Signing on from South Texas

VanceRod · #1 07-05-2016, 05:08 PM

I am new to metal shaping, but really enjoying the little I have tried to do. I sometimes work on old tractors and they need lots of help in the sheet metal department. Although you can buy most of the panels, it is much more fun to fix an old panel and make it new again.
Right now I am trying to learn about bead rollers. I bought the HF model and it really needs to be reinforced. I am also looking for more mandrels for it, but I am learning they are had to find.
Anyway, I enjoy reading as much as I can and learning from other people's experiences. That is why I am here. I recently retired, so I am trying to figure out what to do with myself. Pounding on a little metal can be fun.

Peter Tommasini · #2 07-05-2016, 08:17 PM

Hi Vance welcome to the forum
Peter

crystallographic · #3 07-06-2016, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by VanceRod

I am new to metal shaping, but really enjoying the little I have tried to do. I sometimes work on old tractors and they need lots of help in the sheet metal department. Although you can buy most of the panels, it is much more fun to fix an old panel and make it new again.
Right now I am trying to learn about bead rollers. I bought the HF model and it really needs to be reinforced. I am also looking for more mandrels for it, but I am learning they are had to find.
Anyway, I enjoy reading as much as I can and learning from other people's experiences. That is why I am here. I recently retired, so I am trying to figure out what to do with myself. Pounding on a little metal can be fun.

Welcome, Vance.
Agmetal is a great way to start.
Old tractors have great metal, tough and thick.
Talked to a guy at John Deere about 15 years ago, and he said he had made a lot of hoods and fenders for them during his 35 years there.