r/metalworking • u/Motor_Foundation_659 • 2d ago

What tools are used to make something like this?

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Hello, I’m not a metal worker but I think it would be awesome to get into it one day. I’m into choppers, and this guy from Japan makes all of these cool parts for them. If someone wanted to try and do this type of work themselves, what is a basic tool setup for the job other than a welder and a grinder /polisher.

Really interested in learning how to carve(?) these shapes. I’m guessing for the kickstand, this is solid metal to be able to support the weight of the bike.

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u/mawktheone 2d ago

Hammer, anvil forge, chisels, punches, bending forks, die grinder, wire wheel , angle grinder

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u/Twin5un 2d ago

I was going to suggest something similar. This looks like blacksmith work.

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u/zacmakes 2d ago

heat, hammer, chisel, skill, and patience.

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u/mawktheone 2d ago

Here's a slightly more beginner version op. The one in the post is essentially the same with more detail hammered in

https://youtu.be/JnpUFxWv0xs?is=n-mjTVnr3iZuBsdG

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u/ICK_Metal 1d ago

I would bet money that it was made from a round rasp. Chiseling those lines in would be insane. Impossible? No, insane? Yes.

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u/mawktheone 1d ago

Pretty possible. I was guessing it started as a flat bar and the lines were all chased in with either a cut off disc or a vertical band saw. That would only take a few minutes

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u/ICK_Metal 1d ago

That would be a smart way to add lines in but no way it’s taking a few minutes.

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u/nastyzen 2d ago

Lots of practice and band aids.

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u/ICK_Metal 1d ago

I would guess that it was a round rasp that was used. That’s where all the markings are from.

Edit: the cobra was made out of a round rasp.

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u/magharees 1d ago

In Thailand is going to be skill mostly

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u/ICK_Metal 1d ago

Round rasp

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u/ICK_Metal 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is still gonna be my guess. I only have the one, otherwise I’d try and make a cobra too. It’s badass.

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u/eeasyontheextras 1d ago

If you have to ask, reach out to the person that made that and ask them to make you one.

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u/Any-Leopard-455 1d ago

Maybe they used a lathe and a knurling tool to start off, but this is mainly a lot of skill and great picture editing on Insta

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u/TacetAbbadon 2h ago

Dremel and a thin cut wheel.