Fay Butler Fab/Metal Shaping

Shearing a Blank

In this video I will show how I use the surface development paper pattern to lay out an accurate blank. By taking the paper with the tucks in it and opening them out, the paper will lay onto a flat sheet of metal. Using this paper pattern, important information such as holes, edges, beads, and highlight lines can be transferred to the metal. This is accomplished using simple layout tools such as a spring loaded prick punch, scribe, or marked lines.