Ep 23 | Reproducing Automotive History And Building New Tools w/ Pat Brubaker

On Episode 23 of the "Sheet Metal Shaping Podcast" we have metal craftsman and business owner Pat Brubaker from Hastings, Nebraska

In this episode we chat about reproducing vintage bodies using the techniques he teaches, and constructing new english wheel/ sweep tooling for his customers.

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We also discuss:
Working on an Aston Martin DBR1 and other hot rod projects
Scaling cars from a technical drawings + photography
250 Hours of prep work to research the history, and proper shape of a car
Using fusion 360 for grid lines and full scale drawings
Using best judgment and artist interpretation during the creative process

Using wood buck over a wire form, and how come
Sweeps and templates, either they fit, or they don’t
Preferred buck is a solid surface spray foam buck and building in hammer points
Making in-house sweeps with varying materials, 10”, 20” and 40”
Using equipment for the simplest thing it does the best

Sorting out the how and why, before starting a project
Shrink vs stretch first, and why he does it this way
Financial cost of shrinking, vs stretching
Make a panel multiple ways and picking the way you like the best
She sheet metal doesn’t care, it does what it’s told

Imperial wheeling machines, started by Kerry Pinkerton
Learning how to use an Imperial Wheeling Machine
Why people like cast iron English wheels


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