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Old 06-16-2010, 11:50 PM
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Default hey there,

new to the site, im a tinsmith by trade, but not much of a metal shaper yet. ive got a 65 ghia that im looking to restore. i would like to start building up my tool colection with tools that i build.
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Old 06-17-2010, 07:31 AM
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Hi "Mac". Welcome to AllMetalShaping. What part of Canada? We have quite a few of your countrymen as members and there are a couple regional gatherings each year.

65 Ghia. I assume you mean a Karmann Ghia?
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Old 06-17-2010, 09:09 AM
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Welcome to the site, hope that you will enjoy you time here. Please post some pictures of you project. Thanks for joining us.
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Old 06-17-2010, 09:53 AM
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Welcome. When you get ready just start asking questions, someone has got an answer.
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Old 06-17-2010, 05:11 PM
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Welcome to Allmetalshaping, what sort of things do you make as a tinsmith? what is it you would like to learn to make?

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Old 06-17-2010, 08:45 PM
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yes kerry, its karrman ghia. im from saskatchewan, and i do lots of comercail and industrail sheet metal. we build and install everything in our shop. we build cyclones and baghouses for dust collection, all fittngs and pipe (18ga and heavier is all weld). lots of grain elevators and seed plants too.
i would like to be able to make fenders for my car and tools. i can build Just about anything out to sheet metal in my trade. (that does not include cars...lol). i have access to a cnc plazma table, weldeds, brakes, rolls, forming rolls, pullmax, ironworkers, spot welders etc. and more material than i know what to do with...

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Old 06-17-2010, 09:49 PM
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From one Tinsmith to another Welcome
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