Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, MISC, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
WELD PORN! 8-Way Tube Joint – TIG Welding Aluminum Fabrication And How To Pull Off This Sexy Joint
Dec 08, 2023Chad Reynolds0
Sometimes you just need a little pick me up in your day, or something to inspire you to be better with your skills, and there is something pretty motivating about the welding you see at 6061.com....
Karl Fisher From Make It Kustom Shows Us How To Make An EASY, FREE, DIY SHRINKER TOOL! HOW-TO Make CURVED FLANGES on SHEET METAL!
Dec 07, 2023Chad Reynolds0
In this episode, Karl makes a DIY shrinker from scrap he had laying around. And I know I could absolutely do the same thing with junk I have sitting around. I’m sure you can too. And if you...
Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – CHEAP REPAIRS. Basic Patch Panel How To With A MIG Welder
Dec 06, 2023Chad Reynolds0
This cool low buck shop truck build is turning out really cool and we dig it. If you missed it, the long bed became a short bed, using the stock bed with the smallest of cuts and welds so that the...
Vice Grip Garage Frankenstein Duster Part 4: FIRST DRIVE! Patching Floors and NEW INTERIOR For The Giveaway Duster!
Dec 05, 2023Chad Reynolds0
In this installment of the Vice Grip Garage Giveaway Duster you are going to see some floor patches happen, interior go in, and a first drive! Will it smoke the hides off the Cragar wheels? This...
How to Remove Rust – 6 Easy Ways to Protect Bare Metal With Willomet Motor And Fab’s 1970 Dodge Charger
Dec 05, 2023Chad Reynolds0
We’ve all had to deal with rust repair on a project before, but what about the rust that shows up when you start working on something with new metal? I’m talking about two months into...
Building our first customers roll cage for his C10: what we charged & how much profit we made! The Right Tools And Methods Are Key!
Dec 04, 2023Chad Reynolds0
Video Description: In this video Matt and Kevin show you how to build a cage to fit a C10 Chevy truck. We start with a custom fitting while the customer is in the C10 truck. To do this we used our...
Worlds Worst 1957 Chevrolet: 10 Minute Floor Pan Install! 1 Man, No Lift, Rust Be Gone!
Dec 02, 2023Chad Reynolds0
When Dan dragged this nasty 1957 Chevy home there was no doubt that it was rough, and we mean ROUGH. So much rust, so much nastiness, and so much patching required. He did a lot of work using good...
Zephyr Chop Part 7: How To TIG WELD Sheet Metal – LESS WARPING When There Is No Access
Dec 01, 2023Chad Reynolds0
But you can’t TIG weld body panels if you can’t get to both sides of them! At least that is what some metal shapers will say, and in their defense there are reasons for making that statement....
Finnegan Finally Mounted The Twin Turbos in His ’61 Cadillac Coupe DeVille! The Drag Caddy Is Getting Closer To Dragging!
Nov 30, 2023Chad Reynolds0
Video Description: Episode 275 of Mike Finnegan’s Garage is bringing the heat and giving your more of what you asked for; We are back to work on my gangster ’61 Caddy, the car with the...
The Worst 1957 Chevy Ever! Death By 1000 Tacks Welds In Pursuit Of Saving This Old Chevy
Nov 27, 2023Chad Reynolds0
Dan is calling this the world’s worst ’57 Chevy because there is nothing on it that isn’t rotten or bent or something. Of course that just means there is plenty to do which means lots of great...
Can He Save The Worlds Worst 1957 Chevy? USED and FREE Body Panel Install
Nov 18, 2023Chad Reynolds0
Dan is calling this the world’s worst ’57 Chevy because there is nothing on it that isn’t rotten or bent or something. Of course that just means there is plenty to do which means lots of great...
LS Swap A Square Body Part 3: Halfass Kustoms New Square Body Chevy Project Is A Runner! First Drive And Shop Burnouts!
Nov 16, 2023Chad Reynolds0
We’ve shared all the parts of this build so far and you are going to dig it if you like it when a truck makes noise and smokes the tires inside the garage. We dig it and know you will too. This...
SEMA ’23 for the Welding Enthusiast: TimWelds Gives Us All The Tool Highlights Welders Care About From The Ultimate Automotive Trade Show
Nov 16, 2023Chad Reynolds0
TimWelds went to the 2023 SEMA Show, like so many of us, and he spent so much time walking around looking at tools and equipment that welders and fabricators want to see. I was so busy during this...
Zephyr Chop Part 6: MIG WELDING for a PERFECT RESULT “A” Pillars 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe Conversion
Nov 15, 2023Chad Reynolds0
But you can’t MIG weld body panels! At least that is what some metal shapers will say, and in their defense there are reasons for making that statement. To understand why, you have to...