Wheeling machines etc

cardiffrob · Post by **cardiffrob** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:10 pm

Tightened the curve and gave it a final whizz with the wheeling wheel set at a very light tension. Tried making a headlamp cowl panel for the Morris Minor.

cardiffrob · Post by **cardiffrob** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:25 pm

Finished the panel for the Morris. I'm amazed at how easy this wheeling lark actually is. This is only the second piece I've tried to make. There is probably about 2 hours invested in this item.

ColinC · Post by **ColinC** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:36 pm

Hi Rob, what material is that?

Colin

cardiffrob · Post by **cardiffrob** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:35 pm

Sheet of junk aluminium fron B&Q, or similar.

G.Dawes · Post by **G.Dawes** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:26 pm

Have you tried it on 2024 or the like thats where you see what it does.
Even mild steel take a bit of doing.

Simon Clifton · Post by **Simon Clifton** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:50 pm

Rob

Could you just move that credit card over to the right and take another picture, I can't quite get the numbers....

Simon C
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cardiffrob · Post by **cardiffrob** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:13 am

Dudley Pattison suggested calling a chap in Southampton who kindly gave me some tips on material selection for cowlings. 1100 series for soft pieces and 3103 for a harder material. The bowl shaped piece is alclad and quite a bit more rigid on the sheet so may be a bit of left-over 2024. Actually, it was easier to work the harder piece.

My thumb was so cold yesterday that I hardly noticed it going between the two wheels. Hurts a bit after thawing out!

cardiffrob · Post by **cardiffrob** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:25 pm

Brian Hope · Post by **Brian Hope** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:19 am

Thanks Rob, I've emailed him and will ring him today.

Nigel Ramsay · Post by **Nigel Ramsay** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 3:53 pm

Those of you booked on the first English Wheeling Machine course will probably know by now that unfortunately it's been cancelled indefinitely because Justin has fallen on ice and damaged a couple of vertebrae.

I spoke with him today and he's ok but in pain. He doesn't think it will be too long before he's fully functional, so hopefully we will not see much delay in re-scheduling.

cardiffrob · Post by **cardiffrob** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:34 am

I'm not anywhere near up to his standard, but I'm getting better with wheeling 1050 grade and my polishing kit does a fair job. The smaller panel is a test piece to see how I can get a power bulge into a flat panel. The peak is about 1.5 inches up and took about 40 minutes, including the polishing.
I'd recommend getting a small rounded-faced 2" hard plastic mallet (refered to as a doming hammer on ebay) to pummel the living daylights out of the ali into a sandbag. I used an old cement bag at first but bought a bag off of FROST and got some good sand from B&Q which I then dried in the over. Shoemakers' hammers are quite good on ebay since they have a large, rounded face like a flattened ball-pein hammer and are cheaper than Snap-on panelbeating hammers.

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