This is a Pressing Matter!!!

[John_Alba]

Yes Doug,

I did buy the injection molding machine.i cut the hydraulic press off and scraped the rest..re plumbed it and made part. Once I realized what I needed I started buying old hydraulic rubber presses.


I will show more of what I'm doing as I take photos and time permits

Kerry, I developed a process for stamping the roof of the bus

https://youtu.be/rboWrh9bmlA

But I've passed this work onto someone else that shop in Huntington Beach CA does buses and bugs but I've moved out of California

[Kerry Pinkerton]

Really interesting video John and vastly better production than most.

[James Bowler]

Wow John ,
That 21 window is impressive . I remember years ago you where telling me you wanted to make front floors for buses .

James

[John_Alba]

Lol... James, I did make the front floors but another company beat me to market and I got discouraged. (So I changed directions)


I also make the sunroof opening to be welded in for bug

https://photos.app.goo.gl/LLHyM3fTfZWkKCQbA

Stamping and pressing has been good to me

[red baron]

Hi John, you probably won't remember me, but I went to your shop back in the day when you were hosting a meet to build the porsche kit car. I helped make patterns of of the fiberglass body you had.

I just wanted to day thank you for setting that up, you and a couple other guys (Tony, Mark, Peter T, Kent etc) definitely fostered/mentored me into continuing working with metal.

[John_Alba]

Awesome Mike, that's great.

I'm glad to hear you stuck with it! I looked at your album, looks like great work.

John

[red baron]

Thank you! I've been lucky enough to work for some high end resto shops.....I haven't updated my pics in a long time.