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chickenhawk 01-18-2011 11:18 PM

Newb from SW Michigan
 
Hey everyone,
I'm a newb to the site. I guess to start off I am a younger guy that wants to learn more about old school metal shaping. I feel its a dying skill and want to learn and excel at it. I am a skilled machinist and tig welder. I work at a shop in Baroda Michigan and does lots of Stainless precision fabrication. We specialize in the food industry and military. I do almost all of the prototype work. I do all the cnc setup/programing/tooling also manual machine work. I have a itching nag for anything fast or loud. I work part time at a local chassis shop called Troxell race cars. I also am starting my own shop. I love building sheet metal intakes, stainless headers and turbo setups. Anyways I am building my own English wheel and reciprocating power hammer. Both machines will have around a 4 to 5 ft throat, by no means are these going to be a novice machines. Anyways I will post pics of the builds and once I complete them the learning journey may begin! If you guys would like to see pictures of my work I would be glad to share. Also here is the websites to the shop I work at.
www.tigmaster.com
http://www.troxellracecars.com/Welcome.html

Joe Hartson 01-19-2011 12:05 AM

Kevin, welcome to the site. Sounds like you have a good background in working with metal. We would like to see pictures of your work. The E wheel and reciprocating machine are going to be big with a 4 to 5 foot throat. The frames are going to be heavy. For the reciprocating machine it might be cheaper to find a Pullmax or similar machine. Thanks for joining us.

chickenhawk 01-19-2011 09:15 AM

Tanks I built for Miss Geico Racing
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/DSC00004.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/DSC00028.jpg

Mustang Sheetmetal intake
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/IMG_8745.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/IMG_8749.jpg

Cad Drawings
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...me/Newends.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/Newends2.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/Bracket1.jpg

Turbine Brackets I made for Miss Geico
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/IMG_8473.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/IMG_8474.jpg

Turbo Manifold I made
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...DSC00013-1.jpg

Adjustable Camber arms
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...Picture005.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...Picture006.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...Picture003.jpg

Swaybar links
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/DSC00018.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/DSC00019.jpg

Torque plate
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/DSC00010.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/DSC00011.jpg

Camber plates
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/DSC00008.jpg
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...e/DSC00020.jpg

Intake I made

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...Picture104.png
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...Picture091.jpg

Thats just a few things... I know the wheels and hammer will be heavy but thats fine...

Kerry Pinkerton 01-19-2011 09:25 AM

Nice work Kevin. You really are a tigmaster!

chickenhawk 01-19-2011 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kerry Pinkerton (Post 26650)
Nice work Kevin. You really are a tigmaster!

Not bad for a 22 year old?

Kerry Pinkerton 01-19-2011 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickenhawk (Post 26652)
Not bad for a 22 year old?


LOL, no. Not bad at all. You must have started when you were 12.

Is Miss Geico an unlimited Hydro?

chickenhawk 01-19-2011 09:41 AM

offshore cat.

Joe Hartson 01-19-2011 10:30 AM

Kevin, Very nice work. Your welds are what everybody wishes theirs looked like. Thanks for posting the pictures.

chickenhawk 01-19-2011 11:16 AM

Thank you all for the great forum..

HEATNBEAT 01-19-2011 11:32 AM

Welcome Kevin!


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