Smoothing on the Power Hammer

Fay Butler demonstrates how to smooth a piece of sheet metal using the Yoder Power Hammer. Smoothing is accomplished by using two hardened steel dies; a flat surface on the top and some radius on the bottom. By averaging out the curves on the part, a larger radius bottom die can often be used. Transitioning a radius highlight line into a flat will require some stretching of the flat area. Checking the part to your pattern may indicate areas requiring more form and/or shaping.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Yoder
• power
• hammer
• powerhammer
• metalshaping
• Fay
• Butler
• FayButler

[ozgood1x]

This is what our Children should be learning in Public School !

All Production Techniques !

FABULOUS !

[Brootal290]

Holy crap, that's amazing! At first I was thinking, cool, he's building a track nose for a race car, then he goes and messes up all that nice work by flattening it out. LOL

I didn't know you could go from a curve like that to a flat and then end up with something that looks like an inner fender.

Very COOL! :)

[xOrhan1976]

i have a word to say for that:

WOW

[BarefootSmithy]

That was so amazing it was hypnotic.

[neutronstar64]

what an absolute joy to watch a REAL MASTER CRAFTSMAN!!!

top man,gonna be here watching the rest of your vids for as long as it takes!

thank you for the vids!

Danny

[austntexan]

Were the same dies used on the final plannishing of the sides?

[hearttobefelt]

very nice :)

[MySetDancer1]

The man!

[chileyork]

that's nice man,looks perfect...

[tucatuc]

exelente shaper