{"id":3496,"date":"2012-08-12T21:48:17","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T01:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2015-02-18T13:13:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T18:13:40","slug":"learning-some-new-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2012\/08\/learning-some-new-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning some new tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much of the metalwork we do is kind of a “black art”…\u00a0 It’s tough to figure out what to do, how to do it, and what tools are necessary.\u00a0 Then even AFTER you figure all of that out, it takes YEARS of practice to get some of these techniques down.<\/p>\n

So… it’s really helpful to trade ideas with other guys who do the same work, and I recently had an opportunity to do that with a visit to Comstock Metal Shaping in Herkimer, NY.\u00a0 Each Summer, metalworkers from around the country get together very informally at Ducth Comstock’s shop to trade ideas and teach each other the in’s and out’s of metalworking.<\/p>\n

I was only able to stop by for one afternoon, but was able to meet some great guys, learn a few things, and get ALOT of good ideas just from checking out the machines and tools within the shop.\u00a0 Here are some photos I took during the visit – this is a SERIOUS shop!<\/p>\n