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Hey everyone,
I'm a newb to the site. I guess to start off I am a younger guy that wants to learn more about old school metal shaping. I feel its a dying skill and want to learn and excel at it. I am a skilled machinist and tig welder. I work at a shop in Baroda Michigan and does lots of Stainless precision fabrication. We specialize in the food industry and military. I do almost all of the prototype work. I do all the cnc setup/programing/tooling also manual machine work. I have a itching nag for anything fast or loud. I work part time at a local chassis shop called Troxell race cars. I also am starting my own shop. I love building sheet metal intakes, stainless headers and turbo setups. Anyways I am building my own English wheel and reciprocating power hammer. Both machines will have around a 4 to 5 ft throat, by no means are these going to be a novice machines. Anyways I will post pics of the builds and once I complete them the learning journey may begin! If you guys would like to see pictures of my work I would be glad to share. Also here is the websites to the shop I work at. www.tigmaster.com http://www.troxellracecars.com/Welcome.html
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Kevin, welcome to the site. Sounds like you have a good background in working with metal. We would like to see pictures of your work. The E wheel and reciprocating machine are going to be big with a 4 to 5 foot throat. The frames are going to be heavy. For the reciprocating machine it might be cheaper to find a Pullmax or similar machine. Thanks for joining us.
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Joe Hartson There is more than one way to go to town and they are all correct. |
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Tanks I built for Miss Geico Racing
![]() ![]() Mustang Sheetmetal intake ![]() ![]() Cad Drawings ![]() ![]() ![]() Turbine Brackets I made for Miss Geico ![]() ![]() Turbo Manifold I made ![]() Adjustable Camber arms ![]() ![]() ![]() Swaybar links ![]() ![]() Torque plate ![]() ![]() Camber plates ![]() ![]() Intake I made ![]() ![]() Thats just a few things... I know the wheels and hammer will be heavy but thats fine...
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Nice work Kevin. You really are a tigmaster!
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Not bad for a 22 year old?
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Kevin Konchan |
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![]() LOL, no. Not bad at all. You must have started when you were 12. Is Miss Geico an unlimited Hydro?
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offshore cat.
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Kevin Konchan |
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Kevin, Very nice work. Your welds are what everybody wishes theirs looked like. Thanks for posting the pictures.
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Thank you all for the great forum..
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Kevin Konchan |
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Welcome Kevin!
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