MadModder
The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: Joules on August 10, 2016, 08:23:57 AM
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More a request for help, I have owned an English Wheel for a number of years, but I'm not a master at using it. To compound that, I have got myself roped into giving a talk and demo at my local Maker group. I know the basics, but looking for some interesting and insightful information to read up on and use in my talk and demonstration. I think I need to be able to waffle for at least an hour. If anyone has, or knows of any good links online I would be most grateful.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/joulesbee/English%20Wheel_zpslqmqidmx.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/joulesbee/media/English%20Wheel_zpslqmqidmx.jpg.html)
The wheel I have is just about portable, I have cleaned and polished the anvil rollers and have a few examples of copper work I have used it for and hope to take some pre bashed bits of metal for smoothing off to demonstrate its use, if I can find my sand bag !!! It should certainly be something a little different from the computers and electronics that normally get talked about.
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It might be a bit basic for your audience, but some of them might not have thought of using the wheel for embossing complex designs on sheet metal. I always thought of it as a tool used purely for creating compound curves on sheet metal until I saw this video.
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nrml, thanks that was pretty cool. I didn't know about that technique, I have seen bead lines rolled in metal parts using shaped wheels, but not the embossing. Must give that a try.
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They're very good for giving you black finger nails.
MBB
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I have always enjoyed Lazze videos they are quite informative.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hePmCEjDSu4#
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Thanks, I don't own one and most likely never will.
But the two videos were really good to watch. Once again I learn stuff which is why I love this forum.
Sure beats standing for ages with a ball-pein hammer tapping away at a lump of copper - (or was it brass? bit foggy on that.) during my Tech School Daze of 60 odd years past. Heat, quench, and do it again, and again, and again.
End result was a sugar bowl that got a high pass mark. Hooray, mum thought I did well. No idea where it ended up after the family home was sold though.
Sigh, thanks for another trip down memory lane again!
John B
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My grandad (a blacksmith with the LMS in Abergavenny) taught me how to turn the old copper ball cocks into 2 copper flower pot holders.
He also taught me everything I know about hand tools!
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Will, I have an enormous - possibly 18 " or even 20" - not measured it, copper ball cock float from an old storage tank here on the farm - what do you reckon he would have done with that :bugeye:
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If you are under 60 or easily offended please? DO NOT FOLLOW this link:
http://www.threaded.com/engineers_song.htm (http://www.threaded.com/engineers_song.htm)
So you now have the two brass balls!
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Bloody Hell!
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@Will_D
Could not get the Nationalhomebrewclub link in your sig to work. Used to do a lot of homebrew hence the interest.
:beer:
Best Regards
picclock
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Sorry picclock!
The link is http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum (http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.ie/forum)
We had some problems with the .com !!
Ps; My sig should now be updated!