new member/ body man wanting more out of metal!

[tech69]

Hi everyone! First off I'd like to say thanks for having this site for guys like me that love to hear the details and learning. I'm a journeyman body tech that does restorations out of Sac, Ca and I've gotten to the point where I feel I'm being cut off from completing the metal work and in order to keep progressing I must take it upon myself to learn more, away from the shop. I've read a couple books and am eager to get started. What better way than in my garage in a stress free environment? So to get started my wife is getting me a bench english wheel for Christmas and I already have a bead roller, shrinker, and stretcher. I suppose next I'll get a stump, some shrink tuck forks, different hammers, wood slappers, and I already have a metal slapper. I think this is gonna be a fun hobby for me and I can't wait to read some posts by some guys that love sharing info.

btw, I thought I posted in the introduction section already but didn't see it and assume I didn't hit the submit button so if there's two posts I'm dearly sorry for the spam.