Purchased my first metal shaping tool.

MP&C, I get it, and agree. Do it the best and fastest way possible. I don’t watch these videos much. I learned about Fitzee from this site. Then Lazze. Two opposing kinds of metal workers. I don’t do wheeling kind of work, mostly just rust repair. It would be nice to try to wheel up a complete panel.
 
MJM said:
That was a very well thought out, and astute reply. I'll take your and Chris's advice. I was going to take Wrays class but, after reading this, I won't, and I won't be traveling to Europe to take classes there. I'll need to find someone within the United States.

I was planning to buy a cheap English wheel from Harbor Freight for $300 dollars. For now panel beating with a mallet on a tree stump and English wheel will be my starting point unless I'm directed otherwise
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How far are you from Hastings Nebraska? Pat Brubaker, the owner of Imperial Wheeling Machines, puts on metalshaping classes on about a monthly basis
 
MJM said:
That was a very well thought out, and astute reply. I'll take your and Chris's advice. I was going to take Wrays class but, after reading this, I won't, and I won't be traveling to Europe to take classes there. I'll need to find someone within the United States.

I was planning to buy a cheap English wheel from Harbor Freight for $300 dollars. For now panel beating with a mallet on a tree stump and English wheel will be my starting point unless I'm directed otherwise
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I plan on going to LA to do Ken Sakamoto class next year I hope.
 
MP&C said:
How far are you from Hastings Nebraska? Pat Brubaker, the owner of Imperial Wheeling Machines, puts on metalshaping classes on about a monthly basis
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Nebraska is one State away from Missouri. As long as it's within the United States, I'm good to go. Would like to take a class that is a week or weeks of instruction. I'll just load up the camper and stay at a KOA.

I'll look up your suggestion and see what they have to offer.

Thank you,
 
MJM said:
For now panel beating with a mallet on a tree stump and English wheel will be my starting point unless I'm directed otherwise
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I would not discourage that. A lot is possible with simple tools.
I made this Sportster tank from aluminum a long time ago using a shot bag, hammers, one of those slappers I pictured, dollies and a whole bunch of time. No wheel or power tools but yes a tig welder.
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Here is the old Sportster tank I replicated and the buck.
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It still sits the way it is in the photo, I started a tunnel and bottom but never made it functioning tank. I use it as a sample if a client has questions.
 
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