Ultimate Sheet Metal Fabrication Paperback – June 21, 2005

This is a great book that I find myself going back to over and over. The interviews are worth the cost of the book. I bought it specifically because someone else whined it was for advanced body men. If you're a beginner you may not understand what is being said. That's OK, buy the book and continue your auto body education and over time this stuff will become clearer.No, it's not going to show you how to bend up boxes and cones and such. However, you will learn what some folks that are really good at this stuff think about their work and how they approach some pretty tough (but exciting) projects. You won't learn any of this slinging mud nine to five! It's hard won information at your fingertips. The sort of thing you do on your own time to get the hang of it.If you want to learn to bend up boxes and cones (and a lot more) check out Ron Fournier's book, "Metal Fabricator's Handbook/Race & Custom Car". This too is a great book that belongs on every fabricator's bookshelf.

After reading some of the book reviews, I almost didn't buy this book. Now I'm happy I did. I wanted some guidance for making patches to fix up the unibody supports and fenders of a car I just bought, and reading the book gave me confidence and methods to do what I needed to do with no power tools. A bag of sand and an assortment of hammers and dollies (and some patience) can help produce some amazing results. The book goes far beyond what I needed to do, buy hey! there are more things I may try now.

Great book, very detailed and has more information than I'll ever use. I found several great tips and tricks in the welding section so it was worth the price just for that alone. The seller said it was used but I doubt the book had ever been opened before. If you are restoring a car or doing any custom fabrication, this would be a great place to start.

I love gooks, I hate digital. I just can't sit ald look at a screen. I can and have read this book cover to cover. I take it to the shop and use the articles while working. Remus has a lot of experience and passes it on well in this book. If you are into sheetmetal work or if you are just starting this book should be in your library.

This book should have been titled "Interviews with the masters of sheet metal fabrication" instead. Very little content to show the uninitiated how to achieve a particular goal or effect in sheet metal-work. It consists predominantly of interviews with different practitioners of particular approaches to sheet metal shaping, with the bottom line being: "You could do this w/ hammer & dolly, or any of several other methods, but this is the faster approach I prefer..." It was an interested read, but not something worth keeping as a reference. I wish I had saved my money.

This is a gift for my dad. He already works on sheet metal but I believe there are additional tips here that will be helpful. I think he will really enjoy it!

The book contains a lot of useful information however it appears that it is not intended for the ameteur but more towards the professional. Most of the demonstrated techniques call for expensive equipment that most people would not have.

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