Hello Adrian and welcome to the site.
I would suggest learning to shape with hand tools only to start with. You will get a much better feel for how metal is moved before going to machines.
If while cutting a new trail you come across a nice stump, take it home and you will use it for the rest of your life.
Jere
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Jere Kirkpatrick
Valley Forge & Welding
HEN-ROB Torch Dealer. 
Teaching The Fundamentals of Metal Shaping
www.jerekirkpatrick.com
All tools are a hammer except the chisel.....That's a screwdriver.
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