How would you feel if somebody told you that you can be taught Metal Shaping so you can create or make anything you want? You can make that car body or any panel you want, to finish your restoration project.
Do you have friends over the years that have said to you that you can't do it? You know it's possible, but for the moment you don't have the knowledge or skill to take you there.
My name is Lars, but I go under my nickname LAZZE,
When I was growing up, about four or five years old, I started to build things, I liked creating something from nothing, or from something that another person had no use for. Around the age of eight, I got into working with metal, because my dad was always making something and his hobbies inspired
We had one problem, I could only bend a sheet of metal one way, like over a pipe or in a vise; 90 degrees or similar, and one of my first projects was to build an exhaust for my moped; two cones and a straight piece in between with a pipe on both ends. That was my starting introduction to Metal Shaping.
I learned to bend sheet metal but if I wanted to bend a sheet in three dimensions, I just couldn't do it. I could cut the piece and bend it, weld it and make it the best I could, but the result wasn't exactly what I wanted.
So at that time I said to myself, "there must be another way to do this instead of making dies and stamping the parts that I needed". That question stayed in my mind for a long time, and after many years of struggling, I saw a picture of an English Wheel.
I understood then, that it was possible to shape the metal convex or concave, and that got me very excited. I built my first English Wheel and with a simple construction I began to shape the metal in 3D.
The result wasn't completely satisfying, but I knew that if I improved the wheel, the frame, and the C-shape, I could get better results. So I developed a new version, and I felt that I was on the right track. Over many years I developed my English Wheel to what it is today; an outstanding tool after years of constant improvement.
Lazze is a truly gifted instructor. His ability to impart his knowledge and experience in metal shaping by his unique hands-on style and innovative techniques is truly a rewarding and inspirational experience. Training on equipment of Lazze's own design and manufacture is a fabricator's dream.
Carl Olsson,
Lazze Metal Shaping student
Imagine being able to learn from me all the secrets of metal shaping along with my students. If you are having trouble completing your projects and frustrated with the tools you are using, let me show you a better way.
