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Old 11-16-2018, 03:34 PM
RB86 RB86 is offline
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Hello everyone, my name is Rob. I work in auto restoration, I own a couple 50's cadillacs I'm restoring at home in my spare time, but have wanted to hone my metal shaping skills and build a scratch made car in the late 30's style. I look forward to learning and sharing any knowledge I have.
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Old 11-17-2018, 08:01 AM
Peter Tommasini Peter Tommasini is offline
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Hi Rob welcome to the forum
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Old 11-17-2018, 09:13 AM
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Thank you Peter - you've been a big influence on me when I came across the "peach and tomassini" YouTube clips online. What a relief it was when you guys said you can do this stuff with hand tools mostly, you don't need pullmaxes and such. I've got a harbor freight English wheel and their Lancaster style shrinker stretcher. Seems like some quality mallets and a stump is in order.
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Old 11-17-2018, 10:15 AM
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Welcome to the forum, Rob. Always great to see other nearby Carolina folks join the forum. It's a fantastic resource.

I was also similarly influenced by Peter's work and method, long before I found this forum or had the chance to take a class from him at Will's a couple of years ago. No disappointments.

watch for posts from Peter & RockHillWill about any possible area classes. No idea if there are more planned, but...
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Old 11-17-2018, 05:53 PM
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Thanks Cliff!
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Old 11-17-2018, 09:59 PM
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Hi,

Welcome to the group.

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