New to All Metal-shaping
 

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.

Welcome
 

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

Welcome to the forum, Jack.

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

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

Hi Jack,

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

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

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

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.

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.

Welcome to the forum Jack.
Instructors can always be helpful.

Thanks Steve,
sounds like it would be a fun time, maybe I can come,
best regards,
Jack

Thanks Kent!
I am a big fan of yours, I need to come out and take a class. Planning to order up the flow forming tools as well pretty soon.
kindest regards,
Jack

Flow Forming footage
 

Hi Jack,
Here is some flow forming nonsense I posted up on F'book last summer -
stretching the inside curve:
https://www.facebook.com/19094894868...4672671588690/

and
shrinking the outside curve:
https://www.facebook.com/19094894868...4676491528690/

might give you some more ideas ....
and I have another project in the shop that needs some serious flow forming so I expect more filmage from that ....

success and joy,

Thanks Kent for the video links!
I am excited to learn more,
Jack

Hi Jack welcome to the forum
Peter

Hi Jack,
You are very welcome.
While it is great fun to soak up the filmage ..... please remember to get your digits dirty with some practice. This "digital" method of learning is deeply effective, when used in conjunction with one's observations. :rolleyes: