Technical Metal forming classes

What is the best metal shaping coarse to take in the north eastern USA or Ontario Canada area to learn about hot rod panel fabrication


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I have been meaning to take this one: http://www.proshaper.com/coachbuilding-metal-shaping-classes/

 

i offer classes at my shop a handful of times a year. the next one is the end of feb

 

Levi Green owns Hammerfab. He is one of the best metal shapers in the country. He worked on Ridler cars at Rad rods and CHRA. I have personally seen his work over time and it is amazing.

http://www.hammerfab.com/page-7/page-3/

 

Ron Covell tours around to various shops. I believe he will be at Enigma rod shop in Billerica, Ma. soon. I will look

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Yup, May 19th for steel fab workshop and
May 20 for aluminum fob workshop

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Theres a website, AllMetalshaping.com, with a forum and a section for events. Go have a looksee with them, very talented people and interesting discussions on metalshaping.
http://www.allmetalshaping.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17

 

Gene Winfield is giving a class at Ida Automotive in June. Pre-Trog.

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I've taken this one and I learned more in a week-end than I ever thought possible. Wray is a great teacher and the course is definitely "hands on" and he works with you individually. When I took it you brought a project to the class and you left with it finished, I hope he still does that. Highly recommend it, wish he was closer so I could go again!

 

I hope to do it soon. I even have family just South, so I have a place to stay, for free.

 

If you have not done so already, I would suggest that you join Allmetalshaping.com.
Tom

 

http://covell.biz/enigma-rod-shop-billerica-ma-beginning-steel-workshop-may-19-2018/

 

Wray still has his classes listed on Ebay

 

Are the covell workshops hands on at all?

 

That's a good question. If I am only going to get to watch someone else work, I am not going to fly across the country to do it. I am going to watch Youtube, and practice at home.

 

A friend of mine has taken 2 of Lazzes classes he thought they were the best thing he ever decided to do.


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Yeah, I need to get over there, too. He's not far. Never enough time....

 

Lazze has a great class. Very tough to get in though....

Jason

 

We traveled back east to take Wray Schelin's class a while back.

Worth every penny and then some!!!

Wray is an amazing teacher/innovator and packs a lot of learning and fun into his classes. There are a ton of top level metal shapers out there that have taken his class, but it's always astonishing to see what the people brand new to metalshaping are able to produce with his guidance.

 

Thank you to everyone for the help I will look it all over and go to a couple of the classes and try to improve my limited skills to help in my 1934 Ford restorod
Cheers


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I spent quite a few days with Wray at his shop. He has a great facility now....quite an upgrade from his original garage shop. He is interested in teaching and is a real interesting, knowledgeable guy. He has an amazing assortment of metal working tools. A great part of his class is hands-on. You should learn a lot from Wray. Bring a project with you, if you can.
Classes are for sale on E-bay
Bruce in CT
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Having an expert watch over your shoulder and critique your work with guidance, affirmation and correction can absolutely pole vault your skill level.
Watching over the experts shoulder isn't nearly as helpful if at all.

I'll vouch for Cornfieldcustoms' class he puts on, 100%.
Mike is a great guy and a very good teacher.
Lots of hands on in that class.
5 stars.

 

Fantastic thread ! Been thinking of looking into classes myself.
Thanks for all who posted.


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I went to a metal shaping seminar back in 2003 at D&D Classics , just above Dayton, Oh. The biggest things that I took away weren't necessarily part of the scripted program. Just the way people do things can affect the outcome of the project. Just watching Mark Kennison and the way he works elevated my metal shaping skills ( especially dressing and planishing welds) tremendously. This is a picture of me and Mark from Cars & Parts mag. Bill

 

I've been to Wray's twice, about ten years ago now, in his old garage shop. Worth every penny, and he will teach you how to shape metal with hand tools. No point in taking a class to use a power hammer if you don't have one at home, unless you plan on buying one. Good luck, you won't regret Wray's class.

 

This is true . Wray was my mentor back in the Metalshapers website days.. You won't go wrong taking Wrays Classes. Bill

 

I have been shaping metal since the mid 1980's. I still take every class I can.

Like Gene Winfield says, "Every day is a school day."

 

I don't know
Would you buy one then try to learn how to use it?
Would you buy one then decide you don't like it?
Would you try one then decide if you can still live without one?
Wouldn't a class with a hammer help decide all of that?

 

metal shaping is shrinking and stretching
the power hammer does it faster + handles thicker material
I do not own a power hammer, but the things I learned when I used one transferred over with how I shape metal the redneck way I do it at home.

 

I totally agree with this statement. When I took that class and found that there were no wheeling machines, I was disappointed , but that soon passed. In the end, I had no regrets. I'm not recommending taking a power hammer class to learn to shape metal unless you plan on getting one. Wray can teach how to shape with basic hand tools. It's easy to get caught up in all those metal shaping tools as I have ,but they aren't necessary to shape metal. Bill