Scrap steel shenanigans.

[J Mack]

Next scrap steel project.

 

[abqcruiser]

Planisher?

 

[bobm]

 

[J Mack]

Planisher?

Yes, I'm going to need to make quite a few missing body panels for my Mack truck project and I'm gearing up so when I get to that part I'll be ready.

 

[bobm]

hauler?? Updates! Start a build thread its related

 

[J Mack]

Changing it up a bit and making the lower die holder height adjustable, I need to finish machining all the parts but I'm thinking about making it accept the standard CP dies oddball size even though I'm currently planning on making all my own tooling.

 

[bobm]

That'll be a lot of work, making all the tooling! Good thing is you can customize it to the way you want

 

[J Mack]

That'll be a lot of work, making all the tooling! Good thing is you can customize it to the way you want

These little projects are literally me trying to stay busy out in the shop without spending any money. I have 3 or 4 broken 300M 35 spline axles floating around that should make good die material and stay within my budget.
The fun part is poking around here in the shop looking at all my junk trying to find that perfect chunk of scrap to make something cool.

 

[TachedOutOffRoad]

The fun part is poking around here in the shop looking at all my junk

We all love poking in your shop and looking at your junk

 

[bobm]

Wish I had a Shop !

 

[scrapdaddy]

We all love poking in your shop and looking at your junk

I'm just glad I didn't say this.....

 

[bobm]

I'm just glad I didn't say this.....

Ya thats a little, AAAAHHHHEEEMMMMMM!! Can I say that???? Or is it not P.C. and gonna come back on me in 20 years when I'm DEAD?????

 

[RUSH55]

No Bob, you won’t have to worry about people tearing your sheetmetal from their Cruisers because you weren’t PC enough. I’m predicting that kind of something isn’t gonna spill over around here. Most people working on FJ55’s have or had some kind of real job.

 

[J Mack]

Made a little progress today.

Finished machining the adjustable lower die holder with a shrink fit to the threaded shaft.

I think this will work ok for what I need it to do. Little bit more machine work to the top mount then weld everything together.

 

[J Mack]

Cut the grip off an old air hammer and shortened the shroud then drilled and taped it for an air fitting.

 

[RUSH55]

I need to build one of those that’s adjustable in three planes. Maybe interchangeable jaw pieces

 

[J Mack]

Maybe interchangeable jaw pieces

Cant wait to see what you come up with!!!

Planishing Hammer Dies

Let me know how you make 58-D22 and 58-D24

 

[RUSH55]

No shrink dies/anvils? Is that not a thing? Not sure if that would work or not but was wondering about how well a knurled/serrated anvil would do in some instances, other than leaving a bunch of punch marks everywhere.

 

[Ol Yeller]

Very cool Jmac, can’t wait to see it done.
I’ve never enjoyed bodywork enough to do much, mostly just the race cars which ever only had to be so good.

 

[J Mack]

No shrink dies/anvils?

I don't know much about the particulars but I believe they use a thumbnail die and do a bunch of tucks when shrinking.