Sheet Metal Fabrication

Informationen zum Autor Beginning as a self-taught welder, painter, metal fabricator, and machinist, Eddie Paul has gone from customizer to creator, designer to inventor. He has built all manner of outrageous mechanical contraptions for the entertainment industry as well as more than 50 cars for movies like Grease, ET, and The Fast and the Furious. His company, which performs an array of engineering, design, and manufacturing services, has served clients as diverse as the Department of Defense, Boeing, and Rockwell. He lives in El Segundo, California. Klappentext The craft of hand-forming sheet metal into compound curves is fast becoming a lost art. Author Eddie Paul is a master at sheet metal fabrication and in this book shares with readers the techniques to shape their own sheet metal creations. Sheet Metal Fabrication: Techniques and Tips for Beginners and Pros" covers the necessary tools and how to use them; how to choose, prepare, and work with the most suitable material; how to make bucks, plugs, and mock-ups; and how to cut, bend, form, and join sheet metal. Whether you want to shape a fender for a custom car, re-create damaged panels, or just learn about this intriguing process, Sheet Metal Fabrication" is a thorough reference book and guide, and a uniquely valuable resource every do-it-yourselfer needs. Zusammenfassung Sheet metal fabrication--from fins and fenders to art--with all the necessary information on tools, preparations, materials, forms, mock-ups, and much more.

Product details

• Authors: Eddie Paul, Paul Eddie
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2008
• EAN: 9780760327944
• ISBN: 978-0-7603-2794-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 270 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Motorbooks Workshop; Motorbooks Workshop
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / Repair & Maintenance, Vehicle maintenance and manuals, Vehicle Maintenance & Manuals