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| | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 466 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 466 | Where to start?? I am interested in doing body work and shaping panels. I would also like to work on an English wheel. I guess a couple of Covell video's will be the place to start. Any suggestions out there from the experienced? I saw an add for an English wheel starter kit. Differences in smaller bench mount vs larger stand mounted ones.
Thanks Gang, Buddy in AK | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | bench size for smaller stuff, floor mounted for major pieces - how serious do ya wanna get?  check out Lars HandForming - a real master, I think another place that has good metal working info is metalshapers.org , tho their site doesn't usually work real fast - maybe the way hand forming is there's also a yahoo metalshapers group thats pretty active sometimes, when the .org site isn't workin prolly! Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 169 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 169 | A bench model will make you anything you need.
A large wheel allows you to make panels like a roof skin but you ALSO NEED two people to run the thing that KNOW how to use it.
A bench model is best suited for home wheeler. Ive got a Metalace bench model e-wheel. Its the SAME wheel that Covell sells, Covell just puts his name on it.
Another good place would be Gulley performance center.
Look for a video on John Glover, something like making a model A fender. He hand builds a fender using a ewheel...Eric | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 477 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2001 Posts: 477 | the english wheel is the thing for compound angles. it will take some practice for you to master, but in time you can bend sheet metal just about any way you want it to go.
whip me up a couple of fender guards for my cabover will ya? i'll supply the aluminum treadplate. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 466 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 466 | Thanks Guys! When I retire, I will build a shop, just thinking ahead at what I want to do (learn) and getting more tools lined up and the space to use them. I say you gotta keep learning.....
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