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    "the power hammer story" by Chris Rusch

    Ever wonder who invented our power hammer? Here is a sweet video about how the Power Hammer was born:
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    Metal shaping at it's finest

    Working at Baileigh is fun....period. Every once in a while we get to play with the fun stuff like metal forming and shaping. On Sept. 21, the metal shaping team here at Baileigh hosted another phenomenal metal shaping class. Students flew in from all around the world to attend. The class was...
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    Free Baileigh metal shaping class May 18th and July 27th

    Aircraft metal shapers take advantage of free metal shaping training by the experts at Baileigh's metal shaping workshop May 18th. Here is how the last one went: Baileigh Industrial: spreading the gospel of metal shaping through free training | Baileigh If interested please PM me, call or...
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    Baileigh free power hammer / metal shaping / bead rolling training

    Baileigh is offering a free metal shaping seminar on January 12th. We have over 30 students and around 10 instructors. Many of them are big names in metal shaping. We have a nice mix of hot rod builders, airplane guys, chopper builders, Ferrari builders, blacksmiths and metal shapers and...
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    Metal Shaping @ 2012 Santa Cruz Metal Meet

    Baileigh Industrial attended the 2012 Metal Meet in Santa Cruz California. Me (Shane) and Chris Rusch (head design engineer) flew into San Francisco on Thursday and took in some attractions. Dan (our Ontario, California showroom manager) loaded up a trailer with our entire line of metal...
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    Ace Clearwater and the Baileigh MSS-14H

    Ace Clearwater www.aceclearwater.com has been building complex formed and welded assemblies for the aerospace industry since 1949. With 350,000 square feet of manufacturing space, they have a full fabrication shop with just about every type of machine you can imagine. Chris McKee (production...
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    Unadvertized secrert abilities

    What products have you discovered work for things not intended by the company that made them? As an example oven cleaner for cleaning greasy parts. Coke (the cola) for cleaning off battery corrosion.
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    Old timer pranks / shop jokes

    Ever work with an old timer that would play pranks on you? Mine is my friends Dad in Minnesota. When I was 12 and 13 years old, we always rode dirt bikes and snowmobiles at his house. When we would be in his shop working with his dad, he was always shocking or burning me with things. Puting...
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    The Official Tube Notching Thread

    Hey guys, I'm going to start a tube notching thread, so..... If you have any questions, input, tips or tricks or horror stories about notching tube. The good, the bad and the ugly, here is the place for it. Hole saw notchers......good or bad? Best hole saw? Abrasive notching vs. end mill...
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    Ever seen a bender like this?

    http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.industrialquicksearch.com/tube-fabricating/Images/press_sharpe1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tubefabricatingservices.com/Press-Releases.htm&usg=__qmqyUpQbNJhzgfqyh6sKGQHBRgA=&h=261&w=279&sz=18&hl=en&start=431&sig2=YZiU-xzsQgfKpVjrY0rWLw&tbnid=YWY6ey5V...
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    Bending aluminum tube

    Anyone ever have any problems bending aluminum? Cracking or splitting? Older aluminum vs. new?
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    The Baileigh Bail Out Contest

    Hello Metal shapers! I know some of you are HAMB members as well as airplane nuts. It would be cool to see someone from this board win as well. Get in there and show us what you got! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=375949
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    Bead roller question

    What kind of bead rollers and roll sets are you guys using for airplane fabrication? Got any pictures?
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    BAILEIGH INDUSTRIAL 2008 - 2009 Catalogs

    The new volume 30 Baileigh Industrial 2008 - 2009 Catalogs are available for shipment. You will get over 200 pages of: Tube Benders Notchers Cold Saws, Band Saws, Chop saws Bend Tech Software Grinders Drill Presses Metal Shaping & Forming Tools Shears Mills and Lathes Ironworkers Sheet Metal...
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    BAILEIGH MH-19 Power Hammer

    The MH-19 Power Hammer from Baileigh Industrial offers serious performance for today’s demanding craftsmen. Baileigh Power Hammer Baileigh Power Hammers – MH-19 Power Hammer Three forms of metal working machines are incorporated into one unit making the MH-19 one of the most...
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    The Official Tube Bending Thread

    Hello, my name is Shane and I work at Baileigh Industrial here in Wisconsin. We deal with the aviation crowd on a daily basis and would love to get involved on the board and help out in our area of expertise. We have a whole team of metal fabrication experts here and we specialize in tube...
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    BAILEIGH MH-19 Power Hammer

    The MH-19 Power Hammer from Baileigh Industrial offers serious performance for today’s demanding craftsmen. Baileigh Power Hammer Baileigh Power Hammers – MH-19 Power Hammer Three forms of metal working machines are incorporated into one unit making the MH-19 one of the most...
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    Hello from Wisconsin!

    Hello everyone, My name is Shane and I work at Baileigh Industrial here in Manitowoc Wisconsin, right on Lake Michigan. We are under about 1 foot of snow right now. I am looking forward to getting involved on the board and getting to know some of you. I deal with guys building airplanes on...
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