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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

ask anyone that seen me wheeled one of my finish hammers . or a slap spoons. sounded like some mad irish man on speed beating out a tune to the river dance with a hammer

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying Pat That's quite a picture you put in my head Kinda like when I get some young metro type telling me I should get in touch with my "feminine side"

Originally Posted by glennsexton

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying Pat That's quite a picture you put in my head Kinda like when I get some young metro type telling me I should get in touch with my "feminine side"

hey i went to war every day with them body panels they never did stand any chance my snap on big finish hammer and my slap spoon i beat steel to my will with out a head band on my head

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

hey i went to war every day with them body panels they never did stand any chance my snap on big finish hammer and my slap spoon i beat steel to my will with out a head band on my head

ROFL!!! I can see that Pat! Just PLEASE, PLEASE leave the kilt home!
I feel Gary's pain though. Lots of things I want... The English wheel? Oh yea! The power hammer? Definetly! Do I NEED them? Nope. I can get by with hand tools for most of the sheet metal work I do. Would those machines make the work easier? Maybe, if I knew right off the get-go how to use them. I have got some higher end tools but I didn't pay top dollar for them either. My Pexto Shear I paid 400 bucks for. My 3 in 1 machine I got at HF on sale, works like a charm and I have a shrinker/stretcher set and some shears and a little heavy duty bender. My Mig was purchased from an old employer back in '87 and the Tig was bought as a model closeout. The arbor press was picked up from a friend of a friend and was a "getting a divorce sale". Yea, I have some coin invested in my shop and my equipment but I have spent nowhere near 20 grand on my collection. I guess you just have to look around, shop around and possibly step in the right pile of shit once in while...
You guys have been watching my van build so you know what can be done with a few good pieces of shop equipment and some elbow grease.
Mark

Originally Posted by astroracer

You guys have been watching my van build so you know what can be done with a few good pieces of shop equipment and some elbow grease.
Mark

Thats what I mean, You do the best you can with what you have, and you my friend have been doing great and posting it too which I and others enjoy, and it shows how things can be done with out a PRO shop.