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Greetings from Finland!
Hi everyone,
my name is Valtteri and I'm 38 years old, have a one-year old son and live in Finland. I've been working on cars for the past 15 years as a hobby, but haven't really seriously attempted metal shaping at any point. I have a 1940 Willys coupe that has had extensive metal shaping done professionally. The body still has a few things that I want to attend to. This is the main reason for joining this forum: I want to tackle the remaining things myself and I think this place will be a great resource for learning. A bit more on my metal shaping background and equipment: -Have read a few books -Have watched a few DVDs -Just bought my first set of hammers and dollies At our shop we have the following: -English wheel -Planishing hammer -Shrinker/stretcher -Bead roller, non-variable speed -Shrinking stump, some various dollies All in all, I basically have all the equipment I will ever need. Here is my challenge: I have a one-year old son who is a priority for me. Add in work and what's left for working on cars is basically one night a week, maybe 4-6 hours. I have also quickly realized that planning how to make a certain piece is by far the hardest thing for me. Keeping in mind that I actually have a very limited amount of shop time a week, I think this is where the forum - and all of you - could really help out. If I am able to plan out the process of making the parts with your help on the forum, I will be able to make the most of my limited time actually doing the work. In other words, I will be posting about parts I'm wanting to make and asking lots of questions! Valtteri Helsinki Finland
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Welcome to the forum Valtteri. Visit often and post when you can.
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Hi Valtteri welcome to the forum
Peter
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P.Tommasini Metalshaping tools and dvds www.handbuilt.net.au Metalshaping clip on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEAh91hodPg Making Monaro Quarter panel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIpOhz0uGRM |
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