If you aren’t a regular watcher of metal shaping and sheet metal fabrication videos, you might not know that one of the common sheet metal replacement techniques is called the cut and butt method which is a very straight forward way of replacing sheetmetal for patch panels and such. It creates a clean, full penetration, butt weld that allows for excellent metal finishing results. In this particular video, Fitzee shows the method on a windshield surround.
Fitzee may not have invented cut and butt, I don’t know, but he’s the first person I saw using it and spreading the word far and wide. Regardless, his promotion of this method has really impacted how people replace bad sheet metal. Check it out.
Video Description:
Using simple tools to do rust repairs above the window on this 40s chevy truck cab. how to simplify overhead rust repair that will need two or three spots repaired.
