Official Baileigh Biography - Cornfield Customs

Piero De Luca, from the Mad Fabricators Society came in to film a video biography for Baileigh industrial on me, the shop, and some the equipment i use.

[@MyRustBeltLife]

I’d invite you over. I’ve only met you the one time I stopped by your shop to buy a couple old Ford 9’’ rear ends. You were super nice and helpful with any questions I had. You seem like a stand up guy. I’ve been following you and your shop on social media for years. It’s pretty cool to know there is a shop like yours not far from me here in Ohio.

[@crchuckh6852]

nice shop, thanks for sharing

[@billmiller7138]

Really great overview of the shop with your biography included! Well done!

[@floridian7143]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mattstein6696]

very cool Mike. you deserve and have earned this. I follow everything you do, you always blow me away. 👏

[@HouseofChop]

Awesome video! Great look at the shop and machines. Always excellent to see what you are up to

[@videogalore]

I believe that I first found you whilst drooling over Baileigh catalogs many moons ago - you deserve all the exposure that they have given you over the years based on this video. Seems a shame that you don't have an apprentice chomping at the bit to learn all they can from someone with such obvious talent.

[@racinchevy492]

Nice video Mike.

[@bobsadogtoo]

Nice shop dude! Great looking work too!

[@petersmith1076]

Well that was gr8 thanks, and that mustang with a boss 429 wow, you are and will always will be one of the greats.

[@srchastain859]

Great tour!! Thanks!

[@greggblackstock4059]

I have really wanted to see "exactly" how those 2×4 rails are bent... thank you!! Love your show , but,, you are living "MY" dream...you sort of give me hope...

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thanks for watching man. Get out there and chase those dreams

[@kaceesavage]

I just found your channel from a tube bending vid. I just subscribed for your definiteness and clarity of purpose. 👍

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thanks for watching and subbing

[@1b9e7n3z]

Congratulations for your job,amazing and very rare can see a men with your devotion

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@zipoleon16]

Yeah, you build some cool shit! I'm glad to know you, Mike, you've come a long way since I met you. Keep on!

[@markmiles9581]

Just found your channel this evening, you sir, are amazing!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Welcome aboard!

[@grahamcobban4501]

great work i have watched a number of videos very educational great job enjoy watching !!

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for watching

[@robertsilva4]

I especially love fabricating metal; I built a 1' lift for my 1968 International Scout to put big 38" tires on it. I was 15 when I bought it for 800$ and started immediately cutting into it, with the help of my father's 220 buzz box. I remember having to buy one tire and wheel at a time, shit I was fifteen! by the time I got my driver's license, it was ready to drive to school! Needless to say, being the tallest thing in the parking lot, it got a lot of attention. God damn I remember being so proud. I also remember a random girl stopping me between classes to say she and her mom had seen somewhere downtown and her mother told her to never to get in that thing. LOL! I love what you do!!

[@hyperformancellc]

That last statement is so true. when I was a teenager and getting into metal shaping and sharing my work mike was always shooting me down. But when I see his face on a thumbnail I know we are going to see some nicely made stuff. Keep going.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Thanks for the replies. As far as shooting you down i feel it was more realistic feedback towards business and how to present yourself, from learning the hard way myself. The one that comes to mind was the disputes between you and your neighbor that was being posted publicly on FB and how it was not very professional looking for a business to be doing that.

[@hyperformancellc]

well lets hope no one ever moves in next door to you that tries to run you out of town and starts digging a big parking lot in the back and telling people that the intention of the digging was to make my building collapse.. you can victim shame all you want but lets just hope you never get in that situation. You shot me down a lot more then just that, remember the sweeps I made that matched my power hammer dies. years later suddenly those little guides are cool but when I made it as a little set of 6" sweeps you really shot me down. also the dual piece edge rolling die, my machined model-A flush door handles, oh and when I bought a cnc to make better dies. I left all the metal shaping groups because of your trolling. I now take any teenager or young adult that is interested in this and I let them have full access to any powerhammer or wheel I have. I teach them to tig weld and I set aside time to let them run some machines. I took your actions and made something positive out of it.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

@@hyperformancellc sorry you felt slighted

[@hyperformancellc]

@@cornfieldcustoms I dont feel slighted. Hell I watched this video and cheered you on with how far you have come. that last sentence made me smile so big.

[@martinmoffitt4702]

Very nice ...kind of like a metal candy store...Happy New Year

[@cornfieldcustoms]

Happy new year!

[@michaelmyers3892]

Always wondered how they did 2x4 frames without heating them up and all that other stuff now I know that is pretty awesome

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thanks for watching

[@chapinj]

Great video. You are the one to follow

[@chrisbrown2174]

Great video, Great story 😎

[@roymcilrath95]

You are the Gold Standard young man ! Live your dream .

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thanks

[@marke293]

Great informative video Mike giving a little backround of how it all began with a mix of great cars along with the machines that help make them. I love what you are doing there keep doing the same. Love the car in the start of video can you tell me what it is ? As I'm in the UK happy new year to you MIke

[@cornfieldcustoms]

The station wagon? Its a 1960 ford country sedan. Thanks for watching

[@davidreames7032]

Wow!!! Glad to find someone that actually puts quality first. Keep up the videos

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thanks for watching

[@Elkmonger]

I've rebuild a couple old toyotas and a 69 international Scout. I did it all with a 5" bench vice a couple hand dollys. I'm bragging now, but three vehicles and I didn't even use a gallon of Tiger Hair or a gallon of Rage. I would love to have Mike as a neighbor, but I don't think he wouldn't enjoy it much :-)

[@joell439]

Yep - he builds some cool shit 👍👍😎👍👍

[@butziporsche8646]

Just found your channel. Very cool. Is that a LoCost Seven in the background?

[@cornfieldcustoms]

no it is an original 1958 Lotus 7 series 1

[@butziporsche8646]

@@cornfieldcustoms Does that have a flathead/sidevalve ford engine? I had a series 4 dune buggy back in the 80s but sold it and bought a friend's Europa JPS. Sold that and went back to Porsches and have 2 air-cooled 911s and a 914. However, I missed a great deal on a Lotus 6 in Anacortes WA about 17 years ago and still regret not buying it.

[@Thefabforums]

That's rad !

[@CeeCeeOy]

Yes you do. Really cool sh1t. 100% craftman.

[@dennisschickling2249]

Great Shop Tour. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸 #FLY EAGLES FLY 🦅 MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HANUKKAH HAPPY NEW YEARS 2023

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thank you

[@danwesterberg3956]

very impressive shop and equally impressive skills. are you doing all that work alone or do u have some help? this is my first time on your channel

[@cornfieldcustoms]

I work alone, other than having a couple buddies help me out from time to time if i need a hand. I dont have any employees or anything

[@APJardine]

How the hell can you have done all that by yourself ?! Presumably you are'nt spending your evenings scrolling thru utube and facebook. FKN amazing

[@cornfieldcustoms]

It just takes a lot of work and effort, and years of both

[@martygt3357]

I understand that you can mandrel bend steel but other than car frames, I can not think of other products. You must have tons of tooling because I know how many sizes there are of tube and pipe.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

i do mostly car frames, but have done some architectural bending and art stuff for people. i only bend 2X4 though in rectangle

[@martygt3357]

@@cornfieldcustoms It is good to see quality workmanship and skilled explaining. Thank you.

[@Fumingzeus]

You said there’s only so much that you can do in a day? Why don’t you try taking on an apprentice, where they don’t get much wages but they get to learn whatever you know, plus they can get time off for college.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

easier said than done man. i am not opposed to the idea but i have not found anyone who actually wants to do the work. The ones that do usually own their own shops

[@Fumingzeus]

@@cornfieldcustoms I know a few lads over here in the UK that would jump at the chance….

[@cornfieldcustoms]

@@Fumingzeus its totally different over here.

[@johnbrotherton4076]

Very inspiring vid ! I did not have your luck with Baileigh - I had one of the first MH-19’s and they could never make it work - just problem after problem. I went to the factory and tried the big one, I met Chris Rush up there, he was also inspiring so I was going to order it. But I got so put off by the Baileigh neglect of my MH19 that I gave up. We are mostly a boat shop - I think that was maybe during a time where if you weren’t building rat rods Bailey didn’t care about you in the least. I still have the 19 and am just getting ready to buy another big hammer, it’s a big investment for a small shop - Could I stop by for a quick chat and see yours before I rule out the Big Baileigh ? Thanks Check us out if you have a feee min - Jean Street Shipyard

[@cornfieldcustoms]

yea call the shop line and we can set up a time for you to come by 513-575-4322

[@edstevens9357]

I wish you were my neighbor. I would quit my job

[@cornfieldcustoms]

its funny because not many people come by the shop. could be the doors are locked most of the time lol

[@pierodeluca_mfs]

You're ok I guess 😘

[@DennisSattler]

Too many projects for just one guy.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

not really, i am doing just fine

[@michaelangelo8001]

Chevrolet, not "chevy".

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thanks for your input

[@chauvinemmons]

Love that modified roadster and that streamliner my God that is one hell of a sexy car. Just happened to run across your channel and I just cannot believe the level of cool in your shop wow just blown away.

[@cornfieldcustoms]

thanks for checking it out