Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication

Informationen zum Autor Ed Barr, best-selling author of Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication, teaches welding and sheet metal restoration in the Technology Department at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas. Barr has been restoring cars and creating metal sculpture since he was a teenager. Barr graduated from the University of the South in 1991 and pursued a career in art museum administration after receiving an MA degree from the University of Kansas. Barr then served as director of the Mulvane Art Museum at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Barr earned a BS degree in automotive restoration technology from McPherson College and subsequently worked at Vintage Restorations Ltd. in Union Bridge, Maryland, where he restored British cars. He resides in McPherson, Kansas. www.mcpherson.edu/academics/autorestoration Klappentext Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication is the number-one resource for sheet metal workers old and new. Professional metalworker Ed Barrtakes hobbyists and professionals further than ever before, demonstrating the newest tools and techniques for sheet metal fabrication. Zusammenfassung 'At just past 300 pages, a lot of ground is covered, and this in-depth manual could well become your go-to resource." - Hemmings Motor News Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction CHAPTER 1: Getting Started CHAPTER 2: Special Techniques for Welding Sheet Metal CHAPTER 3: Brazing, Soldering, and Riveting CHAPTER 4: Cutting Sheet Metal with the Oxyacetylene Torch and Plasma Cutter CHAPTER 5: Beginning Sheet Metal ShapingCHAPTER 6: The Small Gas Tank ProjectCHAPTER 7: Advanced Sheet Metal Shaping CHAPTER 8: Building a Fender from Concept to CompletionCHAPTER 9: Making It Beautiful: Straightening, Grinding, and Surface FinishingCHAPTER 10: Building a Custom Pedal CarCHAPTER 11: Floorpans, Rocker Panels, and Rear Quarter Panels CHAPTER 12: Repairing Doors CHAPTER 13: Repairing Fenders, Hoods, and Trunk LidsResources & Bibliography Index

List of contents

Introduction CHAPTER 1: Getting Started CHAPTER 2: Special Techniques for Welding Sheet Metal CHAPTER 3: Brazing, Soldering, and Riveting CHAPTER 4: Cutting Sheet Metal with the Oxyacetylene Torch and Plasma Cutter CHAPTER 5: Beginning Sheet Metal ShapingCHAPTER 6: The Small Gas Tank ProjectCHAPTER 7: Advanced Sheet Metal Shaping CHAPTER 8: Building a Fender from Concept to CompletionCHAPTER 9: Making It Beautiful: Straightening, Grinding, and Surface FinishingCHAPTER 10: Building a Custom Pedal CarCHAPTER 11: Floorpans, Rocker Panels, and Rear Quarter Panels CHAPTER 12: Repairing Doors CHAPTER 13: Repairing Fenders, Hoods, and Trunk LidsResources & Bibliography Index

About the author

Ed Barr, best-selling author of Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication, teaches welding and sheet metal restoration in the Technology Department at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas. Barr has been restoring cars and creating metal sculpture since he was a teenager. Barr graduated from the University of the South in 1991 and pursued a career in art museum administration after receiving an MA degree from the University of Kansas. Barr then served as director of the Mulvane Art Museum at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. Barr earned a BS degree in automotive restoration technology from McPherson College and subsequently worked at Vintage Restorations Ltd. in Union Bridge, Maryland, where he restored British cars. He resides in McPherson, Kansas. www.mcpherson.edu/academics/autorestoration

Summary

Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication is the number-one resource for sheet metal workers old and new.

Join veteran metalworker Ed Barr as he walks you through the ins and outs of planning a sheet metal project, acquiring the necessary tools and resources, doing the work, and adding the perfect finishing touches for a seamless final product.

From his workshop at McPherson College-home of the only accredited four-year degree in automotive restoration technology-Barr not only demonstrates how the latest tools and products work, but also explains why sheet metal reacts the way it does to a wide variety of processes. He includes clear directions for shaping metal using hand tools, the English Wheel, the pneumatic planishing hammer, and other machines, and discusses a variety of ways to cut and join metal through welding, soldering, brazing, and riveting.

Dent repair and automotive patch panel fabrication are covered in detail. Readers are also given tips on copying shapes and building foam, wire, and wood station bucks to use as guides during shaping. This is truly the most detailed enthusiast-focused sheet metal how-to book on the market. Whether you're a metal hobbyist or experienced professional, you're sure to find something new in Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication.

Product details

• Authors: Ed Barr
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9780760344927
• ISBN: 978-0-7603-4492-7
• Series: Motorbooks Workshop
• Subject: Guides > Sport