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Old 02-04-2014, 12:22 PM
mattdejongh mattdejongh is offline
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Default Greetings from the Southern Hemisphere

Hello all,

So, about me. I was born in South Africa but spent most of my life in San Diego and the west coast in general. Seeking adventure and generally disillusioned with the state of things in America, I decided to move back to my mother land.

I work for a vehicle conversion company building everything from ambulances to mobile vets. That includes basic tube work to fabricate partitions and such as well as metal cabinets made from flat stock. I've dabbled with a few failed gas tank builds but i've never had the resourceses or tools to do the metal shaping I've dreamed of. Hopefully I will find the inspiration here to embark on my own metal shaping odyssey.

Side note: if you've ever watched any of the newer Jesse James shows, there's a guy on them named Kail. I went to Wyotech with him and we put a camaro front sub frame on a 55 chevy truck. Anyway, I used to know someone famous...I feel cool. As for Jesse James, he is a jackass. ...
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Old 02-04-2014, 04:35 PM
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Hi Matt and welcome!
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Old 02-04-2014, 08:52 PM
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Hi and welcome Matt - good to see more and more South Africans on here!

You should find all the inspiration you need right here!! Now dive right in, the only way to learn this stuff is by trying it
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Old 02-05-2014, 08:14 AM
Peter Tommasini Peter Tommasini is offline
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Hi Matt welcome to the forum
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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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