Finch Seminars in Metal-Shaping

Unlock the craft of metal-shaping with our comprehensive seminar series led by our craftsmen.

Upcoming Events

07
Jul
2024

MS201 - Tackling Complex Projects

07-07-2024 8:30 am - 08-07-2024 4:00 pm
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Metal-Shaping Seminars at Finch Restorations

Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
Assess complex projects and analyse their components.
Plan the order of operations to be conducted within a component.
Produce a component utilising bucks to reference shape.
Demonstrate the ability to create bulbous and return shapes through blocking on tree stump and sandbag.
Use wheeling machine to planish and to create transitions.

01
Sep
2024

MS202 - Decorative Metalwork Techniques

01-09-2024 8:30 am - 02-09-2024 4:00 pm
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Metal-Shaping Seminars at Finch Restorations

Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
Perform basic metal finishing operations.
Use blocking techniques to create decorative shapes, repoussé work
Produce low crown shapes on wheeling machine.

27
Oct
2024

MS203 - Gas Welding, Metal Finishing & Edge Wiring

27-10-2024 8:30 am - 28-10-2024 4:00 pm
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Metal-Shaping Seminars at Finch Restorations

Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
Perform gas welds on steel.
Identify the differences in gas-welding ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Define the mechanism of heat distortion and how to reverse it.
Demonstrate the process of edge wiring.
Present fundamental knowledge in metal finishing post welding.

15
Dec
2024

MS204 - Swaging, Hammer Drawing, & Headlight Buckets

15-12-2024 8:30 am - 16-12-2024 4:00 pm
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Metal-Shaping Seminars at Finch Restorations

Learning Objective: At the conclusion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
Use a Pullmax and bead roller to swage components.
Produce swages by using hand-tools.
Recognise and perform the technique of (hammer-) drawing.
Describe the process of annealing in different metals.

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