Winner of the prestigious Moto Award for "Best Technical How-to Book" in 1984, the METAL FABRICATOR'S HANDBOOK applies master metal craftsman Ron Fournier's unique metal fabricating skills--developed during years of building Indy cars, drag racers, stockers, custom show cars, and sports GT race cars. Covers MIG, TIG, arc- and gas-welding, fuel and oil tanks, exhaust headers, and much more.
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This book, in a way, is for both the beginner and the professional. The author includes a lot of helpful information for the beginner. He starts with simple and complete description of all kinds of tools that are used in fabricating metal. He starts with hand tools, moves to power hand tools, and then ends with large equipment. In the next chapter the author describes the types of metals needed to fabricate reliable auto parts. That was a good chapter. After wards, there is a chapter for each, gas welding and electric welding. The following two chapters are about basic metal forming and hammer forming. Both of those chapters are good and give a basic understanding of how metal is shaped. There are five more chapters about sheet metal add ons, roll bars, tanks, exhaust headers, and sheet metal interior. All of those chapters were a little hard for me to follow, but I think a professional would like those chapters. In conclusion, I find this book very helpful for the beginner; however there is a lack of information about simple detailed projects and practices.
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While the Metal Fabricator's Handbook provided some insight into working with metal, it didn't provide as much information as I had expected.Ron does a good job of detailing the tools you will need to work with metal, but does not spend much time actually showing you what to do. Most of the projects were presented in a general way, he didn't touch much on the specifics of how to do complete the tasks. It was more like watching a 30 minute show on how to fabricate many parts associated with a race car. Surely you cannot expect to be able to take this information and build a race car. All in all, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the trade. Even if you manage to learn one thing from this book, it's one thing you didn't know prior to reading it.
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Excellent book for novice and professionals.Talks about various metal fabricator tools and processes. I like it more than "ultimate fabrication" book
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Before you can build a car, or jump into any metal-fabrication project, you must have the tools and knowledge needed to "make the project happen." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hammerform base, slapper face, steel slappers, rear fire wall, main hoop, front fire wall, roof hoop, glass pliers, station buck, hand seamer, car fabrication, slip roller, layout dye, squaring shear, bending brake, planishing hammer, aviation snips, cold shrinking, body hammer, metal shaping, front hoop, final welding, metal blank, secondary pipe, fender flares Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Before you can build a car, or jump into any metal-fabrication project, you must have the tools and knowledge needed to "make the project happen." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hammerform base, slapper face, steel slappers, rear fire wall, main hoop, front fire wall, roof hoop, glass pliers, station buck, hand seamer, car fabrication, slip roller, layout dye, squaring shear, bending brake, planishing hammer, aviation snips, cold shrinking, body hammer, metal shaping, front hoop, final welding, metal blank, secondary pipe, fender flares Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tom Monroe, Michael Lutfy, Jeff Hibbard, United States New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Automotive Electrical Handbook (HP 387) by Jim Horner on page 4, and page 41
- Sheet Metal Handbook: How to Form and Shape Sheet Metal for Competition, Custom and Restoration Use by Ron Fournier in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Chopping Tops: Practical Hot Rodder's Guide by Larry O'Toole in Back Matter
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