Some are quite malleable and others so hard and springy as to challenge attempts to work them.
Forming aluminum sheet by hand.
With a combination of these manipulations you can create anything from flat sheet and you.
Cut it bend it shrink it and stretch it.
After all there are only four things you can do to metal.
Resistance to corrosion varies.
By doing so the sheet can be bent or stretched.
It didn t take long to realize that he s a master of the art of hand forming sheet aluminum into things ranging from parts for antique automobiles and modern racing car bodies to airplane cowlings fairings and wheel pants.
Hand forming sheet aluminum requires a knowledge of the characteristics of this metal in the many alloys in which it is available.
The applied force stresses the metal beyond its yield strength causing the material to plastically deform but not to fail.
This tech tip is related to their sportster project but can be used on anything you might be working with that requires something built out of aluminum sheet.
Welcome to the latest how to installment from jay roche at special 79 barnstorm cycles.