Brilliant work, Mike. I'm so glad you are doing this series, and I'm learning a lot from it!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Ron, extremely humbling to have someone of your skill set watching my videos

@dieseldabberdoug8285

9 ай бұрын

I love that Ron encourages his competitors.

@RonCovell

9 ай бұрын

I consider Mike, and others in the field, colleagues, not competitors!@@dieseldabberdoug8285

@dieseldabberdoug8285

9 ай бұрын

@@RonCovell that is so awesome, I love your channel.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

@@dieseldabberdoug8285 we are not in competition. There is more than enough work to go around for everyone.

Mike, I really like these metal shaping videos, there’s not a lot of quality power hammer stuff on KZread, especially instructional content. The explanations of the layout, tooling, techniques, machine setup and everything is great. 👍🏻👍🏻

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I am going to try to do more metal shaping/ Power hammer videos but just comes down to how often I am doing something video worthy on the hammer. some times I use it every day for months while others I dont use it at all for months

The best of the best. Some craftsman are not teachers, but you certainly qualify as a journeyman in both departments. You're making a very valuable contribution to the world of metal shaping and I for one sure do thank you for all the time you've put into this course on making a wheel tub. Just phenomenal work.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Kind words and watching, but i am far from the best, i just try my best on every part

Finally someone that can tell me the science behind what's going on. Thanks!

Wow, you really know your stuff. I'm enjoying your work vicariously, thank you! ......on to the final on these wheel wells.😊

@cornfieldcustoms

5 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watchinf

Just finished watching the first video. Very educational and I subbed before I even finished the first video. You're an excellent teacher.

Amazing! It's cool to see it sped up... you're so relaxed, there's a very soothing rhythm & symmetry to your technique, it's almost like you're dancing. And you can see how the metal just obeys, you're that fender's daddy

Nice .. we don't see this level of skill often !! very impressive 👍

Mike, you're a wizard. I always learn so much watching your videos. Thanks for bringing us along on this one.

Such a pleasure to watch a real master at work

Nice to see a master at work. You learned a ton to be able to do these type forms out of one sheet of metal. Thanks for the video...

This would have to be the best explanation of extreme shrinking I have seen, I appreciate your time to show us, Thank you Mike

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Nothing I can add to the great comments already here! Thanks for the great lessons!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out

Mike the content is perfect in my opinion. I wouldn't change a thing. If you are not currently teaching classes you should consider it.

@cornfieldcustoms

5 ай бұрын

I teach classes at my shop and others around the country

Awesome work!!! We’re seeing physics in action 👍👍👍

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Very well documented , explained well . WELL DONE !!

beautiful work Mike. Thanks for sharing. I love the video, but I would really like to hear that big a$$ hammer pounding away every now & then... 😎

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, you might want to hear it but its pretty obnoxious coming through the Mic. That's why I turned it way down or cut it out

WOW. Very impressive man. Thanks for sharing!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Fantastic. Crystal clear commentary and superb craftmanship. Thank you.

Great insight , You makes the impossible not so impossible for the would be restorer.

I've seen patch panels made but making the entire wheelhouse is definitely something to watch. That's good metal work your doing.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, and Thanks for watching

Impressive, the music was good not annoying like some videos.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Music is tough since it has be royalty free so its hit and miss

Love this stuff! Bailiegh equipment looks very simple and easy to change tooling

Really appreciate your craftsmanship you definitely know how it’s done. I’ve watched every videos I could find from others where sheet metal is being moved around and I learned an enormous amount of from every one of them. I have some equipment a planishing hammer and an English wheel and lots of other tooling I have used in the past but unfortunately I am 80 years old and only have one working eye and that one is not so hot so I’m having a good time watching people like you. I sure wish I knew about this when I was 50. Having the time and having the wherewithal doesn’t help if you can’t see. Keep up the good work I am a new subscriber. Just as a sidenote I used to be a metal spinner as well.

Awesome work!

I don't know how the content could get much better than what you do already. As a fitter and machinist, I am in awe of people who can manipulate metal precisely like you do by hand mostly. Keep it up and thanks for the second video on the wheel well - looking forward to the final part. Cheers

This was a fantastic tutorial, please show more

@cornfieldcustoms

6 ай бұрын

Thanks make sure to subscribe and check out some of my other videos

Mike, you are doing a fantastic job with your style of teaching metal working.

@cornfieldcustoms

8 ай бұрын

thanks

Outstanding work!

Loving this series

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks

This is amazing, thanks for showing us.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Mike I learned a lot watching , you are really good at teaching thanks.

These are super informative, thanks Mike!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching

Your content keeps getting better and better. A master craftsman!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thank you but I am far from a master

Very Pro....neat very neat.

Looks Great. Nice Video. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY🇺🇸

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks again for sharing such high quality and detailed information on this craft. I actually sit through the ads to help get you monetized.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the continued support of the channel

You sir are a master craftsman absolute master

The work you is amazing nice job

amazing work......thank you

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out

That's amazing.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

thank you

Keep going haha love it

Great video Mike! Can see the value in, investing in good tools.

Thanks for sharing! I'm always learning!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and glad the information is helpful

great video

@cornfieldcustoms

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Metal Master !

Gorgeous, gorgeous work.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

Excellent video very interesting thank you.

My god you make that look easy Mike. Stunning work 👍👍

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, it is a lot more work and effort than it looks in the videos

Loved seeing how you cleaned up the edge of the radius, and the simple masking tape trick to re-mark the radius line.

I definitely care!! Excellent stuff Mike! Thank you for taking the time.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Awesome

Awesome stuff. Thank you so much for posting. I am going to go to the steel yard to replenish my stock of sheet metal and give it a try. I think you showed several areas where I messed my last try up so I am optimistic that I can get a better result this time around. I had gotten pretty frustrated and was actually thinking of just selling my MH19 but now I have enough new insights to carry on for a bit.

More great work and good explanations.

@cornfieldcustoms

4 ай бұрын

Thanks

Looking forward to Pt. 3. For me the more detail you can put in your videos the better. I can watch metal working and finishing for hours. A true art form l hope never goes away!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Very nice work. Made it look easy.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, its a lot harder than the video makes it look.

Amazing craftsmanship ! Love your work & explanations of how & why you do what you do. Makes me feel rather inept, but I'm learning a lot from you & it's making my work better - Thank you !

Nicely done. The sound and lighting is great. The length of the video verses the content is perfect. It’s long enough to understand and follow along with dragging on. Oh yeah, the metal work was great too 😂.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and checking out the channel

The longer videos are just fine man! People will watch this for an hour. Love your work. We're friends on FB and I see everything you do that you post. These tubs are incredible. I always two piece them with covell round over dies on the bead roller and then shrink the edges. Makes me want a power hammer so bad.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Wow very nice so far thanks

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Wow nice work you are a master 👌👌👍

Master!

Just unbelievable work 💪👍

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

That's magic.

Good tooling

Great video! Maybe do a video on the layout lines .. otherwise, awesome job on the explanation..

@cornfieldcustoms

Күн бұрын

@@ponga782 did you want episode 1?

@ponga782

Күн бұрын

@@cornfieldcustoms yes, I did.. I was thinking about a video on the thought process or concept on layout lines in general. Not specific to this video.

@cornfieldcustoms

Күн бұрын

the lay out lines are dictated by the pattern

Great job sir

@cornfieldcustoms

Ай бұрын

thank you

Killer "kontent"...process, process, process, and patience is my take-away. Most would be inclined to touch that wavy form, but you never did, and it came around perfectly. You're right on point with your approach to teaching these methods and the duration of the lessons. Thanks again!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, patience is for sure the most important part of the metal shaping process and not falling into the " good enough" mentality

Mate thanks for the footage I just got a power hammer and wanting to learn how to use it to irs full potential Cheers from Australia

Great job, thank you for your very good explanation how the shaping process going. 👍

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

thanks for watching

Great work you are a craftsman....I would love to be a fly on the wall there

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Really appreciate you taking the time to show how to shape with a power hammer. Great video as always. ✌️😁

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Fantastic work young man, top skills in showing the science, methodology and practices. Great teacher too!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

We definitely want to see more! You are good at explaining and you have good camera angles, so we can see how you hold the plate and at what angle when, for example, you last shrank in a power hammer! Best wishes Anders

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

thanks for the feedback and checking the channel out

damn nice,🙂👍👍

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

Hello Mike, very very hot stuff. You have a lot of useful information in your videos and you can explain it very well from Metalshaper to Metalshaper, thank you in advance for that! I'm currently working on a panel made of 2mm aluminum and shrinking in with a Trumpf (like Pullmax) and the thumb nails. But there are still strong traces (scale pattern) from the thumb nails in the aluminum. You explain that you are increasing the stroke on the machine. This means you get a stronger hammer blow on the panel and the marks would then be gone. Can you get rid of the machining marks so well with the Trumpf or do I have to carry out an additional step and smooth them out with a planishing hammer? If you create the 90 degree surface, you give the material a little more than 90 degrees so that you still have a little "reserve" to smooth it out. When you smooth it out, the material will expand a little?! So that the material there doesn't overdevelop. Sorry for the long text ;-)

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@cornfieldcustoms

7 ай бұрын

Thanks

I agree with comments too you are brilliant. What I want to know and understand more is power hammer instructions on pressure and the planishing hammer when to move and how to know when to crank up the tension on them too. The finish on these are incredible. Do you use a buck/form as well thanks Mike

Hey mike! Love the content! Been on a cornfield binge lately 😂 Out of curiosity, is there anytime to be saved doing one piece tubs over tank rolling and welding two pieces? I’m getting ready to make a set for a ‘50 merc. Ive tank rolled quite a few sets but am trying to break into new territory around the shop. Love your work, keep it up man 👍🏼

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

I think it would take longer to do them in 2 pieces. Doing them in one piece takes about 5 hours from patterning to finished part. I would probably have a couple hours just in trimming, fitting, welding and hammering out the weld

Please continue.

@cornfieldcustoms

Ай бұрын

There is another episode

Absolutely blown away I follow you and Karl fisher and it never ceases to amaze my on how you shape metal into the shapes you need .I am curious about 1 thing how long it took you to make each wheel tub?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

It takes about 5 hours per wheel well from patterning to finished part

If you could add the time it takes on each part it will help with giving us newbies, a realistic, expectation of time

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Each inner wheel well took about 5 hours

@joell439

9 ай бұрын

I was checking to see if anyone else this question as well. I find it very motivating to know how much effort it takes a master craftsman to accomplish parts of their craft. Thanks Mike for taking us along and providing just a glimpse of what it takes 👍😎👍

You can sure put some angle on it..!

Mike you are the conductor, the machine is your baton and the metal is your symphony. Unreal! Question, how smooth can you get a steel piece. I see you do a lot of aluminum that has to be perfect.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, you can get steel panels to be perfectly smooth as well, just takes times to work out any tooling marks and plannish everything out

That is a lot of shrinking, amazing work! Do you ever have to stress relieve the steel with heat?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks, no heat or stress relief needed

Your work is incredible, thank you for allowing me to continue learning. I have never used that thumb-shaped piece on the electric hammer, my hammer is much less powerful. I'm making a body out of aluminum, do you think aluminum would have the same result? Excuse my English, I am Argentine and I live in Barcelona. a hug with much admiration. thank you.

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Good question, Yes i shape a lot of aluminum bodies and panels on the power hammer with thumbnail dies. Thanks for watching

@nachoullua2297

9 ай бұрын

@@cornfieldcustoms Thanks Mike for your prompt response. I will follow your videos carefully and thank you again for sharing your work with such dedication and generosity.

You make it look easy but how many hours to do one fender?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

About 5 hours per wheel well

Unbelievable that you can do that with metal!

👍🇦🇺

Love your content! Learn so much! Since I can’t get a powerhammer like yours, I’d like your comment of using a english wheel instead?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

thanks or watching but I dont really use a wheeling machine much if ever in the shop since I am so power hammer heavy

Im not much of a metal worker...but your explanation, planning co ordination and execution is what makes these videos worth watching no matter how long duration they are...I speak for myself and probably most of the viewers here ...we dont mind the indepth step by step process of the metal work you do... Its too much time lapse that kills the videos...Thank you and keep doing what you do

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. As far as leaving the time lapse in there is to show the panel moving as it is worked. I feel the video would be lacking if I had 5 seconds of time lapse and the panel changes drastically in that short span. It wouldnt show the full process as much as it is now

@JustinPaul1st

9 ай бұрын

@@cornfieldcustomsAgree with you on the timelapse issue makes sense

Amazing videos. Very informative and well explained. Does the hammering stretch the metal where it needs to be shrunk again?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

It depends on who your running the hammer. if you have it hitting to hard it will stretch as well as shrink. The hammer needs to hit just hard enough to close the tuck smoothly and at that hit is just shrinking

Awesome stuff! Any plannishing how to videos coming?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Episode 3 on the wheel well i talk about planishing and blending

That's a lot of shrink. Amazing work!. Maybe I misunderstood something, but on planishing the small radius, what was the radius on the lover anvil? I thought you said 36", but I can't figure out how that would work. Also, just for reference, what is the thickness increase at the area of most shrink compared to the original material thickness?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

the small radius is .875 Radius tooling, 36" radius tooling was used to blend out all the shrinks on the flats. the material got thicker by .014 on the shrink edge.

@edwardtaylor4785

9 ай бұрын

Thanks@@cornfieldcustoms

Really great video with lots of very useful information. Would be interesting to know what you use to lubricate the panel before you put it in the power hammer ant the air planishing hammer. Also...do you 19 or 18 gage cold rolled sheets, or 19 or 18 gage AKDQ sheets? Thanks

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Panel lube is what i used, i have mentioned in other videos so i didnt on these ( i dont think), it is 50/50 ATF/ Mineral spirits. Using plain old 18 gauge cold roll

@jackpledger8118

9 ай бұрын

@@cornfieldcustoms Thanks so much.

Great content! I wonder how much thicker the metal is where all the shrinking took place?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

.014 thicker at the shrank edge

is there a reason you start in the middle instead of doing it from one side to the other? Great information and tremendous skills!

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Just where i choose to start. It doesnt matter where you start as long as you keep it consistent

How come adjusting the hammer to a longer stroke helps with hammer marks when shrinking? Another great vid 👌

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

as you work the metal it begins to work harden, so by increasing the stroke it will allow it to hit harder. If not you may start to get tooling marks from the hammer not hitting hard enough to fully flatten out the tucks

@SheetMetalShaping

9 ай бұрын

@cornfieldcustoms thanks Mike. Great vids and great information 👍

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

What part of the die are you going to with your marked lines. Where are you feeding it to when you stop and then back off. Is it to the thumb of the die or to the back of the die closes to to when you start feeding back?

@cornfieldcustoms

4 ай бұрын

neither. I am not watching the tooling, I am watching where the tuck closes in the sheet metal.

17:25, do you have a radius tool to check the consistency, or are you just using your eyes?

@cornfieldcustoms

9 ай бұрын

At this point I am Just going by eye and feel. Plus using the lower radius anvil to match what i wants gets it in the ball park. I have gauges i check with before calling it 100%