Greetings from South Africa

[Barry]

Welcome Trevor!
There are a quite a number of Saffers on here now, though not many are active.
I have a fairly well equipped shop out in Stellenbosch, and more than half of my tools and equipment are home built. You're welcome to get in touch and come visit if you are looking for advice or help with anything.
I also run some 'Basics of Sheet Metal Shaping' courses which you might be interested in - take a look at my 'shop FB page (link in my signature below)