Panel Craft Services

At Panel Craft, LLC our goal is to produce the finest hand rolled body sheet metal money can buy!

Cobra We feel confident in making this statement for several reasons:

Nothing Left to Chance...
Body panels that fit don't just happen. Great care is taken in order to ensure an accurate pattern is developed using exacting measurements, and pulling reliefs from an original car and then using this information to construct a body buck made from wood.

If an original car is not available, photographs can be used to construct a buck made of urethane foam, which is then covered with a layer of fiberglass to add strength.

Equipment List

Eckold Kraftformer KF 324 Piccolo
Eckold HF 80 Hand Former
Pullmax P-7 Forming & Shearing Machine
Edwards 42" Type E Wheel
Trident 22" Wheel
Roper Whitney 10 Ton Punch
Roper Whitney 48" Finger Break
Roper Whitney 96" Plain Break
Miller Sychrowave 250
Millermatic 200 with Mig Torch
60" Slip Roll
36" Slip Roll
Hypertherm 600 Plasma Cutter
4 Henrob MK III with Low Pressure Regulators

The Right Equipment...
Here at Panel Craft, LLC the "English Wheel" is the centerpiece of the shop. Prior to the advent of fiberglass the greatest panel beaters in the world were concentrated in England. Because they were the ones who perfected the techniques necessary to master this tool, it became known by this name. When used properly, this device produces a consistently smooth surface which requires little or no filler to prepare it for paint.

To augment the two wheels in the shop, we also have a P-7 Pullmax hammer and the Eckold Kraftformer 324 "Piccolo". To go along with the Kraftformer and Pullmax, we have a wide array of shrinking, stretching, beading, forming and lowering tooling. With this equipment we feel that we are the best equipped small shop in the country.

A Good Pair of Hands...
Without this ingredient, all the other elements are useless. It takes years to develop the skills necessary to perform the task of constructing fine coachwork. At Panel Craft, LLC we think our hands are the best in the business!

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