Professional sheet metal fabrication /
"Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication is the number-one resource for sheet metal workers old and new. Join veteran metalworker Ed Barr as he walks you through the ins and outs of planning a sheet metal project, acquiring the necessary tools and resources, doing the work, and adding the perfect...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
Motorbooks,
2013
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| Series: | Motorbooks workshop.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication is the number-one resource for sheet metal workers old and new. Join veteran metalworker Ed Barr as he walks you through the ins and outs of planning a sheet metal project, acquiring the necessary tools and resources, doing the work, and adding the perfect finishing touches for a seamless final product. From his workshop at McPherson College--home of the only genuine sheet metal fabrication education program in the country--Barr not only demonstrates how the latest tools and products work, but also explains why sheet metal reacts the way it does to a wide variety of processes. He includes clear directions for using power and pneumatic hammers and the English wheel, as well as describing specific skills like hand-forming techniques, buck building, louver punching, edge finishing, and more. Readers will learn how to form door seams and to make fenders, hoods, and other body parts; they'll also learn how to put various finishes on metal through engine turning, metal chasing, and laser processing. This is truly the most detailed enthusiast-focused sheet metal how-to book on the market: whether you're a metal hobbyist or experienced professional, you're sure to find something new in Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication"-- "Ed Barr's Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication is a comprehensive guide to workshop shaping and manipulation of sheet metal for both automotive projects and other metalworking endeavors. Barr is a certified professional who teaches metalwork at McPherson College, the only licensed sheet metal fabrication program in the United States"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781610588294 1610588290 9781299935471 1299935478 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
