Not really) LOL. 3:47 Elons & Starships take on things.
ANGER MANAGEMENT 101 :-)
@8:20
Gotcha.
If I ever need an ash tray, I’m glad I got a hammer and a license plate.
Uses 3D printed dies and a press to shape it easily.
You going to pound your van?
no comment...
Who finishes projects anyway LOL that kills me.wait that's hurtful because it's true
Quitters, that's who finishes projects. If you aren't a quitter, you keep working on the project forever!
@@PaulsGarage good thing I'm no quitter I just stop doing it
your hands might of done more talking than you did that video. hah just bugging ya man. Good vid and some good tidbits of info!
my hands indeed do the talking. I just move my mouth for the illusion ;)
Hickory is nowhere near the Chuck Norris of hard wood. When it comes to metal, if all else fails, get a bigger hammer
unfortunately I can't get lingum vitae here in large quantities for cheap, though I do have a fool long log of it on my bookshelf. Fun fact, lignum vitae is a very oily wood, so not only is it super dense and hard, but it contains it's own lubrication, even better for bearings :D
You're a dad, aren't you?
A two minute video in 19 minutes great! I wasted my time.
hahaha, "whack whack"
you're kinda funny...🤔
Пашок, по русски говори, пж
Really stretched the video .
Heh stretched everything
A little bit heavy on the exposition made it kinda hard to follow. Typically you do this thing where you show yourself actually using it and talking about it and it makes it much easier to track. Had to skip the first like 8 minutes, next time just talk about the thing while you're using it like you usually do, it's much more interesting and the listener has visual context to understand the things you're saying.
Good advice, thanks, I'll do that next time
@@PaulsGarage let me say though I do always enjoy your videos and this one was a particularly cool subject. No fire required!
With panel beating there is a lot of theory that is not apparent just in the doing. People that are good at it make it look really easy too.
You talk too much!
you must be new here :D You should see how much I talk before i edit most of it out...
You complain too much!!! You can't teach without talking!!!
Why make a video about stuff you know nothing about?
PLEASE!!!
Talk less, work more.
Talk too much
U talk too much