New guy from Canada.

[Toner283]

Hello Folks, My name is Tone. I'm from a small town called Arthur, about an hour west of Toronto. I am a hard core car guy and I have a plate full of projects that I will finish all of as long as I live to be about 135 years old. I learned to weld so that I could work on my own projects & not have to wait for someone else to help me. I always want to learn more & add to my skill set.

I am hoping to learn to use an english wheel and related equipment to start making my own complex parts. I have made simple stuff so far like battery boxes and suspension brackets but I want to get into sheet metal more in depth. I work in a stamping press shop every day & I see the presses mass produce car parts but I want to do it by hand.

I look forward to picking the brains of the more experienced guys on here and soaking up a lot of information. I am probably going to be the sit in the corner & listen guy rather than the run my mouth type of guy so I may not post too much.

Here are some pics of my current projects. My dad has been a car guy his whole life too so it was kind of pre ordained that I would be too. The Model A coupe in the pics is our current project. I have somewhere around 1000 hours into the metal work on that car & I have learned a lot from it. for anyone interested, here is the build thread on the HAMB, there are lots more pictures of it there. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=348159