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03-12-2012, 12:37 AM
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newbie from Cape Town
Hi, my name is Pat O'Connor from Cape Town, South Africa.
I am new to metal shaping, but have spent many years in metal fabrication for the boat building industry. My son and I are restoring a 1962 Vellocette motorcycle and are building the fuel tank in aluminium as our first project. We did a first course with Barry in Stellenbosch. Our dream going forward is to build a hotrod for Rory and a D type Jaguar for myself. I have joined to learn what machines to build and help with the skills we need to aquire 
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03-12-2012, 01:52 AM
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Welcome Pat. There are quite a few of you guys now in Cape Town. Maybe it's time for me to relocate down there?
Regards, Manny
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03-12-2012, 02:51 AM
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HI and welcome Pat
Peter
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P.Tommasini 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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03-12-2012, 04:34 AM
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Welcome Pat - good to see you here!
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03-13-2012, 12:56 PM
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Thanks guys. The Cape Town members may be interested to know that I managed to source from the mill some aluminium 3003 - sheets are 1.4mm thick and plate size 1560mm x5000mm - let me know if you are working on an aluminium project - extracted it from an American export order.
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03-14-2012, 02:13 AM
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Hello Pat, welcome to allmetalshaping. You can do a lot with no machines, machines just make it a little easier once you have learned how the metal moves.
David
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Metalshaping DVD. www.metalshapingzone.com Metalshaping with hand tools on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGElSHzm0q8 All things are possible.
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