Forum: Introductions
12-04-2022, 11:39 PM
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Forum: Introductions
04-14-2020, 08:49 PM
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Forum: Introductions
01-18-2017, 03:19 PM
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Forum: Introductions
03-18-2016, 04:32 PM
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Man you are lucky to be near some experienced...
Man you are lucky to be near some experienced guys. And they have a meet every year that seems awesome. I think you just missed it this year. Those of us living in the dark reaches of civilization...
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Forum: Introductions
03-07-2016, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Introductions
01-04-2016, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 3
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Buy a shot bag, a couple of dollies, a hammer, ...
Buy a shot bag, a couple of dollies, a hammer, mallet and a slapper and you will be a metal shaper. And probably some snips. You can do vitually everything with those tools, time and determination. ...
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Forum: Introductions
12-25-2015, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 21
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Forum: Introductions
06-05-2015, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Introductions
04-23-2014, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 6
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John I built my own. William Longyard just...
John I built my own. William Longyard just published a book on the English wheel and there is a chapter on making a wheel. You can find it on amazon or look on this site. Stay away from tne harbor...
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Forum: Introductions
12-29-2013, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Introductions
12-27-2013, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,587
I built the desert hybrid planishing hammer. It...
I built the desert hybrid planishing hammer. It works well. Peter has a good point that learning the basics with hand tools is important. Otherwise the machines will simply allow you to make scrap...
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Forum: Introductions
12-26-2013, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 11
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Salut Patrick, i am in Laval.
If you are a...
Salut Patrick, i am in Laval.
If you are a good fabricator you can make your own Wheeling machine frame. I did, but the heart of it is the wheels and if you want beautiful polished finishes you...
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Forum: Introductions
12-20-2013, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 13
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Robert,
My friend who is 160 lbs found his...
Robert,
My friend who is 160 lbs found his hummel very pitch sensitive, even though we added some nose weight. He had great difficulty avoiding porpoising on landing. He couldn't let go of the...
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Forum: Introductions
12-19-2013, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 13
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My friend made the wingroot fairings for his...
My friend made the wingroot fairings for his hummel out of fibreglass. A great shame as the rest of his metal work was very nice. They would be tricky to make as reverse curves are the hardest....
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Forum: Introductions
09-27-2011, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 2
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Airplane lover from Montreal
Hi folks,
I have been an airplane guy all my life, starting wih models and now full scale. I spent time at Kent White's tent at Oshkosh and fell in love with metal working. I built John Glover's...
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