lowbuck louver press | The H. A. M. B. - The Jalopy Journal Having owned a louver press and have done 1000's of punches, dont expect to much quality that you could start doing them for others and start charging money Dave is a great guy and realy has made a difference to this hobby with affordable tools, but they tend to favor the do it just for yourself type of hobbyest
Technical TOOLS, LOW LOW BUCK louver press. . TECH - The Jalopy Journal I only used it because its big, heavy, and was free next the louver dies were made this turned out to be easier than I ever thought I started with a piece of 1 inch by half inch steel stock and cut it to 4 inches of length (If you wanted a shorter louver cut it shorter next I created a "female die by cutting more 1 inch by 1 2 inch thick
TECH WEEK!!! Home made louver dies!!! - The Jalopy Journal I have built a louver press as well Here are a couple of pics My latest home made tool is a louver press 1 of many tools I have made myself I am running out of room to store them all!!! Mtw fdu Attached Files: a" data-thumb-height="100"> DSCF0341 JPG File size: 203 8 KB Views: 1,208; DSCF0343 JPG File size: 209 4 KB Views: 728; They are
Built me a louver press. . . . and it works! | The H. A. M. B. Here are some pics of my just completed louver press I started out with the heavy duty frame from an old Oliver jig saw that I bought for $100 I scrounged up an old two way ram with a broken end and a 12volt power unit from a lift gate I made my own dies from tool steel with a lot of grinding and filing
Williams Lowbuck Louver Press | The H. A. M. B. - The Jalopy Journal My pal Moe Miller bought the old louver press from Jerry (J J Customs) in San Jose in 1978 This press frame was fabricated from 1 4" steel plate, in a large 'C' shape, looked like a huge micrometer standing on its spool It was old when my Mom had Jerry punch the hood of her '48 Cadillac in 1955!
We Need a Who Does Louvers Thread!!! | The H. A. M. B. - The Jalopy Journal We bought a Good Time Louver's press kit back then as both of us thought it would be cool We built the press and mounted it on a axle so we could move it around We are strictly a hobby business, I was a manager at the local power plant and Dick was a heavy equipment operator
Hot Rods - Louvered trunk lids | The H. A. M. B. - The Jalopy Journal You have to request them They are much more attractive than the squarer commercial louvers I just had a stretched hood done with them What I like is there's no extra charge for louvers compared to 3 00 a louver my local guy charges to punch the same thing If you ask nice they'll louver your deck lid for a fee