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Neither, you need an award for letting us all know about him, I just wish there were more folk like Tom who actually care about their workmanship
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Taking my old clunker down in a fortnight Looking forward to meeting him
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So how many folks who know the difference between good welding repairs and poor have examined his workmanship and found it to be good?
Mine needs an epic rust rebuild of the lower A-posts/front jacking points. Looks fine on the outside but is rotten to the core
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I have examined his work closely, you will not find anyone better, I am quite surprised that Tom is still doing this sort of repair. A man of his talent could make a fortune working on high end stuff.
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He does big rebuilds from chassis Andy. The thing is they can take time and the customer tends to mostly pay at the end. Tom told me these little jobs are the bread and butter that allow him to work on vintage stuff and still price fairly.
As for workmanship. Iv'e paid a supposed top notch garage in the past to repair a Vauxhall and compared to Tom they were terrible. Tom doesnt mind you watchi g and he sends photos as he works if you provide contact info. |
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And in case anyone doubts my word, my Uncle was a panel beater at Rolls Royce so I have seen the skills involved in turning a flat sheet of metal into a perfectly formed shape. If your 75 needs sills, get it booked in with Tom.
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I've always done my own repair work in terms of welding and fabrication, and find it extremely difficult to delegate work of any sort. The exception being Tom Hobbs, it takes an awful lot to impress me, but Tom impressed me from the moment I clapped eyes on his workmanship, and I for one would have no hesitation in recommending his services. He isn't simply a "welder" he is an artisan metalworker, employing skills that are rarely seen today. And for this alone, I travelled a total of 650 miles in delivering and retrieving my father's car. If you want pictures of the before during and after simply let me know and I'll email them to you Brian |
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