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Old 03-26-2022, 04:51 AM
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Hello All

I'm John Alba I'm 48 years old, I have been involved in cutting, bending, shrinking, stretching, and welding metal for over 3 decades. I'm from the Cali but reside in Dallas.

At one time I owned and used, an E-wheel, 36/12" cp, handheld cp, P-9, T-3, beater bags, shrinkers/stretchers and tons of other equipment... I gave most of that up years ago when I switched over from hand-making parts to pressing/stamping parts.

Currently, I use 1000 ton, 400 T and a 70T press to do most everything at the shop.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tCl...w?usp=drivesdk

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Old 03-26-2022, 07:51 AM
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Welcome Back John. Interesting stuff. I had not realized you moved from California. Do you still make the many window VW roofs?
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Old 03-26-2022, 01:38 PM
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Your are a nice addition to this forum. Would you show the top-bottom die. Perhaps a light explanation as to how each fits to the other, Top smaller ect..?
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Old 03-27-2022, 07:44 AM
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I remember you were buying a plastic injection machine years back. Sure would like to see more on you Pressing Situation and what you all squishin out.
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Old 03-29-2022, 07:26 AM
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Yes Doug,

I did buy the injection molding machine.i cut the hydraulic press off and scraped the rest..re plumbed it and made part. Once I realized what I needed I started buying old hydraulic rubber presses.


I will show more of what I'm doing as I take photos and time permits

Kerry, I developed a process for stamping the roof of the bus

https://youtu.be/rboWrh9bmlA

But I've passed this work onto someone else that shop in Huntington Beach CA does buses and bugs but I've moved out of California
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Old 03-29-2022, 07:57 AM
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Really interesting video John and vastly better production than most.
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Old 04-02-2022, 08:36 AM
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Wow John ,
That 21 window is impressive . I remember years ago you where telling me you wanted to make front floors for buses .

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Old 04-02-2022, 08:55 AM
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Lol... James, I did make the front floors but another company beat me to market and I got discouraged. (So I changed directions)


I also make the sunroof opening to be welded in for bug

https://photos.app.goo.gl/LLHyM3fTfZWkKCQbA

Stamping and pressing has been good to me
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Hi John, you probably won't remember me, but I went to your shop back in the day when you were hosting a meet to build the porsche kit car. I helped make patterns of of the fiberglass body you had.

I just wanted to day thank you for setting that up, you and a couple other guys (Tony, Mark, Peter T, Kent etc) definitely fostered/mentored me into continuing working with metal.
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Old 04-02-2022, 09:09 AM
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Awesome Mike, that's great.

I'm glad to hear you stuck with it! I looked at your album, looks like great work.

John
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