Baileigh Blog metal fabrication
Imagination Takes the Wheel: Kindig-it Design
Dave Kindig admits, “Problem for me is I have a very active imagination.” That’s what we’d call a good problem to have, and one that keeps the team busy at Kindig-it Design. “I really like to have more than 10 cars to build at any given time. There’s at least 25, 30 cars in here…
Read More....A Relationship with Metal: Josh Freeman and Freeman Fabrication
Some people seem to light up when they talk about their passions. Josh Freeman is one of them. Watching and listening to Freeman in his Denton, Texas shop, Freeman Fabrication, you can’t miss the joy and contagious enthusiasm for metal fabrication. As Freeman explains, “The ‘less is more’ doesn’t work for me. I like to…
Read More....Wheel Guy: Austin Paruch and Paruch Automotive Craftsmanship
“I never have any days where I’m worried about getting up or not going to work and enjoying what I do,” says fabricator, restorer, and coachbuilder Austin Paruch. “Life and work are one and the same. This is what I do. This is what I was intended to do, I believe.” At Paruch Automotive Craftsmanship,…
Read More....Live Off Road: A Baileigh Biography of Camburg Engineering
Jerry Zaiden leads Camburg Engineering as they craft some incredible works of off-road racing art. Step inside this Huntington Beach-based fabrication shop to get an up-close and personal look at the technical side of fabrication as Jerry walks us through some of the high-end off-road race vehicles his team is building.
Read More....Historic Fabrication: Restoring Classic Continentals with Devious Customs
A broke kid with ambition and desire to build customs. That is how Jeff Davy, owner of Devious Customs, says he found his passion in fabricating and restoring custom cars.
Read More....Respect Tradition, Challenge the Future: A Baileigh Biography of Hollywood Hot Rods
Troy Ladd leads the incredibly talented group of coach builders, fabricators, metal shapers and hot rod visionaries at Hollywood Hot Rods.
Read More....Tour a Baileigh Industrial Dream Shop at Cornfield Customs
Step inside Cornfield Customs, a Baileigh metalworking haven. Specializing in 1926 to 1934 Ford hot rods, street cars, and sheet metal shaping, Mike Wagner’s shop sits just outside of Cincinnati and is filled with Baileigh metalworking machines.
Read More....Cut, Bevel, Weld, Grind, Polish, Repeat……Why Not Just Bend?
A member of our mandrel bender team recently visited a customer’s location to review their operation and possibly engineer a solution to speed things up a bit. This is what he found……literally hundreds of man hours of cutting, beveling, welding, grinding and polishing. A job like this could take a crew of welders months to…
Read More....The Ultimate Louver Press
Pete Ayers is a Hot Rod builder and fabricator who demands quality. Although Pete is across the pond in the U.K, we could not have asked for a nicer guy to deal with. I spent some time with him on the phone and I have to say he is a real class act, very humble…
Read More....Kidd Epps Art Shop
Kidd Epps is a motivated artist and designer who is making some serious waves in the industry. Extremely proficient in metal, wood and other mediums, his work is becoming sought after by many. [portfolio_slideshow id=3906] He specializes in commercial and home interiors ranging from furniture to lighting, as well as art and built- in displays.…
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