Forming Aluminum Sheet By Hand

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Forming aluminum sheet by hand.

After all there are only four things you can do to metal. Welcome to the latest how to installment from jay roche at special 79 barnstorm cycles. It didn t take long to realize that he s a master of the art of hand forming sheet aluminum into things ranging from parts for antique automobiles and modern racing car bodies to airplane cowlings fairings and wheel pants. Sheet metal forming sheet metal forming processes are those in which force is applied to a piece of sheet metal to modify its geometry rather than remove any material.

Hand forming sheet aluminum requires a knowledge of the characteristics of this metal in the many alloys in which it is available. The applied force stresses the metal beyond its yield strength causing the material to plastically deform but not to fail. With a combination of these manipulations you can create anything from flat sheet and you. A person does not have to be present very long at one of his demonstrations to realize that he is extremely talented at coaxing flat sheets of aluminum into all sorts of.

This tech tip is related to their sportster project but can be used on anything you might be working with that requires something built out of aluminum sheet. Cut it bend it shrink it and stretch it.