Hand Processes: Contents and "How to Use Stakes"

[Renee n Jerry Conrad]

Dad was given a four book "Sheet Metal Series", vocational school stuff looks like, and REALLY informative! It was a reproduction in 1946, so we think it's safe to share.

Here's the table of contents from the "Hand Processes" book. I'll follow with posts featuring "How to Use Stakes" and "How to Bend Metal" from this book. If this belongs somewhere else, or isn't useful to enough folks to be worth the effort, just say so! Otherwise I'll work on improving my scanning quality and try to get the most useful stuff uploaded to share.

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I'll be glad to take requests on the order I get it on the site if there's any interest in the material.

:?:

Renée

[Renee n Jerry Conrad]

From "Hand Processes", Delmar Publishers, Inc. Albany, New York, 1046. It's big so am breaking it down to two separate posts:

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[Renee n Jerry Conrad]

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[butch foster]

Renee - Keep it coming. This is great stuff.

[roger n cindy]

hi renee :D , yes keep it coming. your dad got a real jewell there 8) . i appreciate any information i can get. thank you.
roger

[tractiondk]

Hi Renee.

That book contains a lot of usefull information.
I got some old plummers tools from a friend, and a lot of it can be found in your book.

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Torsten DK

[goleafsgo_12]

ya man, that stuff is awesome! keep it coming! i wana see all them books on here haha

[wtowns01]

Thanks for posting. Now I know where to find some good info. Just need the stakes now.

[Renee n Jerry Conrad]

Hey Warren, I use the counterweights on our metal brake, chunks of round and square stock in a vise, the corner of a table, etc. as well as a collection of home made dollies and stakes created from scrap in the welding shop. If you have a vise and a grinder and a scrap pile, go for it! Beech and dogwood are dense, durable materials for shaping tools. Axe, chainsaw, disc sander, etc. will shape these into punches and mallets to suit your need. You can form lighter gauge metal over these too.

Thanks everyone, for all the encouragement on the books, helps keep us motivated and remembering to keep after the project!

Jerry and Renée

PS - Warren - woah dude! Just saw your pictures!! How hard are you pulling our leg?!

[wtowns01]

Not pulling your leg at all. :lol: The information was very basic and easy to understand. I have people ask me all the time how to do this and that and this is another resource that they can be directed.

As far as the stakes, well I have made my fair share. But the stakes shown are the Pexto set and I have been trying to buy set in good condition. You can never have too many stakes.