Agree with you Tony Tom is an Artis the sheet metal work looks stunning

@Metal_shaper_tom

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Men like you do not get the recognition you deserve. Well done Tom the bodywork looks stunning, a real piece of art.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony 👍

Very smart result.

Fantastic video Tom,the best for 2023.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really looking forward to it

Gorgeous!

Just watching your process and step by step approach is so helpful. To you it must be second nature but to me its very instructive..

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Russell. Glad you enjoyed it

Wonderful! Thank you.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Hi Tom, I have really enjoyed watching this series. Great videos and thank you for taking the time to edit and share these on KZread. Your skill is something to behold and I wish you all the very best with the sale of your Morgan body. These are helping me to make a decision on which way I should go with my replica of a 1955 MGTF. Basically I have way too much curvature in the doors which are fibreglass and which came with the original body from the 80's. I have modified every part of the car, re-engineering all of the substandard features in my quest to make it a faithful copy of the original 1950's MG. Kind regards Paul from 48SPOKES

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice message Paul. I’ve given you a follow and look forward to seeing your videos

@itsalldoable

Жыл бұрын

@@Metal_shaper_tom Hi Tom, thank you for Subbing to my channel. I am pleased and flattered to have someone with your skills on board. I will be publishing a video on effective masking for powder coating tomorrow. It is something I am passionate about. I am following your channel too. Did you ever get your new bead roller? Kind regards Paul

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

It’s on the list of tools I’m after as well as a box pan folder and a throatless shear but I’ve just purchased a Austin 7 chassis so there have to wait. Check out my instagram as that has some really cool projects on there. Look forward to watching that tomorrow!

Your skills are amazing. Like others have said, this is a work of art. I am sad not to see the end result but looking forward to seeing you work on the 7!!

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Shame I won’t finish it but that was never the plan. I only brought it for KZread content to start with but if I can get an Austin that will be a better project.

Well done, nice job

I have just recently discovered your channel and its one of the best . Highly skilled coach building body repair and metalworking . Great to watch you keeping these skills alive .

@Metal_shaper_tom

11 ай бұрын

Thank you 👍 it’ really appreciated

Just chanced on this, love your work. Subscribed 😊

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks James, it’s much appreciated

Awesome workmanship on the Morgan. Really looking forward to your Austin 7 Special build series. 👍👍

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and so am I!! I just need to find one 🤦‍♂️

Have really enjoyed all your videos so far and will be really excited to watch your Austin Seven project once it's underway! Before you said it I thought to myself how I hope you do a boat tail body! Really looking forward to that. Thanks for the great content!

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes hopefully I can find one soon 🤞

Fantastic work Tom. Watching you shape metal is quite mesmerising!

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sean 👍

Thanks Tom very enjoyable as usual thank you

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks wade 👍

Thanks for a excellent video Tom.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Doug 🙏 I really appreciate your support. Your the only person the ever support the channel and it means a lot . Many thanks Tom 👨‍🏭

Very impressed with those tin snips, what make are they please. Seeing your craftsmanship makes me value my Morgan even more 🙂

@Metal_shaper_tom

4 ай бұрын

Thanks . There Milwaukee

Hi Tom. I hope you had a nice Christmas break. It's always neat to watch someone else do this type of work. There is a never-ending amount of things to learn. I hear you about that bead roller/swaging machine. I took a simple one like that and motorized it (like many folks do). it made a world of difference. A youtuber named Jere Kirkpatrick shows how he modified one for Gene Winfield. He also sells the plans for the mods. Hopefully the Morgan sells quickly and an Austin chassis appears. Take care, Joe

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Hey joe. Quite Christmas for me hope you had a good one too 👍 Thanks for that info I’ll look him up! I like the traditional machines, there just nicely made and work well. Yes I’m all up for putting a motor on it as long as it’s not to expensive. Definitely something I need to look into more 👍

@Joe.Doucette

Жыл бұрын

I'm quite certain you will enjoy Jere's channel. He is a long time fabricator in many disiplines and is a wealth of knowledge. He used a reversible (larger) hand drill as his power source for the mods to the machine.

I see when you hammer you pins in you have finger nails up I was always told soft part of fingers up when you miss it does not hurt so much

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

The key is bill not to miss otherwise you learn the hard way 😂

Always love watching your videos Tom - great skills as always and you make it look so easy! As others have observed, I understand that this will be the traditional way, but it does seem remiss not to use the opportunity of fresh metal to apply a coat of epoxy to the bare surfaces before closing them up? Thanks for sharing 👍

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian 👍 I did prime it all where it all meets and wraps over I just didn’t film that bit.

@iandonkin6762

Жыл бұрын

@@Metal_shaper_tom thanks for clarifying - even better 👍

beautiful. i just wish you would show how you make the round corners in detail. i have beginners issues with that stuff. keep doing this. it's inspiring

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Hi sorry about that. I did film it but the camera angle was not good so I didn’t add it. Thank you though 👍

Beautiful work. Excellent camera work. One of the best video tutors I've seen in a long time. Thanks. Happy New Year from Western Australia!

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard that’s very kind of you to say so. Happy new year from Cheltenham 👍

It would be helpfull for you to make a round wheel, as handle on the swager 😊

@viggoclausen3809

Жыл бұрын

Very nice work, and good lessons..

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

@@viggoclausen3809 yes I agree I do have a round wheel just need to fit it. Thank you 👍

Are those wooden Morgan door frames totally flat? I need to make the doors for my Riley but I am running out of Ash. I should just have enough to complete the body framing though. The doors have a ton of shape to them to match the curved body. Two edges on the Riley doors wrap around metal plates similar to what you show here so thanks for showing that in detail. I wasn't sure how the flat metal pieces were fastened to the frame as I have never seen that part in person but panel pines makes sense.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

The door frames have a very small amount of shape to them. I’m glad the video was of use to you 👍

@asciimation

Жыл бұрын

@@Metal_shaper_tom Most of yours are! There aren't many wooden frame body builds on KZread.

Remove the handle and weld on a steering wheel

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve got one to go one . I just think there pretty crap in general.

Hi Tom, fantastic to see how traditional body work is done 👍👍 How is the door painted as the turned over seams and under the wood is bare metal ?

@bobfrankish8883

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I've thought this on many occasions. Tom's work is superb, and he obviously knows what he is doing, but bare steel straight onto wood, how can that have a long term future?

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Hello Roy thank you 👍 don’t panic I sprayed the meeting faces and lip off camera . If painted properly all the edges and joins will be sealed too before painting it.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

@@bobfrankish8883 hello bob where the steel meets it’s all had a light spray to help protect it. I’d expect the steel to be good for another 30 years + and in my opinion that’s pretty good. Like I said in the comment above if it’s sealed correctly and painted properly this will add to the protection.

Beautiful work Tom and a very impressive video. As a KZreadr with my own channel I know expertise when I see it. Have a peek in the search box on youtube and type in "Tony Hillyard". I would value your comments. The very best for 2023.

@Metal_shaper_tom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony. I’ll check it it out . Good luck for 23 👍

@seanalexander9531

Жыл бұрын

Or we can just click on your name - it goes straight to your page 😁