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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....Bobby Walden Puts Baileigh Metal Shaping Tools to the Test
In a 14-episode video series, the great Bobby Walden of Walden Speed Shop tested a shop full of shiny Baileigh machines against his arsenal of legacy tools. Walden was curious to try our equipment, since, as he said, “People ask me all the time… ‘What tools are better? The old tools, the Yoder? The new…
Read More....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.…
Read More....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…
Read More....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.
Read More....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.…
Read More....Baileigh Metal Shaping Classes Create a Global Network of Fabricators
Not too long ago, serious metal shaping classes were hard to find in the U.S. That began to change in 2012 when Baileigh first offered trainings led by top-notch metal shapers. We set a trend that rippled through the industry. As Baileigh Social Media Coordinator Shane Henderson says, “We kind of started a metal shaping…
Read More....Metalcraft Ltd, A true Leader in Metal Shaping in England
Pete Southan is the owner and CEO of Metalcraft Ltd located in Telford, Shropshire, England. Specializing in extremely high end metal shaping, panel forming and coach building, he is considered by many to be one of the best in the world, especially in the U.K. [portfolio_slideshow id=3892] Recently, he was commissioned by a gentleman to…
Read More....The Metal Shaping Elite: Meet the Baileigh Power Hammer Club
The metal shaping team here at Baileigh Industrial stays in close contact with our metal shaping customers, even years after the sale. Many of them send pictures of their projects: cars, trucks, airplanes and all sorts of metal art. They are treated like family as they share the love of metal shaping as much as…
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