Simple Techniques for Complex Curves: Building a Custom Roof Header
Clevenger Academy
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Complex sheet metal shapes don't require a shop full of high-end machinery—but they help!! You mainly just need an understanding of how metal flows. In this video, we’re tackling the front inner header structure, the critical support where the roof panel and front windshield meet.
I break down how to use simple forming techniques combined with targeted shrinking and stretching to pull off intricate curves and radiused tip lines. Once the shapes are dialed in, I use TIG welding to join the two flanges together before hammering and dollying the weld joint completely flat for an invisible finish.
What You’ll Learn in This Video:
How to plan and form a multi-angle structural panel.
Controlling shrink and stretch to control metal movement without distorting adjacent lines.
TIG welding thin sheet metal flanges for maximum strength and minimal heat warp.
Hammer-on-dolly planishing techniques to completely erase weld seams.
#metalshaping #fabrication #tigwelding #sheetmetal #metalforming
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Cos you'll know (and I don't) can you tell me what's the main differences/benefits of round vs square jaw shrinker/stretchers please? Is one more useful than the other or...?
Thanks in advance 🙂
Simple Techniques for Complex Curves: Building a Custom Roof Header
Clevenger Academy
7,319 views
Complex sheet metal shapes don't require a shop full of high-end machinery—but they help!! You mainly just need an understanding of how metal flows. In this video, we’re tackling the front inner header structure, the critical support where the roof panel and front windshield meet.
I break down how to use simple forming techniques combined with targeted shrinking and stretching to pull off intricate curves and radiused tip lines. Once the shapes are dialed in, I use TIG welding to join the two flanges together before hammering and dollying the weld joint completely flat for an invisible finish.
What You’ll Learn in This Video:
How to plan and form a multi-angle structural panel.
Controlling shrink and stretch to control metal movement without distorting adjacent lines.
TIG welding thin sheet metal flanges for maximum strength and minimal heat warp.
Hammer-on-dolly planishing techniques to completely erase weld seams.
#metalshaping #fabrication #tigwelding #sheetmetal #metalforming