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Old 01-13-2017, 10:25 PM
Mattimus Mattimus is offline
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Hello everybody! My name is Matt and I have actually lurked on this site for years. I currently eat, sleep, breathe building things with my hands. Unfortunately my day job is with computers... I like to build custom wood/metal furniture in my spare time. I recently completed building an 81kz650 motorcycle making all the fender and cowl from scratch using sheet metal. I have 'built' several classic cars in the past 20+ years as well. I know how to weld but for some reason I never learned to form metal. Instead I would just buy replacement panels and weld those in. This is why I come here to learn. I hope to shape more fenders, tanks and and any panels I may need in the future. First order of business is to build my ewheel and planishing hammer setup.

Thanks for letting me join your family.

-Matt

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Old 01-14-2017, 07:12 AM
Peter Tommasini Peter Tommasini is offline
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Hi Matt welcome to the forum
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Old 01-14-2017, 10:40 AM
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Welcome to the forum, Matt.

Your day job doesn't have to be computers... You could be self-unemployed like some of us. The sign at the shop that says "A good wife and a steady job have ruined many a biker."
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Old 01-14-2017, 01:57 PM
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Your day job doesn't have to be computers... You could be self-unemployed like some of us.
Thanks everyone. If all goes according to plan, my job will be moved overseas where it's cheap and I will be unemployed with a decent severance package. Lucky for me, my soon to be wife makes good money and wants me to take some time off before finding a new job in order to try and build a legit business of making my furniture. In the back of my mind all I heard was spend those months having a good time in the garage. . I sure got lucky with my lady.

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