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Old 12-27-2013, 03:28 AM
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Hello to everybody

I am french and found of vintage cars.
I have had several projects for which i had the body job done, but always wanted to learn myself.
I then started to handform some aluminum detailed parts for a jaguar, and had fun to do it, so now I plan to buy some equipement and train to learn basics for a new project.

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Old 12-27-2013, 09:24 AM
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Old 12-27-2013, 11:58 AM
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Welcome Greg lots to learn from this site.

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Old 12-27-2013, 03:46 PM
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Hi Greg welcome to the forum. You don't need a lot of equipment to start shaping metal.

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Old 12-27-2013, 07:30 PM
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Hi Greg welcome to the forum
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Old 12-27-2013, 11:47 PM
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Welcome Greg. Where in France are you? There's a really great metal working shop outside of Paris called Le Coq. I believe they allow visitors.
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Old 12-28-2013, 04:12 PM
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Tanks to all of you for this welcome !
I live next to the beach were the us and canadian troups landed in 1944... Quite a well known place all around the world for this.
It is about 2 hours north ouest from Paris
I know lecocq. It is a very famous company here

I recently met an independant body worker, so i think we will arrange him to come at my workshop for my project so i can learn in the same time.

For the moment i only experienced basic details with a hammer and wood, but intend to buy a nibbler (found a nice trumpf) and probably an english wheel.

I have had a look at baileigh products on the web... Does anyone have experienced them? Look well made..
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Old 12-29-2013, 11:03 PM
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Hi Greg,
I've spent some time wandering between Bayeux and Arromanches...yes, quite well known. Baileigh's US made products are very good.
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Old 12-30-2013, 04:26 AM
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Great! I live very close to bayeux... About 20 miles... What did you do there.. Metalshaping?
Here are the few first thing i have done in aluminum

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Old 12-30-2013, 04:28 AM
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Here an air box made from period picture

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