There is no shortage of metal shaping opportunities on a hot rod, race car, or custom project. It all just depends on what your vision is for the finished project, but regardless there is some sort of metal shaping going on. There are a lot of techniques, depending on whether you are making a bend in one direction or several at one time, and some of them are way easier than others. When you start making complex compound curves, where the material is bending in more than one direction at the same time, things get way more complicated. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do them in your own garage, especially if you can get the right start to your process. Sometimes the most daunting task can be getting started because you don’t know where to start. This video shows you!
Making patterns is an important part of getting started on any metal shaping project and thankfully these videos from Make It Kustom will show you just how to do that. Why are patterns important? Without them, you are likely not going to have nearly as much material as you need, because curved panels take up more materials than you realize.
In these two videos, you’ll see two different ways to make patterns, and hope they inspire you to get started making some more metal for your projects!
