How to make a Motorcycle Fender (Part 3): Using a Shrinker / Stretcher
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How to make a Motorcycle Fender (Part 3): Using a Shrinker / Stretcher
Wray starts off by planishing the motorcycle fender where the edges were tipped. Then he makes a cardboard template using a motorcycle wheel we have in the shop, this is to ensure the correct curve is in place. This is when the Kick shrinker / stretcher comes in to play. Using a series of shrink and stretch dies Wray shrinks half way on the edge of the fender using the cardboard template as a guide. He then moves on to the Harbor Freight English Wheel to remove that peak where the duck tale is going. Finally another round of stretches and shrinks and this is where part 3 ends.
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42:20 "sometimes this repetitive stuff is painful to watch"
No way! I've watched six of your videos in a row today so far. I enjoy this channel a lot. You do a really decent job explaining things. I don't think anyone who is serious about learning more wants to see you skip any steps. Thanks for taking time to put all this up for free.
This is a little more real. You need to take the time to do it right. This just shows the true extent of the work required. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing. Btw thanks again for muting the noisy bits and not putting in loud music
At first I thought the videos ran too long and needed to be edited down. But the more I watch, I discover the hidden gems in the videos and now suggest you don't change a thing. Thanks Wray for sharing your knowledge. You have forgotten more about metal than I will ever know.
I appreciate the effort you put into lowering the volume during the loud tool noises.
Thank you again Wray and Mark, its the little tips that get the knowledge gained over many years experience across. Your videos save the beginners years of making mistakes and struggling to do simple tasks. Keep the video coming please take care.
the repetitive stuff is the detail I for one really appreciate , its where the finesse is passed over from master to student.
Wray everything you show and teach is always educational its not boring so don't worry.
Yes Wray the editing of the vids has really improved! The work is impeccable as always. And your insistence that people use patience to create quality work is possibly the best advice you may have given. Thanks for the info man.
A great set of videos! Exactly what we need. With no annoying music or video effects. An artisan craftsman sharing his knowledge.
Thanks for another great series. For the life of me I will never understand the naysayers out there. You guys do great videos and give up your time teaching others. If I could do half as good of work I'd be over the moon. Thanks guys!!
Thank you to Wray and the team for the videos. The video and editing are well done in addition to the knowledge being shared. Thank you also for leveling the volume during the louder bits with the machines.
I only recently found your channel, but it is absolutely fascinating.
The camera work and editing are first rate.
You show not only what to do, but explain why you’re doing it.
Don’t worry about your commentary, there’s a lot of information that you are imparting in it.
I’d like to see how some of the work can be done with hand tools.
Someone doing production custom work can afford to purchase or build a lot of equipment. But a hobbyist doing a one off or a restoration might only be able to afford an English Wheel, some hammers and some homemade dies.
I’d also like to see how to do panel edge treatments.
How to make rolled or folded edges, and how to make a wired edge.
I know that’s asking a lot, but it seems there’s always another question to be asked.
I appreciate your use of inexpensive Harbor Freight tools, and your suggestions on how to modify them.
I place great value on your videos and have recommended them to a friend.
Keep up the good work.
Let’s be careful out there.
Another helpful video. Thank you also for showing the whole process. It really helps to realize all the back and forth small adjustments required to create good work. That detail is extremely important, so thanks again for not cutting it out.
Thanks Mark, you make Wray look great!!! Mark is very patient, he, he.
“Perfection cost a price” should be a sign or printed on a t-shirt! Thanks Wray.
Thanks Mark for getting in there so we see the details
Amazing! Thanks for the instructional videos
Wray, thank you so much for your tutorial. And thank you for using less expensive gear as in Harbour Freight. Here in Canada as you know it's Prince Auto with the same gear. Thank you
very good photography,nice clear explanation.thank you sir
You guys are fantastic craftsmen, tradesmen and educators.
I stumbled upon your videos and I have to say what a joy it is to watch a master at work. Thanks
Thanks!
Thanks wray, as always great content, it answers some of my questions about the cheaper wheels and plainishing hammers, for limited home use the will do the job nicely.
Still putting out gold!
14 gauge lol that clown who commented must like a heavy motorcycle. Good job Wray fender looks sweet
Hi Wray, Another great informative video. I feel like I am back at your shop when I watch these. I was thinking that perhaps you could fit in a video explaining how to use the pipe/tube bender that you have in order to make the frame of the car. Even if you just do a small amount of the frame. Just to show us another necessary step in the car making process. Hi Mark! Thanks, Pete
I enjoy watching
Really starting to look like an awesome fender.
Proshaper nuggets. Quick 3-4 minute videos of little situations that knowledge solves.... Easy to make and a lot of bang for the buck.
Is that a suggestion? You can watch a TV commercial for 3-4 minutes but you will not learn this craft with entertainment-length videos. We have several generations that have “learned” to have no patience, no motivation, and no perseverance meanwhile the trades and skills such as this are dying off. Wonder why? Wray spending this much time is a huge gift IMO and I want to soak up as much as I can get!
@@836dmar Calm down.
@@836dmar The reason these skills are being list is one can buy a reproduction part quite inexpensively. Oh and if you want a demonstration of lack of motivation and perseverance spend a day with my immediate gratification 82 year old Mother.
@@matthewmoilanen787 So I’ve watched all of Wray’s videos and have noticed he is showing principles and not just how to make a specific part to compete with cheap Thailand clones. I have made a flexible shape pattern for my wife’s 172 straight tail nose bowl. Similarly, the “peanut gallery” friends chuckled and said, “Looks like a lot of work for what you can get online for $200.” The thing is you cannot buy a repro part for many really neat things, like an aluminum nose bowl for a ‘58 172. They will still say such things regardless of the truth. Many would buy fiberglass for $1200 and paint the polished alloy plane. I prefer originality. Price is no issue - they just don’t exist. The best browser and all the money won’t make them appear unless you pay one with these skills or learn them yourselves. I understand the lack of interest but I’m choosing the latter - to learn these skills.
Awesome work as always..... thanks for sharing it's fabulous to see 👍
Thank you, again.
You are giving out some good stuff. Thank you!
Excellent video very helpful thanks Wray
Thanks Wray.
He is a genius!
My wife disagrees.
For the front fender it will be fine but the rear one needs to be either thicker and or reinforced due to it carries some weight
That fender's fine. If nobody wants it, chuck it my way. I built bike fenders of 20 gauge.
Can you show how you modified the dies on the HF shrinker/stretcher? I hate the deep marks they make in the metal. Thx!
will do.
Awesome video I have a set of those same shrinker stretcher dies by any chance do you have a video or information I’m looking to build the same tool you have made looks awesome
Most fenders that I need don’t have that wide flange on both sides. Can you show a fender with a beaded edge or just rolled edge? I have seen car fenders with a wired edge but looking for something smaller. Thanks.
Thank you so much for the video. I am your subscriber from today.
Thanks, make sure to check out my other videos, I have 185 of them. czcams.com/users/proshaper
Is it really a good idea to put your finger between the hammer and the die while the machine is active, especially if you're concentrating on the commentary?
Along with all the other custom tools you've built, have you ever considered an acoustic hood for the shop compressors that intermittently interrupt you?
👍👍👍
When you use a planishing hammer, is the throw adjusted to a certain height so it doesn't flatten the metal? Or, is it just a air pressure setting?
air pressure.
excellent work it hurts that there are no subtitle options in other languages because if the video is in English it has English subtitles it is absurd maybe they could improve that as Asians do they have options in several languages .
We should look into that.
At 28:43 you mention having the HF dies "stippled"
Can you elaborate on that? That's the one thing I hate about them when I use shrinker/stretcher dies, is how much they cut into the steel (I've not yet used them on aluminum, I'm sure I'd destroy that...).
Thank you, and your videos are fantastic; it might not ALL sink in, but I always learn something!
Hi Randy, stipple die faces look like 80 grit sandpaper. They are hardened so with the metal sandwiched between the dies the shrinker can push the metal into itself. It probably moves about 5 to 7 thousands of an inch into itself each kick of the shrinker.
@@proshaper Thank you for that immediate and well described reply!
Now I just have to figure out how to stipple mine (seems popular with gunsmiths, based on the little bit of searching I've done so far...).
Again, my thanks.
@@MrRandyForbes anybody with a EDM machine can stipple your dies.
Are channel dies available for a lancaster style shrinker/ stretcher? Great video
I don't believe they are.
Stipple dies, I asked someone on line about mark’s left on my aluminum with the
Lancaster’ ones they said stipple die what do they look like
Instead of lines the dies have just a rough texture. I heard they do it with an EDM machine
Wray, you probably should have been a tool maker.
I like too many things to specialize. Problem is you only live so long not enough time to explore all of your passions.
@@proshaper A tool maker works with numbers and absolutes. What you do is art!
All these little "nuggets" save hours and hours of "Reinventing the wheel". Wray has your business ever been slow over the years?
Last year because of Covid it was very bad, only in the last few months has it been turning around. I'm hoping this will be a good year.