Preserving WWII History, one part at a time
Vultures Row Aviation in Cameron Park, California specializes in the restoration and reproduction of World War II Warbirds. Many have been shot down or recovered from oceans and jungles. All being rebuilt or repaired with surgical precision, newly fabricated parts or hand shaped panels. President, metal shaper and visionary Chuck Wahl is a rare breed.…
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Inez Escamilla Builds a Family Business in Texas
Inez Escamilla started Loose Cannon as a one-woman repair company; since then it’s grown into a thriving family business, serving the greater Austin, Texas area. She and her husband, Nick Josyln, co-run the fabrication shop, which they live next door to, while raising their son, Jace. “It’s a dream come true,” says Escamilla. “We searched…
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Azure Armoury Creates Historically Accurate Armor with 21st Century Metal Shaping Tools
“It’s much easier than the old-fashioned way, I’ll tell you what,” jokes Dez Armstrong after shaping a steel elbow cap on his Baileigh planishing hammer. As the owner and founder of Azure Armoury and armorer of the Texas Renaissance Festival, Armstrong crafts exquisite period-correct recreations of plate armor. He regularly shapes steel by hand with…
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Baileigh’s Social Media Guru Goes Viral with His Own Business
If you follow Baileigh Industrial on Instagram or Facebook, you’ve seen Shane Henderson’s digital handiwork. Our resident social media maestro takes pride in the international network he’s created and the way he uses it every day to showcase our customers. As Shane says, “Let’s imagine a guy who just left his job and started his…
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Master Coach Builder Trains the Next Generation of Metalworkers with Baileigh Machines
Renowned in the world of custom vehicles for over 35 years, Mark Gerisch has built cars for Jay Leno and ZZ Top. Now he’s keeping the art and trade of metal shaping alive by leading intensive classes. In 2014, Gerish founded the Academy for the Art of Metal Shaping in Green Bay, Wisconsin. For the…
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Tony Raley from Hi-Speed Customs Shines on Tucson TV
Tony Raley from Hi-Speed Rods & Customs recently rocked an interview on KGUN 9’s The Morning Blend.
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Jimmy Shine’s Top 5 Metalworking Machines from Baileigh
When hot rod legend Jimmy Shine recently joined us at Baileigh HQ to shoot some product demo videos, we took the opportunity to ask him about the machines in his own shop. “I love all of them and I use them every day. I rely on them and they’ve never let me down,” he says.…
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Fred M. Butler retires at Baileigh Industrial from being the companies Chairman after 18 years of success!
Picture : Stephan B. Nordstrom – President/CEO (left) and Fred M. Butler – Chairman (right) of Baileigh Industrial, Inc. Fred M. Butler retires at Baileigh Industrial from being the companies Chairman after 18 years of success! During Fred Butlers tenure at Baileigh Industrial, Inc. he navigated the company through massive growth at one…
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Making a difference
Scott Tallardy has a heart the size of Florida as his Daytona based company uses it’s fabrication skills and Baileigh machinery to help disabled children. Beach Traxx fabricates incredibly stylish and functional wheelchairs for kids. Offered in 3 variations for different needs and sizes of riders, his wheelchairs have gone absolutely viral. Not only are…
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The Magnetic Sheet Metal Brake:
A bed of coils that are fueled by 220 volts of single phase power deliver 6 tons of downward force. The Baileigh BB-4816M #magneticbrake has changed everything in sheet metal fabrication. @pz_sparksmotors from Sparks Motors is on the set of the @diesel.brothers show on @discoverychannel today. He demonstrates how that single blue bending die has enough power behind it to bend 16…
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