Sheet Metal Shaping Podcast with Ryan Carr Episode 31

Ryan Carr is a former student and great friend who has an amazing podcast! Please go follow Ryan over at https://www.youtube.com/@SheetMetalShaping On Episode 31 of the "Sheet Metal Shaping Podcast" we have Wray Schelin from Pro Shaper Workshop in Charlton, MA In this episode we chat all about prestigious cars of the past, economics of how those cars are valued/ why that's important, and what he's doing with AI to create beautiful cars of the future. We also discuss: - History of how he got started + grandfathers influence - Identifying opportunity/ Progressing from boat to car restoration - Auburns, Dusenbergs, and many other prestigious restorations - Economics of car restoration - Working in 2 car garage for many years - Moving the “maglio” hammer into his basement for noise control - Making Jaguar parts sold via mail order - Moving to a 3000sf mid size shop in Connecticut - Upgrading to 20,000sf shop in Charlton, MA - Hiring and firing employees in his business - Being a shop manager vs being a business owner