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https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Our newest 130 hour student arrived today from Cali and brought with him this beautiful Alfa Romeo buck. At this upcoming 4 day class, our students will have the opportunity to fabricate panels for this car. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper It's been a few weeks since we last posted and for that we are sorry! We have a lot of exciting projects being worked on in the shop and haven't had the time to film. So Wray went through his old Facebook memories and there are a lot of great pictures that we thought we'd share with you fine people. We hope you enjoy! Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to use a shrinking disc on a volkswagen Wray has an old Volkswagen hood that has a few dents but for it's age looks really nice. In this video Wray takes out the dents with a slapper and dolly, then uses his Shrinking Disc to smooth everything out. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to Make a Motorcycle fender (Part 4): Wray starts off by shrinking the rear of the fender where the ducktail is using the torch and a body hammer. Once he has the ducktail where he wants it to be, Wray takes the panel to the planishing hammer and planishes the shrunk area. He noticed the peak in the front is a little off so he brings the fender to the english wheel and removes the peak and then marks the correct location back onto the fender. He brings the fender to the tipping wheel, using low pressure in the beginning and slowly increasing it as he moves further along. Once this is complete Wray decides to have the fender come to a point in the front and back, grinds away excess material and voila. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to remove a screw that is stripped We bought a few Beverly Sheers that need some restoration to return them to their original glory. While Mark was trying to take the blade off, he noticed one hex head screw was stripped and the other screw was locked in good. So as usual he came to me to fix the issue, which also became a good idea for this quick video. Wray uses a hammer and punch to loosen the screws and take them out. ILLIANT! Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Making a wireform bending tool We make a lot of wireforms in the shop and have several students ask what tools we use to make them. In this free tool friday we show how to make a very simple bending tool for wireforms. You can you any piece of scrap metal for the base, and a couple of bolts for the bending portion of the tool. Wray uses the drillpress to drill a couple holes in this piece of 2" square stock to fit the bolts. He cleans the edges up and welds it all together. Then Wray shows how effective the tool is and challenges you to try a wireform for yourself. It is kind of relaxing and if Mark can do it then anyone can do it! Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Bending the Radius and Dent Repair In this installment of our Restoration 101 series we have a Jaguar 150 OTS door that after removing the paint and cleaned up the rust, saw a great amount of rot on the bottom of the door skin. So Wray decided to cut the bottom half of the Jaguar door. So now he cuts out a template of the door skin, and cuts a piece of sheet metal larger than the template for "cheat room" and leverage. Using two thin strips of sheet metal he marks the radius of the door in the front and rear. Puts the marks on the sheet metal and using things everyone has in their shop bends the radius. Now that Wray has access with a dolly, he uses a slapper to take out the dents in the door. If there are any high spots Wray uses his shrinking disc and a bottle of soapy water to bring the high spots down. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to make a Motorcycle Fender (Part 3): Using a Shrinker / Stretcher Wray starts off by planishing the motorcycle fender where the edges were tipped. Then he makes a cardboard template using a motorcycle wheel we have in the shop, this is to ensure the correct curve is in place. This is when the Kick shrinker / stretcher comes in to play. Using a series of shrink and stretch dies Wray shrinks half way on the edge of the fender using the cardboard template as a guide. He then moves on to the Harbor Freight English Wheel to remove that peak where the duck tale is going. Finally another round of stretches and shrinks and this is where part 3 ends. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to make a motorcycle fender (Part 2): Adding Details Wray continues with the Motorcycle fender. He shrinks one more time then planishes the fender with the Harbor Freight English Wheel. Now it's time to add the details. Wray marks off the center of the fender with blue vinyl tape. Using the tipping wheel he adds that nice line down the center and then also tips the edges. He then brings the fender to the shrinker stretcher machine and shrinks any loose edge while also pulling over the edge. Wray then takes the motorcycle fender over to the planishing hammer and planishes the edge. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to make a Lower Anvil holder Wray has decided to try to come up with a tool to make every week and he is calling it Free Tool Friday which I kind of like! This episode Wray is making a lower anvil holder for his Youtube English Wheel. He uses a 30" piece of .060" thick wall 2" x 1" tube. He cuts the end on an odd angle so he can mount it right to the English Wheel. He drills 5 holes, then using 7/16" round stock sets them in the predrilled holes and welds them in place. Grinds the piece down and Voila, a lower anvil holder! Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper 1948 Porsche Gmund SL Coupe Hybrid Wireform Buck Update! One of our favorite students is back and he brought his Porsche Gmund Wireform / SuperLeggera / MDF buck. He has progressed so much on this project since the last time he was here. He hopes to finish the front portion of the Porsche while also finishing some panels he previously made. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to make a motorcycle fender We have received a few emails and comments on making more Motorcycle parts. Well this two or three part series will be on making a motorcycle fender using the Harbor Freight English Wheel, Wray's shrinking facilitator and a mallet. This episode takes a piece of sheet metal and with the shrinking facilitator and a mallet wray stretches a few inches inside the sheet causing gathers on the edge. Wray utilizes the gathers by tucking them together. He smooths out the motorcycle fender on the english wheel. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Car Door Restoration The Jaguar door has been sitting for 24 hours in the rust 911 solution. We took it out, hosed it off and now onto the assessment. There is a good amount of rot on the bottom and a little on the side of the door. Wray decides he wants to make a patch panel so he marks off where on the door to cut. He removes the spot welds, and rivets holding the panels together and then cuts the door skin. He has a pattern made, along with gauges. Next video will show the fabrication of the new piece along with the kick panel which was also badly rotted. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com/free-tool-plans/ Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to make a caulking tool Wray is always using this "Caulking tool" when he needs to take a dent out of a panel that a dolly just won't fit in. This is a very easy project to do at home, we'll have the dimensions of the pieces needed to make this tool on our website. Or you can purchase a kit from us if you didn't want to source the materials. Let us know if there are any other tools you would like us to make! Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Removing Paint and Rust In the 1st installment of our Restoration 101 series we have a Jaguar 150 OTS door, which for it's age looks great! We have to start by removing the paint to see the story of the door. We used 2 different types of paint stripper seeing which one worked best. Once we found one to be better we used it to remove the paint on the entire door. After the paint is removed I like to use a brillo pad and lacquer thinner to remove any remaining paint. Now that the door has been cleaned we see a few spots with bondo on it. This is never a good sign. I gently remove the bondo using a heat gun and putty knife. Unfortunately in 2 spots we notice the bondo was used to fill rot holes. Now that everything is removed it is time to immerse the door in a tub of Rust 911 solution for roughly two days. I can't wait to see how it comes out! Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Restoration 101 Lots of questions and comments on restoration and how to get access to certain panels. This video series hopes to address all the questions. We have a Jaguar XK150 OTS door that has some rust, holes, dents and some bondo. This video is an overall view of what should be done and how one should tackle the project. We will start off removing the paint and bondo, then dip the door in the Rust 911 solution to clean it right up. Once we see the original metal it will be a lot easier to see what more needs to be done. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com/free-tool-plans/ Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to make a wooden slapper. Wray wants to create a video once per month on making tools. In the past we showed how to make a slapper so now we're making a wooden slapper. He starts out with a piece of hardwood from a skid. He cuts out the wood using the template he created. Grinds down the handle and puts in a radius on the edges. Then using an old weight belt, Wray cuts out a piece large enough to cover the wooden slapper. He punches 6 holes into the leather large enough for 1" no. 12 round head sheet metal screws. Marks the holes on the slapper and screws the leather in. Wray dresses the wood with Howard: Feed and Wax, puts the leather back on and voila, a wooden slapper! We will have the template on our site for you to print out. It's going to be larger than one piece of paper so we ended up cutting it in half with a guide line to match the templates together. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper TIG Welding Comparison We've had a lot of questions about TIG Welding steel so Wray found an old panel from one of our previous students. He cuts the panel up and then welds them back together using our Everlast welder. The first weld is just fusion welding with no filler rod. The second cut made on the panel is welded back together with pulse using the peddle, and the second half using the machine pulse. We hope to do a few different welding videos to compare all the different methods we use along with what the viewers use. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

Website: https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper We had 2 students who took advantage of our 130 hour program Travis and Larry. Both had very little to no experience. Travis worked on the Studebaker truck fender using our wireform as a guide and did beautiful work! With about 5 days left to go Travis and Larry wanted to learn how to create a wireform so they took on the studebaker truck cab. After a few days they did a great job outlining everything, now all we need to have done is putting the lines for the doors and windows and then seeing if any corrections need to be made. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper/

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Plug welding Changing it up, in this video Wray goes over plug welding and spot welding. He puts a joggle into 2 panels so that when you spot weld another panel to it, it remains flush. Wray uses a tig welder on one side, a mig welder on the other side and then his spot welder for joining another two pieces of sheet metal together. If there are any future videos you would like for us to create, let us know in the comments below! Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Making a simple patch panel. This video has a little bit of everything. We have a Jaguar E-type fender that has some rust damage that needs to be removed. We dipped the fender in rust 911 for 24 hours, cleaned it up and are ready to patch the fender with a simple patch panel. Before Wray cuts out the rotted piece, he makes sure he knows how the panel flows by using a few gauges. Once he understands how it flows he cuts out the affected piece. Then he cuts out a square 20 gauge piece of sheet metal a little larger than the actual hole. He clamps the piece to the fender and marks the patch with a fine point pen, indicating the exact size needed to be cut. Wray cuts the piece and fits it to the fender and tac welds it. Once it's in place he finished welding the patch panel to the fender. Wray finds small amounts of distortion from the head so he uses his hammer and dolly to bring up any low spots. Then Wray takes the shrinking disc and runs it over the new patch panel ensuring the fender flows correctly. He then checks the fender with the gauges, making sure it's perfect and voila, the fender has been patched! Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Metal Shaping for Beginners: Power Shaping Now Wray shows yet another method to achieve the same results with the fender. We are going to shrink half the panel using 2 inch shrink dies on the Trumpf machine and then use the 4 inch shrink dies on the power hammer. After Wray shrinks the panel he then uses the other half of the power hammer to planish it out. Wray then compares the panel made using the helve hammer to the panel we just made using the Trumpf and Power hammer. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper Metal Shaping for Beginners: Shrinking with a Helve Hammer Sorry we didn't post much last week, we have a lot of exciting things going on at the shop! Today Wray discusses using the helve hammer to shrink sheet metal to form the fender for our Packard Truck. He shows how easily the metal moves and it won't leave your arms sore after all that hammering. It took about 15 minutes using the Helve hammer and then another 5 minutes planishing the panel out using the large power hammer. He also show the same fender that a couple of our long term students have made over the last few days. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper

https://www.proshaper.com Our Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/proshaper How to make a Hammer Form! In this video Wray shows us how he makes a hammer form copy buck. It's a nice tool to use when you have a few complex shapes that have to measure and fit right. Last week Wray made the wire form that would be able to fit under the gas tank so it would act as rebar does for cement. Once we have the location, Wray adds 2 shims to raise the wire form a little from the gas tank so that he can add bondo to get the shape precise. Email: Wray@Proshaper.com Website: https://www.proshaper.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProShaper/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/proshaper/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProshaperM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proshaper