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| June 2009 Vol. 7, Issue I |
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| Greetings! |
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The Mittler Bros. Team has some great features for you this month. First up is our June Equipment Specials featuring our wildly popular 2200-M Manual Bench Press and our Tanner Racing Clamp on Chassis Accessories all on sale!
One of the most asked questions we hear at trade shows and on the phone is "When do you use an English Wheel and when do you use a Planishing Hammer?" This month, Norm Campeau tackles that topic and provides some valuable insight into the area of metal shaping and smoothing with the two different types of equipment.
MB would like to send out special congrats to last weeks Dover Truck Series winner Brian Scott and Xpress Motorsports.
I invite you to scroll down and check out this month's featured articles. If you have any questions, please give us a call at (800) 467-2464 or you can always drop me an email at drobinson@mittlerbros.com
We appreciate your time and your business. We couldn't be successful without great customers like you. 
Thanks Again,
Dan Robinson and the staff at Mittler Bros. |
| June Equipment Specials |
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2200-M MANUAL BENCH PRESS
- Speed Up Metal Fabrication without arm
 fatigue
- Fits all MB Punch & Flare Punches
- Uses Standard Punch & Dies for Round, Oblong or Square Holes
- Rugged 3/8" Plate construction
- Bronze Bushings for long life
- Can be used as a standard arbor press
- Comes with Arbor Nut Wrench
- 12" Throat Depth
- Spring loaded center and slug ejector now included!
Now Just $475!
Buy a Bench Press and get 10% off any Related Punch & Flares!
Call (800) 467-2464 to get Yours Today!
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Clamp on Chassis Accessories on Sale!
- Helmet Hooks-$9.50!
- Coil Mounts-$26.50!
- Radio Boxes-$39.95!
- Drink Holders-$39.95!
Call (800) 467-2464 to get Yours Today!
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Financing is Also Available. Call for details!
You must call in the order (800) 467-2464 to receive promotional pricing. Simply mention this Newsletter to receive discount. Must be purchased by June 30th, 2009 to receive discount. Offer does not apply to Mittler Bros. Distributors. Valid only when ordering direct from Mittler Bros. | |
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| Email Us! |
We're interested in hearing from you, too! If you have a question or would like to share a story, project, or photos please send an e-mail to: drobinson@mittlerbros.com
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MB Welcomes Jay Lutz as President |
Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool is pleased to introduce Jay H. Lutz as President of Mittler Bros.  Machine & Tool effective immediately. "Over the past 3 years I've worked with Jay on several technical and business projects. His well considered guidance convinced me to proceed with this growth focused appointment." said Mike Mittler, CEO of Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool. "As we leverage that growth we will look to his leadership to help us take the Company to the next level." In his new role as president, Mr. Lutz will oversee all sales, marketing, manufacturing and customer facing activities for the company. A native of St. Louis, MO, Mr. Lutz advanced through progressively more responsible technical and managerial positions at leading brake systems and vehicle testing automotive companies. Most recently he served as Chief Operating Officer of Smithers Scientific Corporation in Akron, OH. Mr. Lutz holds a BSME from Missouri University and an MBA from Indiana University
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TANNER RACING PRODUCTS becomes the Official Scale of CRA |
Champion Racing Association officials, in conjunction with Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool, have  announced that Tanner Racing Products by Mittler Bros. will be the Official Scale of the CRA Super Series and CRA Super Series South for the remainder of the 2009 racing season. Tanner Racing Products by Mittler Bros. scales will be used in the tech process of both series at every event on the 2009 schedule.
"We really appreciate Mittler Bros. coming on board to support CRA this season," remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of Champion Racing Association. "The Tanner Racing Products by Mittler Bros. scales will greatly help us in our tech process for both our Super Late Model Series and our other CRA series through out the season. It's great having a company like Mittler Bros. stepping up to..............Read More
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TECH TIPS by Norm Campeau |
PLANISHING HAMMER OR ENGLISH WHEEL?
When teaching my classes or at the numerous car and trade shows two questions are often asked:
1) Which one works best?
2) If I can only have one which one do I need?
My answer is, what are you going to use the machine for? Lets look at your feet for an example, if you are going to jog, work boots could work, but sneakers are better. The same is true with these 2 machines. The Planishing machine is basically a hammer and dolly which hits at 4500 blows per minute to thin the metal to form shape. The English Wheel rolls the metal through the dies and squeezes the metal to make shape. The planishing machine leaves a hammer appearance to the finish even though the metal is smooth, while the English Wheel will leave an almost chrome like finish. Once the  panel you are working on is sanded and painted, the end results are the same.
HERE IS WHERE EACH ONE'S STRONG AND WEAK POINTS COME OUT. If you are doing larger panels such as quarter panels, door skins, aircraft under cowling, etc., the English Wheel is the machine you want. On those types of panels, the process will move much quicker and the finish will be much nicer. On smaller pieces such as patch panels, motorcycle fenders, or aircraft wheel pans, the planishing machine works much nicer, but the panel has a hammer looking finish.
The planishing machine does move metal faster than the English wheel but the finish is not as pretty. Another place where the planishing machine works better is in a small tight radius. You are limited on how tight of a radius you can do on an English Wheel because of the width of the wheel. The MITTLER BROS. English Wheel allows you to make a tighter radius than others because of its 2" wheel width. THIS IS A HUGE ADVANTAGE OVER OTHER WHEELS ON THE MARKET! Another area that a planishing machine works well is to smooth out welded joints. Often after welding a panel together, I will pass the weld joint over the planishing machine to reshape and smooth the weld area. Do not try this with an English Wheel as you will ding the wheels.
 Planishing machine dies can be bought individually from MITTLER BROS. and are fairly inexpensive allowing you to have a couple extras to reshape to your particular needs. MITTLER BROS. can also custom make lower English wheel dies for your needs. I personally have several reshaped planishing dies.
In my shop, I have both machines and use both. I do use the planishing machine more often due to the type of work I do (patch panels). Here is my production trick to save you time and money on smaller or high crown panels. I will rough out the shape using a sand bag and mallet then move over to the planishing machine to smooth and shape the panel. Next I go to the English wheel do a real nice final finish. The English Wheel will remove the hammer finish and make your panel shine like chrome, so when your customer gets the finished product it shows well on your craftsmanship.
In summary, the bottom line on what machine is right for you is really based on what the primary type of panels you are most often making. Both of these MITTLER BROS. machines are very high quality and will give you many years of service. If you are still having doubts on which one is for you contact MITTLER BROS. @ 800-467-2464 or call us at 603-669-1475. We would rather spend the time helping you decide which machine will work best for you than buy the wrong machine and be unhappy.
Norm Campeau
Click Here for info on Norm's Performance Metal Shaping Class!
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MB Congratulates Brian Scott |
Mittler Bros. Machine & Tool would like to congratulate Brian Scott and the Xpress Motorsports #16 NCWTS Team for taming the Monster Mile and winning the NASCAR  Camping World Truck Series AAA Insurance 200 at Dover International Speedway . The breakthrough win was Scott's first career win in the NCWTS.
The Xpress Motorsports Team is the proud owner of the very first Mittler Bros. Pull Down Rig. Although tire wear plagued much of the field, The Boise, Idaho native along with Championship winning Crew Chief Jeff Hensley managed tire wear to perfection. Hensley has won a Championship in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and has scored Nine NCWTS wins. This was Scott's 39th start in the series.
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A Few Things to Remember
"It's unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose  a little money that's all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the job it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot, it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better."
John Ruskin, Author - Economist 1819-1900
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a cheap price is forgotten!
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