Introduction to Metal-Shaping Techniques & Principles (The Basics)
Learning Objective:
At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
- Produce comprehensive templates and patterns as a basis for replicating complex shapes.
- Define and recognise different shapes and their variations.
- Perform multiple manual shrinking and stretching techniques and locate their application.
Pre-Requisites:
No prior training or experience is needed, though you will need practical hands-on aptitude.
You will need to purchase and bring/wear your own:
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Metal-Shaping Tool Set*
- Marking-Out Items*
- Starter Round Drift Punch Set*
* These items can be purchased from Finch.
Please note, not all tools are required for every seminar.
Theory / Method Discussion:
- Template and Pattern making
- Appropriate use of tools and equipment
- Differences between compound and single-curvature shapes
- Bulbous shapes
- Return shapes
- Shrinking
- Stump shrinking
- Puckering variations
- Hand shrinker
- Stretching
- Blocking
- Wheeling machine
- Hand stretcher
- Drawing
- Bending
Exercises:
- Take accurate patterns and templates and comprehend the information it provides.
- Create s-shape through blocking and puckering.
- Produce hubcap shape on wheeling machine and tree stump.
- Stretch a return-curve on wheeling machine.
- Shape a section of a quarter panel with wheel arch on wheeling machine with use of tree stump, bench heads and hand tools.
Seminar Materials and Equipment
Provided by Finch:
Workshop Lunch Each Day
- Pizza
- Juices
- Drinking Water
Workshop Facility & Equipment
- Wheeling Machine
- Tree stump
- Sandbag
- Bench heads
- Buck(s)
Note: as required for each seminar's syllabus.
Materials
- Steel sheet, 1mm
- Aluminium sheet, 1.6mm
- Brass sheet, 1mm
- German silver sheet
- Aluminium welding flux
- Offcuts aluminium sheet
- Offcuts brass sheet
- Offcuts copper sheet
Note: as required for each seminar's syllabus.
To be Provided by Attendee:
Personal Protective Equipment
- Safety glasses
- Hearing protection
- Cut-proof gloves
- Steel-cap Boots
Marking-Out Items
- Carpenter's Pencil
- Pattern paper
- Ruler 300mm
- Ruler 600mm
- Felt tip pen
- Scribe
- Dividers
Note: may be purchased from Finch.
Starter Drift Punch Set
- 2mm round drift
- 3mm round drift
- 5mm round drift
- 6.5mm round drift
- 8mm round drift
- 10mm round drift
Note: may be purchased from Finch.
Metal-Shaping Tool Set
Hammers
- Blocking hammer
- Small blocking hammer
- Planishing hammer
- Small planishing hammer
- Ball pein hammer
Other Hand Tools
- Puckering iron
- Tin snips
- Utility dolly
- Flat flipper
- Half-round flipper
- Body file
- Half-round file
Note: may be purchased from Finch.
