3 Day Metal Shaping & Chop Class in South Dakota

***LIMITED SPOTS***
Hosted by the John Lefler
Taught by: Jesse Miller

Cost: $600 covers all 3 days
Includes: breakfast & lunch

We'll be chopping a 1950 4 door Mercury sedan

This class includes hands on time with the equipment, learn by doing not by just watching.

In this class we will go over:

How to measure, cut, make panels and make matching panels for the other side. We'll weld them in a real world scenario. Fabricating a panel is one thing, making it fit is another. 

History of the Chop, Style and proportion. 

How and why we brace a car. 

How to layout your cuts for a perfect fit. 

How to make chopped windows work & what your options are for them.

Tricks on making templates.

Fabricating Panels using: english wheel, shrinker-stretcher, stump shrinking, and working with the sand bag, stationary planishing hammer, hand held planishing hammer and pullmax machines will be covered. 

We will have instructors that will go over everything, so if you’re green don’t be discouraged or if you have troubles with something specific, or struggle in an area please ask. That’s what we are here for.

We will go over Tig welding and metal finishing, which includes: gammer and dolly technique, how to sand and dress welds, using the shrinking disk, planing ahead and problem solving when the unexpected happens.  

This class includes hands on time with the equipment, learn by doing not just watching!

Location:
Bonafide Speed & Metal / Revision Rods & Rides
6111 Old Folsom Rd. Suite 203
Rapid City, SD 57703

Class hours:
ime: 9:00am to 6pm (ish) sometimes we stay later, depends on the class.

**No Refunds** 
Group rates available: message or call for details. 
If something comes up please contact us ASAP 

Should you have any questions please call, text or email us:
(903)216-7514 or (903)203-0641
[email protected]