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09-26-2013, 09:24 PM
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Name is Lother and I live in Michigan. I recently purchased a 36 Chevy that needs serious work. I have some skills but certainly not the skills needed to fabricate the fenders or body panels on this car. I hoping to pick up the basics on metal fabrication and this forum looked like the best place to start. Any help would be appreciated.
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09-26-2013, 11:14 PM
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Hi Luther welcome to the forum
Peter
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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
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09-27-2013, 09:19 AM
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Hi Luther, My advice is always to start with the basics which means learn to shape and smooth by hand. Most people don't have a shop full of machines to start with and you can make most things with nothing more than a few basic hand tools.
These bumpers for example were made using hand tools only. There is a thread on here somewhere showing how I made them. Even when you do have every machine available these skills are needed to make, fit and finish panels to a good standard David
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Metalshaping DVD. www.metalshapingzone.com Metalshaping with hand tools on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGElSHzm0q8 All things are possible. Last edited by David Gardiner; 09-27-2013 at 09:24 AM.
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09-27-2013, 11:38 AM
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Hello Luther and welcome. You are at the right site for learning.
Jere
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Jere Kirkpatrick Valley Forge & Welding HEN-ROB Torch Dealer.  Teaching The Fundamentals of Metal Shaping www.jerekirkpatrick.com All tools are a hammer except the chisel.....That's a screwdriver.
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