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04-02-2014, 10:54 AM
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not new to metal
I found this site through a local body shop friend and he said I should check it out ,lots of advice and knowledge to pick up... ive been fabrication heavy commercial and industrial hvac for 20 yrs and want to continue learning how to fab parts for cars , trucks and anything metal , so here I am .. already have a 8 ft break, 4ft box break, 4ft slip roller , etc .. next tools I need is a wheel any recommendations for a home garage??? thanks
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04-02-2014, 01:23 PM
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04-02-2014, 09:34 PM
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Welcome to the forum, Van. As far as wheel recommendations, it all breaks down to what is your budget?
There are loads of wheels on the market, many good, others not. For example, the wheel in the forum logo is an excellent one you can purchase outright in several sizes. Additionally, the manufacturer of that wheel is extremely generous in that he has posted free plans for that wheel here, and numerous members, myself included, traded time for money and fabbed their own wheel frames from his plans or from other plans. So then I have to ask: what is your time budget? Many here also designed their own wheels from scratch and chronicled their build process. Some even machined their own upper and lower anvils. Others purchased anvils and made just the frame, still others bought the anvils and adjuster mechanisms both. Still others modified cheap wheels sourced from offshore, with varying results. I am sure others will chime in, but the only specific advice I will offer is that you read as much as you can, as there is a lot of good info here.
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Mark from Illinois Last edited by weldtoride; 04-02-2014 at 09:36 PM.
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04-03-2014, 02:38 AM
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Hi Van 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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04-03-2014, 01:36 PM
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Hallo Van and welcome to the site.
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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04-04-2014, 03:52 AM
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Welcome to the forum Van.
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.
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04-04-2014, 03:54 AM
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Quote:
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.
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04-04-2014, 11:45 AM
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Van learn to use hand tools first in order to understand how metal moves.
Watch Peter & Davids U Tube vids to see hand work. Jere
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