Stacey David on the Sheet Metal Shaping Podcast!
September 26, 2024
Ryan from the Sheet Metal Shaping Podcast interviewed Stacey on an episode of his podcast!
They talked about:
- How the TV shows got started
- “What are you working on?”
- 10-15 projects on the go
- Writing books, and the levels of restoration
- 80% of people never finish their project
- “People will not pay for your labour” in certain restorations
- People go back to what they remember having fun with (sentiment sells)
- Getting started in TV and being a professional musician
- Working with major tv networks vs social media generation
- Nothing lasts forever in any industry
- Making a switch from employed to self employed
- Couldn’t make money on a straight up metal show, theres no product to sell
- Getting a big block Chev 572 months before Jay Leno
- Being an advocate for skilled trades like @ Mike Rowe
- Becoming a competitor to your previous employer
- Giving credit to those who help along the way
- TV shows used to be the big money maker, now social media has taken over
- Replica and kit cars taken off in the industry
- Working on the Swamp Sprite + fabrication style
- The “Hot Rod” English wheel
- 2 types of content: Start to finish story per episode vs “how to”
- Proper shop organization for efficiency
- Honest review of Dake Power Hammers