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You will need some tools, the basic stuff, and I have chosen these for you based on my experience to be most
essential and effective, but the best value, and of course best economy:
(Get ready to do some serious website navigating, as you will be clicking on the hot links below for
descriptions and photos, and using the back button at the top so you can return to this list
frequently.)
Cross Pein hammer
- body hammer.
Track dolly
,
Slapper
and
Booklet
Torpedo Mallet
Medium shot bag
, fill with #8 lead shot
File
, either vixen, or super shear, or aluminum cut.
Snips
, left and right cutting. No straights...waste of time.
Straight edge, 12 or 18 or 24 inches.
Measuring tape
Square, carpenter's try square, or machinist's 6"
Scribe, or
black pen
for marking and layout
Small tool box
Gloves
,
Ear Protection
Video:
Shaping Aluminum Wheel Pants
(With 7 simple hand tools)
Upgrades, when you find you like metalwork, and have a little more money and more space:
Lancaster Shrinker
( Most expensive single tool so far, but very useful)
Large double faced body hammer
Heel dolly
Spoon
Small shot bag
, with lead shot
Dead Blow Cross Pein hammer
Saber saw, sawzall, (or DeWalt 14.4v circular saw, for aluminum and copper)
Then, for hand shrinking:
Shrinking Mallet
, plastic or wood, or use the
DB Cross Pein
Big Purchase: Oxy-acet torch set. (Hardware store, or Welding Store for small bottles and pieces
or a full cheap set. For the better stuff, we carry
Torch, tips, hoses, and regulators
at very fair prices. Then you can weld, anneal, do hot work, braze and solder.
Videos:
Shrinking Magic
,
Basic Damage Repair
,
Autobody Steel Patch Panels
,
Fender Arches
,
Edge Those Panels
Or get the
Intro to Aluminum
or
Intro to Steel
video sets. Practice.
See our New
Starter Kit for Metal Work
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