Forum: Events
10-06-2018, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,830
I just arrived back home from my very first...
I just arrived back home from my very first metalshaping event at Steve Greenway's lovely home (and shop!) in the woods near Cumberland, WI. I had a great time, learned tons, and even made a Captain...
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Forum: Events
08-08-2018, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,830
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Forum: Automotive Projects
05-26-2017, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 47,951
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Forum: General Discussion
05-23-2017, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,003
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Forum: General Discussion
05-23-2017, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,003
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Forum: General Discussion
05-22-2017, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,003
I posted a well thought out reply last night...
I posted a well thought out reply last night which didn't actually post.
So, in sum, great suggestions.
Kent, your points are EXACTLY what I know I suck at, and why I haven't gone further in...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-22-2017, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,003
I see my communication skills are a bit off in...
I see my communication skills are a bit off in this forum. The whole point to mentioning that I am on the cusp of retirement and mentioning my aforethought in accumulating capital to purchase tools,...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-21-2017, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,003
Thanks for that list of folks.
I've already...
Thanks for that list of folks.
I've already been thinking about Lazze and Kent White. I'm also told that Ron Covell sometimes comes to Trick Tools in Pella Iowa, which is 20 minutes from my...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-21-2017, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,003
Thanks, Bill!
That's kind of what I was...
Thanks, Bill!
That's kind of what I was thinking/hoping. Oddly enough, the metalshaping bug hit me in 1973, right after I saw "American Graffiti". I was 10 at the time.
My dad hated the old...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-21-2017, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,003
Views on learning metalshaping at a later age
I am on my third month of a twelve month deployment, so I've had quite a bit of time to evaluate where I am, both skill-wise and financially, based on the fact that I'm 53.
Three months ago, I...
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Forum: Business Classifieds
05-16-2017, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,827
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Forum: General Discussion
05-09-2017, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 15,534
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Forum: General Discussion
05-05-2017, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,785
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Forum: Introductions
05-05-2017, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,104
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Forum: Introductions
05-04-2017, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,104
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-30-2017, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 7,540
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-30-2017, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,034
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-29-2017, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,630
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-28-2017, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,630
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-28-2017, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,630
Ah. That looks the treat.
My regular size...
Ah. That looks the treat.
My regular size hose is much longer than I need, so I am thinking I will reduce the size of that hose, and rig a hose to hose to some regular size hose as well as the...
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Forum: Welding Sheet Metal
04-28-2017, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,630
Swapping out welding torches on O/A
So, I own my tanks and a nice little Meco Midget torch and lightweight hoses for welding tubing and sheet metal.
Is there a quicker and easier way to swap torches when I want to use a rosebud,...
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Forum: Introductions
04-25-2017, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,104
Pictures!!!! Post lot of pictures.
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Pictures!!!! Post lot of pictures.
Personally, I thought the 20s was the best decades for motorcycles and British flat tanks were the best looking 20s bikes.
I am actually considering building...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-22-2017, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,897
I don't get those who say MIG is easy. I'm an...
I don't get those who say MIG is easy. I'm an "ok" O/A welder and have spent literally WEEKS trying to learn to MIG. All I can do is porcupine quills and surface laid gobs. And, oh yeah, random...
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Forum: Basic questions and answers
04-20-2017, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,790
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Forum: Introductions
04-18-2017, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,282
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