Third world metal box manufacturing - video

Third world metal box manufacturing. 13:00 video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3w_43juXYo


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...545#post174015

A four footed band. Toes that look like fingers and fingers that look like toes.

Jon, I like these 3rd world techniques. They show how simple mass manufacturing can be. Simple, not easy.

That is skill.

having spent 10 years working in the middle east I had the opportunity to witness many highly skilled craftsmen work in various trades in several countries, and to be honest given the choice I would hire just about any 5 of the ones I met over there before I would hire American workers.

I HAVE to get one of those cartoon mallets at 2:50! Looks like a section of log with a branch glued into the side of it. I think about how many hammer blows it takes to create this box and just ONE could render that part with the off shot useless and needing replacement. I just wonder how often you have to run the rivets after you buy one!

I have a set of 3 hammers that I bought in China in the metal market, and they are wood head mallets. They work quite well for forming sheetmetal, as they don't mar the surface and have some give which helps in the forming process.
I've formed up flanges and use them in the shrinking process as well.
I follow a group of guys for coach building car bodies, and they use similar techniques to move the metal and form the complicated shapes that go into a custom car body.
There is so much to learn out there, and we become stronger when we can learn from all areas of the world.
That's one of the things I appreciate about this forum, is we see a much broader approach, and therefore a much broader learning experience, and particularly if we can take what we learn and go try it ourselves in our own garage/shop.
The important thing is to not just watch, but then go and try it ourselves.

Thanks for sharing the video!

Other than the obvious advantage of being able to use their feet as another hand is there an advantage to working on the floor? I understand it for people who work out in the street but this seems like a professional metal shop. My knees could not have taken this abuse even when in school! Wonderful to see skilled craftsman at work.