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This is the forum to ask or answer basic metal shaping questions. Hopefully the topics in this forum will become a resource for new shapers where answers to frequently asked questions are found

Here is where you find more advanced questions and answers

General Metal Shaping Discussion

Got a neat trick of technique? Post it here.

This is where you can post information about opportunities for metal shaping gatherings or classes. List all relevant details including contact information, location, dates, and pricing (if relevant) Feel free to post or cross link to other sites if needed.

This is where you can discuss everything about the Oblong get-together.

Resources for hardware, paint, abrasives, etc

Topics related to safety issues in the typical metal shapers environment. Welding, lighting, chemicals, material handling, etc.

Shop design, shop layout information, flow patterns, etc, shop visits

Contains read only topics of significant interest

Sources for various metal shaping related things

Techniques and tools for welding or brazing sheetmetal

Links to metalshaping video posted on-line

Various tutorials on metal shaping

This is where we can discuss various software packages that are useful in Metalshaping such as CAD, Layout, Modeling.

This forum is for discussion of various styles and types of bucks

It all starts somewhere....show your first projects

Beginner tools set

Discussion, identification, design, construction, and use of English Wheels

Discussion, identification, design, construction, and use of Reciprocating Machines such as Pullmax, Lennox, Trumph, Liebert, TruEdge, Eckold, and others including shop built machines

Discussion, identification, design, construction, and use of Power Hammers including Yoder, Pettingill, MetalCraft, shop built and others

Discussion, identification, design, construction, and use of Bead Rollers

Discussion, identification, design, construction, and use of Planishing Hammers

Discussion on various types of mechanical shrinkers and stretchers

Post information on louver presses, louver dies and other related louvering data.

This forum is where we can discuss all types of sheet metal spinning

Eckold machines are not power hammers and not reciprocating machines. They are unique and this is the forum where we can discuss how they work and how to use them.

Vintage and contemporary helve type hammers

This is where you put the heads up notice for metalshaping stuff you know about from Ebay, Craigslist, neighborhood yard sale, etc. We'll purge old notices periodically. PLEASE POST LINKS!

This forum is for metalshaping related things that YOU have for sale. Prices are encouraged, links allowed

This forum is for business ads ONLY. Individual ads go in the Individual Classifieds forum. Prices and photos are encouraged, links allowed