Tag Archives: Metal Fabrication

Hereis the latest video from Karl Fisher at Make It Kustom and, as usual, this kid impresses us. Not only does he make rad bead rolled floor pans for this Model A Project, but he shares the methods he uses to build them, to install them, etc in his videos. In this video in particular Karl is going to share his method for “spot” welding in the pans using his TIG machine. The results are clean, strong, and easy to clean for that ultra slick look some folks are going for. This is metal finishing in all the right ways and we dig it.

So watch the video, learn something, and above all be inspired to do something in your own garage this week. Get your projects going, spend time learning how to do stuff better or how to do stuff period. You might be able to do more than you think, and imagine the satisfaction you’ll feel!

Here is the video description from Karl:

On this episode of Make It Kustom, I am working on the 1931 Model A roadster floor. I’m also fabricating a seat frame so that I know where to weld in my threaded inserts in the floor braces before spot welding the bead-rolled floor panels down. I also talk about my process for spot welding with a TIG welder.

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Fitzee is awesome to watch, not only because he has great sheet metal reproduction skills, but also because he is willing to share all his tips and tricks in his great how-to videos. And while he frequently shows how to fix quarter panels, rockers, cab corners, etc, there are a lot of folks who need to figure out a way to repair and replace parts of their steel bed floor in a truck. Or, they are making a custom bed floor for a notch or something and need to make some panels that look stock so they fit with the original bed.

Fitzee makes this with simple tools and a homemade sheet metal brake that you can build yourself no problem. His simple but effective methods will inspire you and should help you with your projects by getting rid of the fear to try it. The worst you can do is screw up a piece of sheetmetal, so why not go after it? I don’t own a truck that has a bed floor currently in need of work, but I have a square body dually that at some point next year will likely need a factory looking notch cover in the bed and I’ll certainly be using Fitzee’s method to make what I need.

Check out the video below.

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