Forum: Announcements
07-29-2011, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
Hey Folks,
I had another converstion with...
Hey Folks,
I had another converstion with my venue host this morning, and I think I've cleared most of the hurdles I've had to deal with for designing my display.
During our conversation, we...
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Forum: Introductions
07-28-2011, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,527
Welcome aboard Ryan! There's quite a few of us...
Welcome aboard Ryan! There's quite a few of us here from the Southern Ontario area, so keep your eye on the Events category for future metalshaping events. I expect to be hosting another one in...
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Forum: Announcements
07-26-2011, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
power alternatives?
Hi Folks,
I had a conversation with the curator of my venue today, and we ironed out lots of details about the approach we will take for setting up my display. He loved the picture of the display...
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Forum: Announcements
07-25-2011, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
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Forum: Announcements
07-24-2011, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
Hi Kerry,
My venue has hydro available, so...
Hi Kerry,
My venue has hydro available, so power won't be a problem. Keeping curious hands away is the issue I'm working on now, and I'm hoping I'll be able to use a large enough base to help...
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Forum: Announcements
07-24-2011, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
turntable drive
Hi guys,
I've been looking for a drive unit for the turntable, and I'm hoping that one of you might be familiar with a common application for one of these units. This one is perfect, it runs on...
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Forum: Announcements
07-24-2011, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
Hi guys,
I've been getting to work on my...
Hi guys,
I've been getting to work on my display plans, and I'd better keep moving, as I've only got six weeks left to get this ready! :eek:
So, to get started, I drew up a 3-d vase to...
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Forum: Announcements
07-24-2011, 01:12 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
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Forum: Events
07-11-2011, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 38,053
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Forum: Announcements
07-04-2011, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
exploring display options
Hi Guys,
I'd like to thank you all for the comments and suggestions! To help get myself into the minds of the viewers who will appear at the artshow in September, I thought it would be a good...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
07-04-2011, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 50,517
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Forum: Announcements
06-30-2011, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
Thanks Dave,
I'm still mulling over the...
Thanks Dave,
I'm still mulling over the best approach for the display, but at this point I'm leaning more towards a photo essay type of thing, to help deal with the short attention span of...
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Forum: Announcements
06-30-2011, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 35,286
My Vase is going on a road trip.....
Hey Folks,
Excellent day for me today, as I have just been notified that my Aluminum Spiral Vase has been selected as an exhibit for the ArtPrize 2011 contest in Grand Rapids, Michigan! This...
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Forum: Individual Classifieds
06-28-2011, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,447
Aluminum Ball Caps for sale!
Hello Folks,
I occasionally receive inquiries regarding the availability of my aluminum baseball caps, so I decided to knock off a small production run of these caps to offer up for sale.
...
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Forum: Introductions
06-24-2011, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,246
Welcome aboard Greg, it's always good to see...
Welcome aboard Greg, it's always good to see another Canadian join the group. That sounds like an interesting wheel you're putting together, please post some pics when you get the chance.
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Forum: Automotive Projects
06-19-2011, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,191
Hi Folks,
I've been on vacation lately, but...
Hi Folks,
I've been on vacation lately, but in between some camping and fishing, I did manage to spend some time on the grille shell over the last couple of weeks. I've also been on the phone...
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Forum: Introductions
05-30-2011, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,238
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Forum: Introductions
05-29-2011, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,460
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-28-2011, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 9,695
There'll be lots to learn by making a pair of...
There'll be lots to learn by making a pair of those quarters! I say go for it, with all the shape present in it, a Ghia quarter panel is almost a metalshapers dream panel! :) Lots more challenging...
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Forum: Events
05-27-2011, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 35,351
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-27-2011, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,191
Hi Joe,
Here's how the front face is...
Hi Joe,
Here's how the front face is looking now, although it's worth mentioning that I've done a bit of repair work on it since the edge was tipped over. Pretty much all of the crown feature...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-27-2011, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,191
top peak
Thanks for the compliments guys. :)
I got to work shrinking the tipped edges some more, and I also got the top peak shaped up today. To form the peak, I used hammers, chisels, punches, various...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-23-2011, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,191
Got to work on the top half of the front face.
Hi Folks,
I spent the bulk of yesterday in front of my lathe, and I managed to knock off some new tooling for my bead roller for shaping some of the features present on the grille shell. I made...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-13-2011, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 732
Views: 375,128
Not to worry Pugsy, as long as factory Willy's...
Not to worry Pugsy, as long as factory Willy's grilles won't fit in the openings you make, your car will still be an original!
Let's see, we've got Chrysler, Ford, and Willies in the mix. What...
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-13-2011, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 732
Views: 375,128
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