Hello - from the new guy

[Nick D'Amico]

Hello everyone

I'm a new hobbyist to the field and very excited to get started. I'm an avid motorcycle rider and looking to fabricate some new pieces and someday accomplish a complete build. I've taken a few semesters of welding and fab at a local community hoping to acquire skills needed to move forward. Although I work full time, I look forward to class every week try to at least learn a new skill. The course is a good introduction to the field - but that's all it is.

While trying to supplement this course, I found David Gardiner's website and DVD. Prior to this, I believed I had to buy or fab the lager more expensive tools to create some pieces. After reading many of your posts, I am liking the idea of learning and practicing with hand tools first.

Before I go on too much, let me just say, I'm very excited to get started with practice and a first project. I'm going with a motorcycle fender. Through the help of this forum, I've found the tools needed to get started and the confidence to get it done. Thank you for that. I'll be posting pics as soon as I can. My beating hours are evenings and weekends, so I'm sure my progress will be slow and painful, but I'll get there.

Thanks
Nick