New to All Metal-shaping

Jack Charles · #1 05-08-2017, 03:48 PM

My Name is Jack Charles,
I work for Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wisconsin as a collision repair instructor. I enjoy learning about the tools and methods used in the early manufacture of automobiles and WWII aircraft.
We have recently added a 96 hour metal-shaping course to our curriculum at the school in order to teach craftsmanship era skills. Baileigh Industrial is one of our partners along with Miller Electric and Snap-on so we are very fortunate to have some nice tools.
I enjoy a challenge and look forward to learning and sharing information related to metal-shaping.
I am interested in stretch-forming, hammer-forming, flow-forming, press-forming, power-hammer work, wheeling, spinning, making rigid mode specialty tools for the MH-19 (have tool holders for 3/4" pullmax) machining, riveting, making jigs, mig, tig, gas welding, making bead roller tools, kirksite tooling, devcon plastic steel dies, plastic tooling, etc.

Steve Hamilton · #2 05-08-2017, 08:09 PM

Hi Jack
Was nice to meet you at Dan's!
Post up some pics of the student projects if you get a chance.
Steve

cliffrod · #3 05-08-2017, 08:42 PM

Welcome to the forum, Jack.

longyard · #4 05-08-2017, 09:03 PM

Welcome Jack. You've come to the right place to share information, and learn from others.

BTromblay · #5 05-08-2017, 11:40 PM

Hi Jack,

Welcome to the group, sorry I missed you when I left Dans, I had to go pick up my wife.

Swing by the shop anytime.

Cheers

Bill

newibiner · #6 05-09-2017, 07:01 PM

Hi Jack,

I was at the recent Baileigh event, you have nice setup at the school. Welcome to allmetalshaping!

route56wingnut · #7 05-09-2017, 08:14 PM

Jack you and Dave were a welcome addition to my event . I wish you had gotten there sooner and we could have covered more ground . I wanted to show the flow forming stuff we talked on the phone about. Just hope we can do something in the fall like we talked about

Jack Charles · #8 05-10-2017, 07:45 AM

Thanks Dan!
Had a great time, looking forward to many more.
Jack

Jack Charles · #9 05-10-2017, 07:48 AM

Thanks Bill!
I will be visiting you, and anytime you are up in Manitowoc county I would enjoy showing you our set-up here at LTC, door is always open.

Steve_Greenway · #10 05-10-2017, 08:13 AM

Jack, Welcome to the forum. I'm sorry I missed you at Dan's, but I could only attend on Thursday this year. I do a smaller event in the fall: "Metalshaping in the North Woods" Perhaps you can attend. Oct 5, 6, & 7. in Cumberland.