All MetalShaping

Go Back   All MetalShaping > GETTING STARTED > Introductions
Register All Albums Event Calendar Today's Posts Search
  Today's Posts Posts for Last 7 Days Posts for Last 14 Days  

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 01-05-2012, 08:45 PM
jimmyzwei's Avatar
jimmyzwei jimmyzwei is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2
Default Jim from Iowa

Hey guys, looking forward to learning from you all. I happened across this site because i have developed an interest in WWII military jeeps. on the major forum G503 there is a lot of body / sheet metal work that is described and being done. When i run across items / term i am unfamiliar with I do a google search, happened across threads from this site a number of times, so of course I started to read it some also.

Biggest problem remaining a guest and just reading is a lot of threads have pictures that do not show if your not registered, big problem for me because i like to see as well as read.

getting to that age where i can retire soon and will need something to keep me busy, kids are about through college now and sports is over, well the helping out and coaching has been over since they left high school.

As a machinist if did work a little in the fabrication shop (that is what we called sheet metal work as opposed to metal cutting on a mill or lathe). Most of that was using a hyd brake or a press and a die. so hand working will be something new for me.

Anyone one in east central Iowa of new the QCA metro area drop me an email through the forum, maybe we could have a cup of Joe
__________________
Jim from Iowa
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 01-05-2012, 09:14 PM
HEATNBEAT's Avatar
HEATNBEAT HEATNBEAT is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Madera,Ca. Home of Yosemite
Posts: 6,058
Default

Welcome Jim!
just remember, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask
__________________
Rick Scott
The second mouse gets the cheese!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 01-05-2012, 10:25 PM
Peter Tommasini Peter Tommasini is offline
MetalShaper of the Month May 2013, Dec 2013
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Melbourne,Victoria, Australia
Posts: 7,765
Default

Welcome to the site Jim
Peter
__________________
P.Tommasini

Metalshaping tools and dvds
www.handbuilt.net.au

Metalshaping clip on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEAh91hodPg

Making Monaro Quarter panel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIpOhz0uGRM
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 01-06-2012, 02:58 PM
jimmyzwei's Avatar
jimmyzwei jimmyzwei is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by HEATNBEAT View Post
Welcome Jim!
just remember, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask
I so agree, did some technical teaching and it was one of the statements I always made in my first class.

The other one i liked was "knowledge not shared, was as bad as having no knowledge at all". always used that in the shop when guys talked about that little secret (and wouldn't share) they had for making a part correctly. Heck if you don't share it, you might as well not have it. Myself I always found that by helping the younger and newer guys, they tended to bring you their problems and instead of learning only from the one you ran into you learned at an exponential rate from everyone else s problem also.

There I go being long winded again, back to reading.
__________________
Jim from Iowa
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:47 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.