And some sand paper to smooth out the edges.
Cold forming sheet metal with a hammer.
Something to cut the metal like sheet metal shears or tin snips.
For this example we will hammer form some tank end caps.
You may want a smaller hammer for small shapes or a larger hammer for larger shapes.
Something like a sharpie to mark on the sheet metal.
Follow along as i demonstrate how you can begin shaping metal with hand tools only.
How can you go about shaping metal with hand tools alone.
I used a 16 oz.
You also have to grasp the fact that you can reduce the area of sheet metal by thickening it.
A ball peen hammer.
This is a handy metal fabrication technique you need to learn.