Homemade Sheet Metal Shrinker

Heres some drawings of a home made shrinker stretcher for the jaws you use sections of flat files cut to fit and welded on the guy i got these from.

Homemade sheet metal shrinker. Then take your teardrop mallet and make one hard blow on the metal driving down and towards the outside of the bowl. If you ve done it right this action will cause the metal to pucker on the edge and give you a little ripple or ridge. As the name suggests a shrinker stretcher tool makes inside curves by shrinking the metal on one side. English wheel metal shaping iron tools metal fab diy welding metal working tools metal shop homemade tools sheet metal this metalace shrinker and stretcher stand is a simple design that gives a powerful pedal ratio for easy shrinking and stretching.

Cut a 2 by 4 inch piece of sheet metal using the tin snips. This sheet metal should be of the same thickness as the metal that you will be shrinking. Powder coated to prevent rust. Sheet metal tools metal working tools homemade tools sliders how to plan drawings flat files drawing drawing minden.

Great for auto body trim work and door panel edging this metal shrinker and stretcher set is designed to create radius bends and contours in sheet metal. Hardened steel jaws have powerful force to curve and angle any 16 gauge aluminum 18 gauge mild steel 20 gauge stainless. Start by placing the sheet metal over the bowl so it covers the bowl and lays as flat as you can hold it. Form sheet metal mild steel or aluminum with one of our shrinker and stretcher systems.

Up to 3 in. One of the most common questions lazze gets is why doesn t my sheet metal shrinker stretcher work like the one in your video in this video lazze gives sug. Basically this tool is used to make smooth radius curves in a sheet metal. Our standard sheet metal stretcher and shrinker combo set is ideal for most diy workers.

Will make any standard metal shrinker or stretcher a more productive and useful machine. The r d team has developed a pair of tools that use compound leverage from a handle to create the bends and curves you need in small metal pieces.