How to make custom hood peak tooling

In this tech / How to video i cover how I make custom lennox ( pullmax style) tooling for putting in profiles and body lines. From casting an accurate mold, through machining and ending with putting the peak profile into the custom engine bay panels.

[@TheCarlhungness]

The best of the best. What a marvelous teaching video, and you really show us step-by-step how it's done. Sure makes a fella want to get into the workshop and start making pieces. Thanks so much for donating your time (and journeyman knowledge), it is really appreciated.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching and the kind words

[@TheCarlhungness]

Kind words Hell, you've earned it.

[@theoldstationhand]

Ditto

[@pedrocue576]

55 years in the car business, beautifully executed by a true craftsman!! Loosing this type of skill in the USA, everything on this was well done. Keep them coming!! I am hooked!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thank you

[@thomasking2081]

ONE OF THE BEST TUTORIALS I'VE SEEN MIKE, THANKS FOR SHARING

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thank you very much

[@RonCovell]

Nicely done, and well explained!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching and the continued support

[@HouseofChop]

Always kicking ass and bringing it to the next level. I appreciate the hell out of your teaching videos and your willingness to keep it simple and informative. No smoke and mirrors just good solid practices communicated clearly 🔥

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for checking it out and glad it was helpful

[@-donkey_696_]

I love your videos ,they are so informative ,your truly a mastercraftsman .The are just packed with so much real world knowledge, your videos shave so much time off the learning curve, i mean still lots to learn but they help so much ,thank you for sharing your expertise, very much appreciate, thank you Mike ,your the best

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks, Glad you like them!

[@adambergendorff2702]

Really liked the custom Jig for welding the tooling, Great example of the repeatability of the Cleco fasteners, pouring the body filler reminded me of making sand casting dies for intake port fillers 40 years ago. Love seeing tooling made because very few people realize a pullmax is useless without all the different dies for each custom contour!

[@eeblatter]

Great execution of the metal work and great explanation of your process. Subscribed!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for the sub!

[@57moto59]

What a GREAT video!!! Thank you for making something so informative. I learned a ton. I love these types of videos. I really love the detail in your teaching.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

[@theoldstationhand]

What a great video, always wanted to know about making tooling and was surprised/happy to know that ordinary mild steel is adequate. Cheers

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for checking it out. It would take a ton of use to wear out a 1018 tool. most of the tools i make are 1-2 uses for specific parts

[@pedroVVILLA]

Mike very interesting video and easy to understanding congrats

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@paulleague5572]

great as always thank you for taking time out of your day to manufacture your you tube channel content

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@georgehill6569]

You do super great work thank you for teaching

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@joewolf4483]

What a craftsmen ... great content ... gets the fab juices cookin ...

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@bobbycole5597]

Pay attention kids. This is what put our past in the present. Tool and die makers are few . Talent is what he shares. Thanks Mike

[@justingarner7471]

Thanks Mike for another amazing and informative video.

[@rbrpulling]

Cool, makes a lot more sense now. Thanks

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@claytonreed7489]

Very nice work!! Really good information on the profile dam you build, Karl Fisher talked about your projects awesome work!!

[@danielrunge7294]

Thanks Mike, appreciate you sharing the info with us

[@flatworm00]

You do some amazing work!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thank you very much!

[@BLAINMORRIS-ii8tf]

GREAT WORK!! great info. For video quality, you might buy a Milwaukee 2125-20 M12 LED Underhood Light, or something similar to increase video quality...

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching. as far as video quality you the first person in years who has said the lighting and quality need improving.

[@erhardtfrohlich2345]

Amazing work I don't know how you get all your projects done they are all so labor intensive !

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for wathcing, it takes a while on a lot of really big projects. Especially with the amount of work that goes into things and working a lone

[@CLPRPSD]

Exceptionally educational video! Even an absolute amateur such as myself understood what you were doing. Subscribed!!!

[@mysteriousstranger239]

That was very helpful Mike thanks 👍

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching and glad it was helpful

[@josephduran1842]

I doubt I'll ever get to your level of expertise. But I like watching just to get an idea of what's involved.. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.. 👍👍💯😊

[@valhallakustom5307]

Digging the look of that underhood panel. Thanks for the walkthrough and the resin to bondo idea, learned something new and useful!

[@davidreames7032]

Great video! Never any wasted moves in your work. Your always thinking of the next step and really keeping the work flowing.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thanks for watching

[@bluejayfabrications2216]

I have been working on something similar for creating a body line on a ute quater panel
I use a thermo plastic called polymorph its a low temp plastic 60c
But at room temp 25c its as solid as nylon its great at pulling profiles from and takes way less time then waiting for filler and its reusable
It can also be used for dies directly for things like alloy or brass

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks but I will stick to the way I am doing them

[@bluejayfabrications2216]

@@cornfieldcustoms you got to do what works for you
I wasn't telling you how to do it
just how I do it

[@charlielamb1318]

I don’t even own a power hammer or pulmax but damn!! Going to have to stash this way in my brain for future work

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@ponga782]

Great video!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks!

[@TK42138]

Great work 👏👏👏

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thank you

[@dougwernham5209]

Very interesting video thank you.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@ernestwilkie3819]

outstanding metal work awesome to see this level of skill

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@johnmatthews2198]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching!

[@DrydeeMetalWerks]

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge here, I have a similar machine and this will help me get better results I am sure!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching and hope it helps with your machine

[@Parkhill57]

Beautiful work, beautiful shop!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thank you very much!

[@jimzivny1554]

I'm surprised 1018 can handle the job but good to know. Thanks for sharing

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Yep i have some tooling that is about 10 years old and used regularly and has little to no wear

[@joell439]

Fascinating tutorial. Thanks Mike. 👍👍😎👍👍

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for checking it out

[@donpalmer5838]

Amazing as always

[@marshallward46]

Awesome informative video!!

[@RoadratEddie]

Love these kind of vids! So much better than the wiz wheel/welder guys...Keep it up

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching and the feedback

[@bdinnerv]

Love your work! Have you tried filleting wax as used in composite mold work for the dam - doesn't dry out, is reusable and separates easy.

[@pamdunn8454]

very generous to share this extremely valuable information , it diffidently takes the importance of tools "to the next level" thank you

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching, glad you found it informative

[@thorsten_w]

this is awesome, thank you

[@cornfieldcustoms]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching

[@sashakokesch4137]

Excellent content. Thanks Mike.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

[@markhansen8253]

Thank you! Great how to. You do awesome work.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for the kind words , and thanks for watching

[@russtuff]

Yup, my mind is blown.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@dennisschickling2249]

Great Work. Thanks for your knowledge that you share with us. I've been watching for some time now. I don't think that you ever said how you got your name Cornfield. 🤔 Keep the Videos coming.
#STAYSAFE
#PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

[@cannednolan8194]

Thanks I have tried to make a tool for a hand press didn’t turn out good. Think I can do a better job with this knowledge.

[@davidmays3333]

Love your videos

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks I appreciate the support

[@frankxerri1564]

Thanks Mike

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@vintagespeed]

beautiful work! 👍

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thank you very much!

[@joeschlotthauer840]

Fantastic video and tutorial. Just amazing. You make it look easy. This gives me the courage to take classes. Do you offer them?

[@cornfieldcustoms]

yes i offer classes

[@kennethstaszak9990]

Plumbers setting putty should work well for this too.

[@benbloomer7503]

Thanks for sharing your skills. Do you know anyone who teaches these skills in the Missouri area?

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Not in missouri. I am in Ohio and Tin mans garage up near chicago does classes

[@paulnewton943]

Absolutely love your teachings. Can you teach how to the in's and out's of pneumatic planishing hammers please. Especially on roof and bonnet skins. Weights and beats per minute. I can't find any tutorials on it at all. Just scratchy bits and no finesse at all. Thanks

[@cornfieldcustoms]

The problem is there is no set weights and beats. Its all by feel and watching what the metal is doing

[@steeltree-fabricatingandcu3796]

Use the pin gauge the get a rough profile
Mark that on a 2x4 cut the rough profile out of the 2x4 you could use hard wood 1” thick here too
Coat the wood with bondo and fiberglass resin mixed together and stick to the surface let it harden
Pop it free and and sand the excess off the sides
Wax the surface to keep it from sticking

[@cornfieldcustoms]

why go through all the extra steps? your doing almost the same thing but using the pin gauge and having to cut a 2x4 to accomplish the same thing

[@steeltree-fabricatingandcu3796]

@@cornfieldcustoms
I actually use the wood as a profile gauge later
You can make it longer
It uses less bondo
Using hardwood like oak it holds its shaper over time
I love the Lennox
I have a Japanese nibbler I’m converting to a pull max
It worked fine but I wanted a longer stroke

[@steeltree-fabricatingandcu3796]

@@cornfieldcustoms
You do some bad ass work just found your channel today 👍🏻

[@rivermetal]

What a master craftsman you are.
Did you learn the bondo impression moulds from Fay?
Most definitely like and subscribe!
Cheers

[@cornfieldcustoms]

@@rivermetal no i didnt learn it from fay. I didnt know he had ever done it

[@JohneeB]

Great tutorial, thank you. I was wondering if when the metal stretched would having a guide fence on only one side result in an offset center of the profile?

[@cornfieldcustoms]

No you dont get any off centering

[@user-pr7rd4rl1p]

that die came out real nice.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks

[@williammurfin6354]

Mike, That is so sweet. Just wondering is that centre section going to be your air intake for the engine?????

[@cornfieldcustoms]

No its just a cover

[@williammurfin6354]

@@cornfieldcustoms Shame. I've always wanted to incorporate a air intake like that . They did an open style of those on our Early V8 Supercars Race cars and so far I haven't really seen one done at a high end yet.
Awesome job Mike. Love these videos. Merry Christmas to you, the family. And let's look forward to an awesome 2024.

[@leongrice6664]

Loving it.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks

[@CatskillMtnCustoms]

Awesome 👌

[@user-dq8iy1oe4g]

Damn that is bad ass!!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks

[@farmer-jon]

That turned out beautifully! How would you do it if the bulge started smaller at the from and got larger toward the rear of the hood? How would you do the increasing radius on the sides?

[@cornfieldcustoms]

If the profile was not consistent in width i would have made the tooling to do half of the profile, then done each side individually.

[@farmer-jon]

@@cornfieldcustoms is there any way you could you please do a video someday explaining it? I am more of a visual learner. Thank you! 🙏

[@cornfieldcustoms]

I will try to film and post it next time i have one of those profiles come up

[@fishhuntadventure]

0:45
The metal wire profile gauges work much, much better
Nothing wrong with a bondo cast or mould though.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

I have to disagree. Used them in the past many times and they suck

[@RandallSoong-pp7ih]

Awesome!!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@mikeclarahan6770]

great stuff, Mike! How many passes thru the machine to get that profile start to finish?

[@cornfieldcustoms]

I did five just to ensure no tooling marks

[@TBS_Machine]

Thanks for an excellent tutorial, I believe I could make form tooling from this.
Question: is there any functional difference between the Lennox and a Pullmax ?

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Minor differnces in operation but the functionality is the same

[@richardsanborn7963]

how did you get into coach work you obviously arent a paint and body man cool stuff ty

[@cornfieldcustoms]

It just kind of happened over the years

[@GearlessChris]

I was expecting the panel to get narrower so the cleco's wouldn't line back up.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

I left the tooling tight so it would stretch a little and when i planished out the weld seam i had pre stretched it some

[@bobbycole5597]

Oh and by the way. Merry Christmas.

[@user-ji2ft7ds9d]

رائع جدا ❤

[@Paul_D_Lashley]

Great video but I’m willing to bet whoever picked the music has someone locked in their basement.

[@steveriddell1937]

Nooo please start to comteaton please😢😢

[@cornfieldcustoms]

I am not sure what you are trying to say

[@alandavis6429]

Well you did real good explaining what to use until you mixed polyester resin with bondo to thin it. Those 2 polyester products are promoted with completely different products, benzoyl peroxide for bondo and methyl ethyl ketone peroxide for the resin. Had you put MEKP in the resin before adding it to the bondo you would have properly educated your followers, as it is you conveyed bad information.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Dude get a life.