Hey John Kelly, how's that video coming along?, I want one! Options

[bondo]

I was going to ask if you have written a book or was planning to, about how to do what you do with sheet metal. But then I saw on your web site that you're working on a video. Will that be available anytime soon? (I'll be starting flares this fall/winter probably) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)

[John Kelly]

Hi Royce,

My video is at the mercy of the video editting dude who leads a very busy life with a new baby, new job etc. I check with him once in a while. This is our first effort, and has been much more difficult than either one of us thought...condensing 10+ hours down to 2 hours and making sense of the process is a formidable job...on top of the actual work. I have no idea when we will be done. I hope someone will still be interested by the time we finish. It has been a huge investment of my time, and Zach's as well. I try to under-promise and over-deliver, but it did not work out that way this time....

In the future I plan to make short DVDs with specific information about different aspects of welding, customizing, and metalshaping. These should be less complex and easier for me to do by myself. Just have to get the funds together for the proper computer and video camera. I could shoot 1/2 hour of pounding, smoothing, and shape development, and send out a DVD in short order. I might be able to do custom-request demonstrations, as well as having a small library of pre-produced "shorts".

On the metal shapers home page there are two videos showing me using the shrinking disc, and doing tuck shrinking demonstrations...very informal, not much in the way of explanation, but it was what gave me the idea of producing video shorts. They are on this page:

www.metalshapers.org

In the meantime, I will coach anyone through email and pictures that wants to take on the job of flaring. I am still working on my car, so I can take some shots of the work if it will help some get their project going.

John www.ghiaspecialties.com