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Originally Posted by Ash
Hi , was it an evening course , and what costs am I looking at roughly ?
I definitely think it'll be a great start do I don't learn bad ( hard to rectify ) habits from day one !
I'm really excited about getting into panel forming now
Regards
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I very much doubt that you would find an evening course or a college with a wheel, think they are long gone with coach building and aviation apprenticeships, my course cost a grand all in for 5 days + accommodation, food and fuel which was cheap compared with some especially for 1/1 tuition with one of the best.
Might initially put you off but without it the art of Wheeling is a mystery, having a wheel doesn't mean you can use it but that's the same with any tool. Geoff Moss told me "we don't make scrap", and that can save you a lot.
An easy start is shape in/shape out. Take a 12" square of aluminium, form a dish and then make it perfectly flat all on the wheel. This basic exercise will give an insight of how to get yourself out of a problem.
An ex Tyrrell mechanic once told me all he managed to make on a wheel was shim and that was alongside BAC apprentices at Weybridge.
Hope it helps.