Thank you so much, Tony - I'm honored that you watch my videos. I like your KZfaq channel more than ANY others!

1 year later and they make a dust pan together... True love

I'm very glad you liked this tool, and the video!

I'm very glad you liked the video, and took the time to comment!

Thanks for the kind words!

Wow - that's quite a compliment!

Wow, thank you!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

I truly appreciate your watching, and commenting!

Glad you like them!

Thanks! I have felt a need for such an accessory for some time - which lead me to develop this tool!

Glad you liked it!

Thanks so much, Alan - it means a lot to me!

Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it

I'm glad you liked it! You can see more here: www.millerwelds.com/resources/article-library/welding-project-making-a-formed-aluminum-air-scoop-for-a-carburetor

My pleasure

This one has had a lot of use in my shop already!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. You know - you can do this kind of work as a sideline, even if your primary career is in another arena!

Joe - thanks for the kind words!

Have fun!

Great - I think you will like them!

Thanks!

Thank you so much!

Hi Rod - great to hear from you, and I hope you are doing well!

Yes, I have a few tools out there - the Round Over Dies, Covell hammers and dollies, a great English Wheel - all available from Trick Tools!

I think you will like using them!

@@RonCovell I'm sure I will. Thanks for the reply--we spoke on the phone a few years ago, about the amount of space your videos took on a server based upon their resolution. You might not remember it, but I really enjoyed talking with you. Good to see that you're still doing well--and I still love to watch the videos you post. Also, I did pick up several of your body dollies--and make good use of them in the work I do on restoring older fabric-covered aircraft. They work great!

Sounds like you are doing some interesting and rewarding work!

Glad you liked it!

I've been needing a tool like this for a LONG time!

I'm glad you liked it!

Thanks so much, Joel!

Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks for watching, and commenting! The Shrinker Depth Stop has proven itself to be a popular product, indeed!

Thank you!

Glad you think so!

Well yes, the video is an announcement of a new product, but there is some good technical information about metalshaping, as well!

Thanks!

Thanks for the kind words. I'll be back in Germany next year with another workshop!

@@RonCovell That's great news! It's always nice to talk and listen to you. Hopefully I'll see you soon! 👋😉👍

Thanks so much, Boone! We're working on a similar tool for the JS Tools shrinker.

@@RonCovell One for a US deep shrinker would be awesome. But much harder to mount.

I'm delighted that you like it!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks!

Thanks for watching, and commenting!

I'm so glad you liked it!

Glad you enjoy my videos!

@@RonCovell One of these days I hope to take an in person class but I am such a beginner/hobbyist now it doesnt really make sense. I have a lot to learn

Eric - Good news - I have a backstop for the JS Tools shrinker in the prototype stage!

YAHOOOO, when do you expect to have it available?

I'm hopeful it may be ready by the first of the year - but things often take longer than I expect. Trick Tools will be the source when they are available. I'm going to have a meeting with them later this week, and that's definitely something we'll talk about.

I'm glad you like it!

Yes, the Lancaster shrinkers work with 1.2 mm steel, but that's getting close to their their maximum capacity.

@@RonCovell many thanks sir . Lots of folk say they will work with 1.2 but really they don't .. I don't mind spending more for the genuine product against a copy

Stainless steel is a very interesting material, and I have done a fair amount of work with it. To begin, there are many different alloys of stainless, but 304 is the most common, and the easiest to work with. Most of the other alloys work-harden much more quickly and that makes them challenging to shape. Most metalshaping tools will work on 304 stainless, with a few caveats. It does work-harden more quickly than mild steel or aluminum, so machines like shrinkers and stretchers will reach the limits of the material quickly. It does shape with an English wheel fairly readily, but the edges of the metal can leave marks on non-hardened wheels. Stainless warps a LOT when it's welded, so that can be a limitation for some projects.

Ron Covell Thank you very much Ron for your explanations!

Perhaps you can make one yourself. Here's a brief how-to article: www.millerwelds.com/resources/article-library/welding-project-making-a-formed-aluminum-air-scoop-for-a-carburetor

Thanks!

Thank you so much!

Я так рад, что тебе нравится!

Thanks for the nice response!

Thanks a million!

Thanks for commenting!

Thanks!

Yes - you can see a shrinker being used to make a tight-radius bend in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hrl5jLZ8l6y7l2Q.html

@@RonCovell thank you! I saw your Banjo video its amazing! This is for a drum hoop that is made of an angle bar and has unequal legs (1/2” and 1/4”)

Obrigado!

Tenho nas veias, sangue criativo e, muito me apraz conhecer diuturnamente novidades 1000's. Faz um bem inestimável à alma, à vida! Obrigado. Jurandyr.alencar@gmail.com

Honestly, not having to 'search for depth' helps a lot!

Hey, thanks for watching, and for commenting!

@@RonCovell not at all!) Every your video makes me sure that I need shrinker and stretcher much more, because i still use wooden log and sand bag😁😁

Сулим Аюбов Can you tell me this is mechanic where ? I’m in Vietnamese

I got mine here: www.trick-tools.com/MetalAce_Shrinker_Stretcher_Deluxe_Kit_SSF2005_Kit_953 Note that the backstop(s) are sold separately.

Thank you

It's called the 'Covell Shrinker-Stretcher Depth Stop, and it's available here: www.trick-tools.com/Covell-Shrinker-Stretcher-Depth-Stop-SS-DS-14219

Я работаю с металлом более 50 лет. Я открыл свой бизнес примерно через два года после обучения, так что к тому времени можно было сказать, что я был профессионалом, но я никогда не переставал учиться.

Thanks!

The Lancaster brand shrinker has been manufactured in the US since the 1940s (formerly named C-B Tool). I'd like to know more about the German machine patented 20 years earlier. Can you tell me where to get more information?

The original Patent was by Walter Eckhold GmbH & Co Kg, Werigerode/ Hartz in 1936 for the Aircraft company Junkers. All Dokuments were stolen after WWII.

Walter Eckhold create also the one-handed- rivet for Aircraft production in 1928. So not 100 Years but 93 & 85 .

Eckhold Maschines are very expensive and only for factories or special companies who produce special Metallparts for Car factories all over the world. Excuse my English.

Thanks for your detailed replies! I am very familiar with the Eckold line of tools. I own one of their hand-held pneumatic planishing hammers, and it's an excellent tool. I have used many of their shrinking machines - both manual and power, and they are top-of-the-line! Their headquarters in in Switzerland now, so I didn't realize they were originally founded in Germany.

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Thanks, but honestly, it doesn't take a lot of skill to use the depth stop!

I'm not sure why you call the shrinker a 'fake tool'. It is a fundamental metalworking tool, which makes many tasks easy.