Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
MIG Welding 101: How To Make Better Welds – Tips And Tricks For Strong, Pretty, MIG Welds.
A few days ago we shared some TIG welding tips and tricks from the gang over at Pacific Arc TIG Welding and today we’re sharing MIG welding tips and tricks from Tim Welds. Like Pacific Arc, Tim...
DIY Tool: Make An Easy Dimple Die At Home To Flush Mount RivNuts!
We love homemade tools around here, and this one right here is SUPER handy. I can’t tell you the number of times I would have loved to have had this tool in my arsenal and now I’m going...
Cordless Drills: Is Buying Top Models Even Worth It These Days? Or Is Cheap All You Need At Home?
We share a lot of tool testing here on BANGshift, and honestly that’s not just because I’m a tool nut. Nope, it’s also because I can’t afford to buy all those high dollar...
TIG Welding 101: These Common Myths About TIG Welding Are Busted! This Will Help You!
Pacific Arc TIG Welding is a hell of a welding tech resource. You can take online welding course with them, see tons of great videos on techniques, principles, and tips and tricks, and if you follow...
Karl Fisher From Make It Kustom Shows Us How To Make A DIY Power Hammer TOOL! METAL SHAPING Pull Max CHEAP And EASY!
In this episode, Karl makes a DIY power hammer from some sheet steel and a cheap tool from Harbor Freight. It’s like a Pullmax only smaller and Karl says it’s better than a bead roller!...
Is Harbor Freight Downgrading Tools? Viewer UPGRADES, Ryobi & Amazon, Shootout
Until I started watching the Torque Test Channel, I had no idea that anyone was actually putting power tools to the test to see what they put out and how they perform. I also didn’t realize...
HOW TO Part 2: STEP BY STEP Metal Shaping a Custom Dash – English Wheel, Bead Rolling, Wire Form!– Custom Dash For The Make It Kustom 1931 Model A Roadster
In Part 1, we talked about how Karl has made several hammer forms on his YouTube Channel over the years and they are WAY easier and cooler than I ever realized. I never had put much thought into it,...
Edd China Is Dunking A Rusty 1986 Range Rover Chassis in 1935 Litres of Evaporust. Will It Actually Work?
I’m a fan of Evaporust, I’m not gonna lie. I’ve been using it since it came in a jug with a label that barely had a logo on it and have used it to repair and clean rusted tools,...
HOW TO: Make a SIMPLE PLASTIC HAMMER FORM for Sheet Metal – Custom Dash For The Make It Kustom 1931 Model A Roadster
Karl has made several hammer forms on his YouTube Channel over the years and they are WAY easier and cooler than I ever realized. I never had put much thought into it, but didn’t realize how...
Project Farm Is Featuring The 10 Worst Items Ever Tested? Let’s Find Out What They Are And How Bad They Were!
Project Farm and the Torque Test Channel are two of our favorite tool testing YouTube channels and we feature their videos pretty regularly because they are thorough and entertaining. But we all know...
Building a PERFECT METAL SHAPING Station. EASY 2 SET UP. Customizable for YOUR TOOLS With Karl Fisher From Make It Kustom!
In his most recent videos, Karl has been showing how to build your own shrinking and stretching tools using mostly scrap and they have been awesome. When you combine them with all the other tools and...
Daniel and the Crew at Powell Machine Show How To Rebuild Gen 3 HEMI Heads The Right Way. Valve Job, Surfacing, And Removing Broken Bolts
Powell Machine Inc. is known for building some pretty impressive engines, and for being experts in valve train and lifter technology, particularly in those classes of racing that require a flat...
Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!
If you haven’t ever wanted a sliding rag top in a vehicle then you are a weirdo. I’ve never been a sunroof guy, but a sliding rag is pretty damn cool. I think a VW bug or bus with a...
