Guy Gadois Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Pursuant to Mr. Robertson's request, attached is a photo of a miniature English Wheel. For those of you who are not familiar with this device, it is used for forming simple or compound curves in metal. The material is pushed back and forth between two anvils to shape the metal. I have a full size wheel but I needed a smaller one so I am building this one. Overall height is just under 7 inches. I may turn more anvils of different radii and maybe not.This project kept me out of the pool hall (dang). Cheers, Gadois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendMiniaturist Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 So what does the wheel at the top do? I wish we all had Go-Pro camera's so we could video record these tools in action. Tamra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Gadois Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Tamra, The top anvil (roller) is flat across the surface and is there to apply pressure to the bottom anvil which has a radius across the face. The lower anvils have different radii depending on how much curve is desired. Attached photo shows a typical operation. Cheers, Gadois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator1 Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Guy has stepped up to the challenge with a tool! Excellent !...... Can't wait to see what he makes with it.., I have always been a fan of Gerald Wingrove (see links to his site in the bottom section of the forum) and got to even hold Lou Chenot's 1/6 scale Dussenburg!So glad you are here and posting...... Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Soubzmaigne Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Very interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Gadois Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Just updated the photo showing the wheel with the lower anvil in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendMiniaturist Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 ummmm the fly wheel that is on top, must move upper wheel down to adjust for the thickness of the metal. So what do we make with the metal? Tamra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Gadois Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 I will be using the wheel to form body panels, fenders, etc. for my scale model vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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