Whenever you find yourself doing metal fabrication you’ll come to a time when you need to make a razor straight cut. Unfortunately most of us don’t have a big ‘ol “stomp shear”, so we need to use a power or hand tool. It seems no matter how many times I measured, set my tools up, got comfortable, did practice runs, etc. I could never get a perfectly straight line when cutting longer cuts on sheet metal. Recently it clicked in my head to utilize an old trick when making straight cuts with a plasma cutter.
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Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 29.5: Eric The Car Guy
Sit tight & listen to Kevin as he previews things to come on next week’s episode of Shop Talk, where Eric explains what drives his passion to share his mechanical knowledge and experience with the average Joe.
How to Repair & Remove Scratches in Glass
Owning a vehicle means experiencing scratches and dings on glass surfaces. Although excessively deep scratches in glass should not be handled with a DIY kit, as attempting this may cause optical distortion in the glass, most scratches can be removed and repaired using a surface scratch removal kit. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to repair glass scratches using
How to Restore a Car Dashboard
Over time, the constant exposure to heat, sunlight and dust can age your vehicle’s dashboard. This can cause the dashboard to look dull and the surface to be weak. This is why it is a good idea to know how to restore your dash. Below, we take a look at […]
Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 29: JF Launier – 2014 Ridler Award Winner
‘What does it take to win the Ridler Award?’ is a question many fabricators would love to know the answer to.
What is a Lap Joint and How Do You Perform One?
A common joint found in auto repair work, the lap joint is a piece where two pieces of metal overlap each other. An ideal lap weld should have a good amount of weld bead penetration without the upper edge melting back or overlaying. If the upper layer melts too much, the lap joint will be too weak and thin. Making lap welds takes a good amount of practice to get it right, so experiment with your welding angle, arc length and rate of stitching welder travel to find the best combination for you.
Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 28.5: JF Launier – 2014 Ridler Award Winner
Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s probably safe to assume that the Detroit AutoRama Ridler Award is the most prestigious honor in the fabrication world. Typically two people will receive a trophy: one to the builder and one to the shop that financed it. In the case of […]
The Bonneville experience in SoCal- El Mirage Dry Lake Racing
Going fast has been a fascination since the beginning of time. Before motorized vehicles our ancestors were racing horses and horse carriages. As time went on and cars were invented, man has become obsessed with going as fast as possible in a motorized vehicle. These days drag racing is a BIG thing and every weekend people get together to watch men and women launch themselves down the 1/4 and 1/8 mile paved race track. You may not realize it, but drag racing and high speed runs in motorized vehicles originally started in dry lake beds. Back in the 30’s a few car clubs filled with racers came together to form the SCTA (Southern California Timing Association) and create a set of rules and regulations for land speed racing on the dry lakes. Today the SCTA is still around and runs on one of the first dry lake beds (El Mirage) where it all started.
Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk’, Episode 28: Nick Licata, editor of Camaro Performers Magazine
In this episode of Eastwood’s ‘Shop Talk,’ Kevin Tetz talks with Nick Licata, who answers the age-old question, ‘How do I get my car into a magazine?