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Old 07-19-2020, 11:30 PM
TonyP TonyP is offline
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Howdy all.

Never know exactly what to say in these things, but here goes.

I’ve been doing welding and repair, mostly as a mechanic since high school many moons ago. The last 15yrs doing doing metal forming and machining as part of my self employment gig of making and selling something I first came up with in the 80’s. It has taken on a life of its own and in ‘04 went full time. Been doing that ever since.

I’ve came to realize in the 90’s I’d much rather build than repair. So I’ve been making my own machinery for my widget and besides welding, and machining I’m getting more into metal shaping. I was told by a member to come here so hopefully I’ve jumped through enough hoops and I can join the fun.
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Old 07-20-2020, 02:11 AM
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Welcome to the forum, Tony
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Old 07-20-2020, 07:01 AM
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Welcome to the forum, Tony. Making stuff for a living is where it's at...
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Old 07-20-2020, 08:09 AM
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Thanks for the welcome guys. I’ve never been on a forum that uses this kind of forum software so I’m a little lost.

Glad to be here.
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Old 07-20-2020, 05:39 PM
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Hello and Welcome.

Now that you can log in, you will see topics and pictures you could not see before. Here's a small how to so you can find lots of fun stuff and answers to questions.

When you are new to this software and site

start by:
1. clicking "Today's Posts" near the top row.
2. Pick a topic to read and click the link.
3. Read it.
4. If you get to the bottom and there is more to read, there is a > icon to go to the next page. Click it to go to the next page.
5. When you are done reading, go to step 1 above.

This will get you started with what the group is talking about.

If what you are seeing has page numbers next to the > icon you can skip ahead or go back by clicking on a number.

You want to learn about metalshaping?

Learn the Search Function

Click Search in the Upper right side
After entering the words you want, click the Ok button

Here are some terms. May not be your favorites but it's a start:

1. Lots of general information: Tricks you thought everyone knew
2. What you need to get started in metal shaping
3. Enter a term such as, TIG, MIG, Aluminum, Steel, or your favorite hotrod name.

Next, Click on All Albums in the upper right.

Scroll through these to see the variety of projects people have posted pictures of or questions about.

That'll get you reading.

After reading a while, you'll want to do other things.

Click the All metalshaping icon in the upper right and read through there. Lot's of good content and how to use the board effectively. Here's where you'll see the 'where to put things you post' and 'where the Search function goes to look'.

Lastly, ask questions; but be aware that posts that may have caught your eye could be many years old and original poster may not be available to reply... But somebody else may reply and answer your question.

I'm just a user who has read a lot on this site.
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Old 07-21-2020, 09:12 AM
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Thanks Rick, that is helpful. One thing I miss is the “like” button in reaction to things I read. I guess that cuts both ways. Let the poster know somebody likes what they posted and sometimes promotes a kind of tribalism.

This does seem like a very deep site with lots of info by some folks I’ve known of from other places on the net. I’m glad the net has become a repository of all this knowledge of the various manual arts. I’m always on the lookout for civilized forums with this kind of info.
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