Fender Shaping With Chris Runge
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- čas přidán 7. 01. 2017
- I have been a car enthusiast since birth. In 2011 I took my enthusiasm to a new level when I decided to hand form an aluminum body with basic hand tools and 0 hands-on fabrication or welding experience. I picked up a few books and how-to DVD's and started the project. Over the past 6 years I have shaped and fabricated nearly every day and picked up a couple helpful tools along the way.
The First is a 1940's Libert Nibbler converted into a reciprocating hammer. The second tool is my Metal Ace Imperial 44 English Wheel. I was told when I started to begin shaping by hand. I believe this is the best way to learn because it develops an understanding of the shaping process that simply cannot be attained with larger power tools. It also creates a respect for the tools that I don't believe I would have had without the hard work of hand forming. I don't claim to be a master, but I am passionate about shaping, sharing techniques and will continue to pursue this art as long as I can.
In this video I briefly cover shaping technique and the tips for TIG welding on the .060 3003 Aluminum material. Please feel free to ask questions and share constructive feedback.
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Draw-through welding on the reverse - big revelation, I didn't even know that was a thing.
Chris..... i think you are doing a very fine job, especially having learned the basics by reading books and watching dvd's. Well done !! The should be more people like you.
Sir, you have gold in your hands !! Congratulations for the piece of art your making up.
Cheers from France
Keep em coming! I love watching how you're building these things!
Thank you for posting! Can't stop watching.
Best fabrication video I watched in a long time keep it up man
got my intro to Runge thru Christopher's run with Jay Leno's Garage.. wherein we get a wonderful intro to the talents of this modern day master of all things curvy .. Viewing this secment nearly brings up goose bumps of admiration for the exacting hand work . My hats,boots and gloves are off to you Chris plus I'll give a bow to the excellent film work !
You make welding thin aluminum look easy, great work!
Brilliant fantastic he’s so good and patient love it. Larry in London
great video. thanks for posting. I teach a shop class back in New Jersey. And we have an English wheel there. I plan on making panels for a Lotus 7.
Great video. Keep em coming!
GREAT WORK YOU ARE DOING FRIEND.
Post ww2 my father was a welder at Douglas Aircraft. He welded with hydrogen. He said it was much better than acetylene. He used gas on aluminum until the late sixties when he finally broke down and bought a Hobart tig.
Amazing work 👍👍👍👍
...Fantastic job .
good work men!
amazing stuffs
Parabens, fantastico seu trabalho.
Chris, will you do a video showing how you treat/create the fender wheel arch edge?
4043 rod is a stronger rod used when high tensile strength is needed and the weld is not going to subjected to alot of flexing. When I am tacking panels and want to keep things cool. I will keep a air wand close by and between welds I will blow the panel down. 30 seconds of air really cools a panel off fast
From my limited work on restoring very old cars I often see wheeling marks that form a diamond or cross hatch pattern on the inside surfaces of panels. Have you or do you use this technique at times? I'm fascinated by your work and can identify very much with your self taught staus.
Félicitation
Hello Chris , I'm French people and i don't speak very well english, but your video are very instructive for me!
Could you tell me what kind of aluminium do you use ( spécificity and thickness), home to se more video from you, tanks again.
what would happen if you bead rolled both sections into a 90 degree inside flange before welding them together? Could it be done that way?
inspirational stuff - can i be your apprentice for a week ? . . . . have suitcase will travel
Tack welding is just to help you sort of get it and keep it in place, until you can actually weld.
where can I get my sheets of steel/aluminium from to start practicing.
enjoy the video and the story of the first car. Purchased a disassembled Ghia to use as a base for my first aluminum body build . How many sheet do you use for a small car like those? ( roughly)
It depends on how you do your inner paneling. The skin usually takes about 4- 4x8 sheets. I would suggest 3003 .060 Alu.
Hi we are doing one as well...Matt from Californian Classics Karmann Ghia in Uk ..were are you.
I can't vouch for its validity, but, I was told that Porsche used to pour molten metal into their gaps...
how you are connect the frame with aluminium body?
Can you tell,is carbon steel or stainless steel thar is used?
Please tell me aluminium road and flex name
nice job! I think you would do a better welding if you shielded the back of your welding with the argon, you would'nt have to do the job a second time on the other side of your panel.
my technic is a homemade diffuser behind, holded by players.
Thank you Jeremie. I have heard about this but never tried it. Do you have a separate tank of Argon for it? Would you use a lower pressure on your Argon supplied through the torch when back gassing?
RÜNGE KAROSSERIE hello, it can be either another tank of argon or a Y pipe fitting on your pressure gauge with a tap on it, the gaz pressure is quite low. The trick is in the homemade device to hold the sheets together, it gives a little space between the sheets, and it is the gaz diffuser in the same time. I made them like the "interlocks" clamps but added a diffuser on it, and I move it as I weld.
The diffuser is pretty simple, it is just a pipe with little holes in line every 5 mm or so..
the value of this gap should be the same thickness as your sheet metal..
Thanks for the dark lenz! Looking at an ark on video is the same as looking at it real world .
wauw
how do you like your Metal Ace wheelie machine?
Aaron, I really like the Metal Ace wheel. I did pick up a set of Hoosier Profiles anvils as the Metal Ace had a microscopic amount of run-out that we weren't able to correct. I do still use them on occasion however.
Hate to admit it but I'm a sun tan tacker
Into The video 11:42 seconds there is a Volkswagen or Porsche swingaxle in the back ground. Does anybody have a clue to what it is?
That is a prototype casting for a mid engine 5 speed, Porsche 356 transaxle. It is built by WEVO.
Ey amigo enseña a moldear las chapas ,
bom
why don't you weld your panels with oxyacetylene? you wouldn't have to file the weld nor weld both sides
I am just starting to master Oxy Gas welding. I definitely agree with you on the benefits.
What I'm noticing is no gloves 😬👍
I wonder what one of those fenders would cost an owner/customer??? Say if you smashed in a fender on the car and it had to be replaced. Beautiful work and artistry. I always wondered how those beautiful cowlings were formed on the old planes.