Easy? Hardly. It takes years to master the equipment. There's a shop not too
far from my house and the guys were trained by RRoyce in using the equipment
you mentioned. These guys are pros.
They let us try it and it was a lot harder than it looks.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "aaron atkins" <amatkins@qnet.com>
To: "datsun roadsters" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 6:06 AM
Subject: Metal working
> I just picked up a book that every car person should have. "Ultimate
Sheet
> Metal Fabrication". It talks about English wheels and hammerforming, and
> all this cool stuff that will take me a week to digest. I never realized
> how easy it is to do the stuff the pro's do (at least they make it sound
> easy". If you get a chance check it out. Very informative book on the
> basics of working in sheet metal relating to cars.
>
> Roadster content.
> Hand-hammered fender flares here I come.
>
> Aaron A.
>
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