Metal Shaping a Porsche 550 Dash: Part 1

Metal Shaping a Porsche 550 Dash: Part 1

Our friend Adam who owns a shop called Unobtanium graciously lent us a Porsche 550 for 2 weeks. We have one being built in the shop but we don't have all the information. With Adam's car here we are trying to gather as much of the information as possible through flexible shape patterns and gauges.
Wray really wanted the dash of the Porsche so that was our first focus. I made a flexible shape pattern and gauges of the full dash and made it into 4 sections. With the information Wray cut out a blank piece of sheet metal, and through the flexible shape pattern shows you what needs to happen.
He starts by wheeling the panel with the English Wheel just to give it the right amount of area value. Once this is achieved, he then stretches the edge of the panel where it dives in. He shows 3 different methods to achieve the desired result.
He stretches the metal via a body hammer and a rubber mat. He also shows the same thing can happen with the body hammer and clay. He also anneals the edge with a torch and takes it to the planishing hammer. You see by the end of the video that the Flexible shape pattern is filling out and the panel is taking shape.

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