Benchtop English Wheel w/ 2 3/8 in Anvil

Now an economical wheeling and raising machine to reproduce or duplicate the original body parts or repair panels. Deep 22" throat and 2" wide anvils allow working to the center of a 44" panel.

The machine is perfect for small sized jobs - from motorcycle gas tanks to race car body parts. Works great as an entry level machine. A very affordable way to learn the art.

It can be bolted permanently to any bench or clamped to a vise and conveniently stored away while not in use.

Specifications:

• Thickness capacity for steel is 20 gauge, for aluminum up to 3/32 inch
• Features can be rolled to the center of a 44" panel
• Specifications:
  Height: 29"
  Width: 27"
  Standard Working Height From Benchtop: 16 1/2"
  Upper Wheel: 8" dia C 2" cast iron with a polished finish
  Anvil Wheel: one wheel made from 1045 alloy steel, 2" wide x 3" dia 2 3/8"   radius

English wheel gets it's name from the two steel wheels between  which metal is formed.  The wheels - one above and one below - are rolled against one another with a piece of sheet metal in between under pressure. The wheels roll as the sheet metal moves back and forth, and the pressure can be adjusted with a setting. Shaping results as the lower  wheel is forced under pressure into the metal, stretching and forming it.

It is especially useful on large panels.  The wheel works equally well on aluminum or steel.  The wheel can produce very smooth, very complicated curved shapes.

The upper wheel - always with a flat rolling surface - is fixed to the machine.  The curve, or crown,  or the interchangeable lower wheel = the roller - determines the shape of the piece being formed.  The more curve in the roller, the more curve in the work.

A roller with the smallest curve possible must be used.  A roller with more curve than necessary may overstretch and leave roller marks in the metal so the roller must be chosen carefully.

An adjustment on the wheel varies the amount of pressure exerted against the metal by the roller.  A knob below the roller sets this pressure.  In addition to the pressure adjustment, wheels have a quick release lever.  This allows the operator to drop the roller away fro the upper wheel so the work can be removed and inserted quickly without losing the pressure setting.