Rating: 
Summary: A Must Have
Review: Being relatively new (about 3 years) in the art of metal fabrication, I found this book to be extremely enlightening. I learned new techniques for making compound shapes. I also found out about some tools I didn't know about as well as how to make some from scratch. It has inspired me to try new more complex things.
Rating:
Summary: A Must Have
Review: Being relatively new (about 3 years) in the art of metal fabrication, I found this book to be extremely enlightening. I learned new techniques for making compound shapes. I also found out about some tools I didn't know about as well as how to make some from scratch. It has inspired me to try new more complex things.
Rating:
Summary: For every taste
Review: Excellent book for novice and professionals.
Talks about various metal fabricator tools and
processes.
I like it more than "ultimate fabrication"
book
Rating:
Summary: For every taste
Review: Excellent book for novice and professionals.
Talks about various metal fabricator tools and
processes.
I like it more than "ultimate fabrication"
book
Rating:
Summary: A first rate little book
Review: Ought to be must reading not only for car guys but aircraft maintenance students, homebuilders, and for electronics hobbyists as well. Even if you aren't going to become as skilled as Mr. Fournier it helps to know what can and can't be done and what is involved, so you can intelligently talk to fabricators.
Rating:
Summary: so thats how its done
Review: This book answered alot of my questions of whether or not i could do the things i wanted to try, It gave me the confidence to give some projects a try. The biggest problem is i have to keep tracking it down from my co-workers who keep borrowing it and wandering off.
Rating:
Summary: so thats how its done
Review: This book answered alot of my questions of whether or not i could do the things i wanted to try, It gave me the confidence to give some projects a try. The biggest problem is i have to keep tracking it down from my co-workers who keep borrowing it and wandering off.
Rating:
Summary: For every taste
Review: This book is great! It's written in a very accessible manner. The author doesn't try to prove how much smarter or more skilled he is at metal work than the reader. Case-in-point: this book contains the best explanation I've found anywhere of the properties of different series (i.e. 2000, 6000) of aluminum. Not some tome lifted out of some mechanical engineering textbook, just a straightforward explanation. Don't know what in the world a "cleco" is or what it means to "cleco" something? Don't worry, unlike some other titles that simply tell you, "cleco the parts together and tack-weld," this book actually explains what a "cleco" is for those of us who might not know.
Rating:
Summary: Great book!
Review: This book is great! It's written in a very accessible manner. The author doesn't try to prove how much smarter or more skilled he is at metal work than the reader. Case-in-point: this book contains the best explanation I've found anywhere of the properties of different series (i.e. 2000, 6000) of aluminum. Not some tome lifted out of some mechanical engineering textbook, just a straightforward explanation. Don't know what in the world a "cleco" is or what it means to "cleco" something? Don't worry, unlike some other titles that simply tell you, "cleco the parts together and tack-weld," this book actually explains what a "cleco" is for those of us who might not know.
Rating: 
Summary: An oldie but a goodie
Review: This book was originally recommended to me on the rec.crafts.metalworking site and so I went out and bought a copy. It arrived and I read it cover to cover over a couple of days. It gives a very good intro to the subject of metalworking - with an emphasis on race cars / hotrods. I am restoring old m/cycles so this was a little lost on me - although the methods are obviously similar. He uses and recommends a lot of equipment - which is way beyond the reach of the amateur. I also found that the tanks he builds are almost all square or rectangular with the notable exception of an aircraft wing-tank. Bike tanks are MUCH harder. I have struggled to build new tanks using this book as a guide and have decided that it is far easier to buy an old tank (ANY tank) and restore it rather than buidl from scratch. This is alo reflected in the price of new tanks (surprise, surprise).Overall - a good read / well worth the money (I paid OVER $US18 !!) and when you have finished reading it - don't be surprised if you can sell it on EBAY for more than you paid for it (seriously !) Steelaway@bigpond.com
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