Ed Barr Knihy

Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication is the number-one resource for sheet metal workers old and new. Join veteran metalworker Ed Barr as he walks you through the ins and outs of planning a sheet metal project, acquiring the necessary tools and resources, doing the work, and adding the perfect finishing touches for a seamless final product. From his workshop at McPherson College-home of the only accredited four-year degree in automotive restoration technology-Barr not only demonstrates how the latest tools and products work, but also explains why sheet metal reacts the way it does to a wide variety of processes. He includes clear directions for shaping metal using hand tools, the English Wheel, the pneumatic planishing hammer, and other machines, and discusses a variety of ways to cut and join metal through welding, soldering, brazing, and riveting. Dent repair and automotive patch panel fabrication are covered in detail. Readers are also given tips on copying shapes and building foam, wire, and wood station bucks to use as guides during shaping. This is truly the most detailed enthusiast-focused sheet metal how-to book on the market. Whether you're a metal hobbyist or experienced professional, you're sure to find something new in Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication.

It is the year 2143. Over thirty years ago, four year old Philip Macefield barely survived a terrible accident and escaped with disfiguring burns. Bullied and taunted for most of his childhood, he makes one friend in Frank Lipson. Now, Philip is the Representative for the United Kingdom on the General Assembly in a one world, one government system run by the corrupt Staal. His biggest secret is about to come back to haunt him: his involvement in the starship Gemini. All the public know is that something had ""gone wrong"" with Project Gemini as the news breaks and Macefield is suspended and tried. What nobody knows - including Macefield himself - is that Gemini is barely scratching the surface of a much deeper and intricate plot. Who is behind it? Are humans really being cloned, and is there another planet just like Earth? Macefield finds out what he has essentially always known. But how?

Whether you want to create custom or replacement parts or build an entire automobile body, this metalworking course for gearheads from best-selling automotive restoration author and professor Ed Barr will take you as far as your interests reach. Barr demystifies this seemingly black art with information on tools and basic skills and 14 customizable projects, fully illustrated with step-by-step color photography. First, you'll learn how to assemble your ideal toolkit, as well as how to build a power hammer and an English wheel. In the process, Barr will help you make informed choices based on available space and budget. Once you're all set up, he addresses the concepts of shape and form. The projects are presented in a way that you can easily apply them to their own vehicles, whatever they may be. Barr also takes the time to show how the projects can be accomplished with different available tools. As you go, you'll gain the skills and confidence for tackling the increasingly complex cases presented. Work your way up to building a fender utilizing the wheeling machine you built earlier; then move on to building a Model T speedster body and an Indy car, and later a challenging '34 Plymouth fender. The book even includes common "goofs" and how to avoid and, if necessary, correct them. Written in an engaging and approachable style, Sheet Metal Shaping serves equally well as a useful supplement to Barr's previous Professional Sheet Metal Fabrication or as a must-have standalone volume for any fabricator's library

Die Restaurierung von Klassikerfahrzeugen ist ein komplexes, zeitraubendes, aber außerordentlich lohnendes Unterfangen. Wie alle anderen Aspekte der Autorestaurierung – z. B. Innenausstattung, Lack oder Mechanik –, bieten auch Blecharbeiten die Möglichkeit, ein Fahrzeug aus absolut schrottreifem Zustand fast „besser als neu“ auferstehen zu lassen. Wer die Kunst der Blechbearbeitung und die passende Schweißtechnik beherrscht, kann jeden nahezu hoffnungslosen Fall wieder instandsetzen. Egal ob eine Durchrostung beseitigt oder ein kompletter Kotflügel neu angefertigt werden muss – am Ende steht meist das Erfolgserlebnis, diese Arbeiten selbst durchgeführt zu haben. Der Autor Ed Barr beschreibt in seiner Einführung in die hohe Schule der Blechbearbeitung wie mit Kenntnis der verwendeten Werkstoffe, der richtigen Arbeitstechnik und Ausdauer jeder Hobbyschrauber an seinem Old- oder Youngtimer erfolgreich Blechreparaturen durchführen kann. Beginnend mit einer Auffrischung von Kenntnissen rund um das Thema Schweißen, erklärt der zertifizierte Fachmann am McPherson College für Metallarbeit detailliert und leicht verständlich, wie mit Hilfe von Treibeisen, unterschiedlichen Hammertypen, Stauchstempel, Rollenstreckmaschine und anderen Werkzeugen für Blechumformung aus einem flachen Stück Tafelblech das gewünschte Blechteil entsteht. Darüber hinaus werden anhand praxisnaher Fallbeispiele die Bearbeitung von Karosserieblechen und die dabei auftretenden Probleme beschrieben.