i'm looking into buying one of these English wheels http://cgi.ebay.com....=item4156da4433
just wondering if anyone has used these or seen one in person, looking for some feed back on quality etc.
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, Feb 15 2011 05:57 PM
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 06:23 PM
Ask Swampy.
http://myworld.ebay.com.au/swampy2611
No I don't know Swampy, I found him in the seller's feedback page, from the ad he's sold 4 already so you can track down the buyers in his feedback page and ask them.
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http://myworld.ebay.com.au/swampy2611
No I don't know Swampy, I found him in the seller's feedback page, from the ad he's sold 4 already so you can track down the buyers in his feedback page and ask them.
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 07:15 PM
I have on of those (the green one). For the price it's not too bad. It does flex a little bit but you get used to rolling a certain way to counter the flex. Overall I'm happy with it. The chrome on the rollers isn't great quality but you just need to make sure there isn't dirt on the metal before you start rolling and it should last quite a while.
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 07:52 PM
Ive always been amazed by english wheels and still have no idea how they work.... are they something that once you get one and start playing you will start to understand how it works and will slowly get better and better
Or is it something that you need to be taught how to use properly?
What sort of things do you use them to make things with anyway actually?
Or is it something that you need to be taught how to use properly?
What sort of things do you use them to make things with anyway actually?
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 08:48 PM
There's a bit of a knack to them but they can be figured out easily enough for basic things.
They're not really a lot of use on toranas unless you're filling a sunroof hole or making a new roof skin etc. They make compound curves mainly, so are much more useful on things like hot rods and 50's cars etc. If you wrap the wheel in rubber it will curve one way more than the other, but it's usually easier to use a roller to do things like that.
The way they work is to squish the metal in between the rollers, stretching it. The wheel will raise the metal as you pass it through, so if one area gets too high you need to raise the rest of the piece to suit.
Planishing hammers are also pretty useful things, and can do tighter compound curves.
They're not really a lot of use on toranas unless you're filling a sunroof hole or making a new roof skin etc. They make compound curves mainly, so are much more useful on things like hot rods and 50's cars etc. If you wrap the wheel in rubber it will curve one way more than the other, but it's usually easier to use a roller to do things like that.
The way they work is to squish the metal in between the rollers, stretching it. The wheel will raise the metal as you pass it through, so if one area gets too high you need to raise the rest of the piece to suit.
Planishing hammers are also pretty useful things, and can do tighter compound curves.
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 08:52 PM
I'll have to take a holiday one day and book in for the Dirtbag workshop tour to see all this stuff in action by a pro 
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Posted 16 February 2011 - 10:40 PM
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I have on of those (the green one). For the price it's not too bad. It does flex a little bit but you get used to rolling a certain way to counter the flex. Overall I'm happy with it. The chrome on the rollers isn't great quality but you just need to make sure there isn't dirt on the metal before you start rolling and it should last quite a while.
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thanks for that info dirt bag, i'm going to jump in and buy it.
is the planishing hammer in the photo from the same company?
I have on of those (the green one). For the price it's not too bad. It does flex a little bit but you get used to rolling a certain way to counter the flex. Overall I'm happy with it. The chrome on the rollers isn't great quality but you just need to make sure there isn't dirt on the metal before you start rolling and it should last quite a while.
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thanks for that info dirt bag, i'm going to jump in and buy it.
is the planishing hammer in the photo from the same company?
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Posted 17 February 2011 - 12:01 AM
I bought the planishing hammer from an ebay shop called ozmestore. I've bought a fair few things from them and they always do the right thing.
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Posted 17 February 2011 - 07:14 AM
thats the same store i was looking at getting the wheel from, they hav some good gear. alot of things i'd like to fill the shed up with.
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Posted 17 February 2011 - 11:32 AM
http://www.handbuilt.net.au/
get a few dvds from this guy if you wanna learn they are fantastic peter is an awesome bloke and even does seminars where he goes over the country and teaches classes he also sells tools including english wheels
get a few dvds from this guy if you wanna learn they are fantastic peter is an awesome bloke and even does seminars where he goes over the country and teaches classes he also sells tools including english wheels
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Posted 17 February 2011 - 12:29 PM
http://www.handbuilt.net.au/
get a few dvds from this guy if you wanna learn they are fantastic peter is an awesome bloke and even does seminars where he goes over the country and teaches classes he also sells tools including english wheels
I was just about to comment on Peter too, Ryan organised a workshop tour for our car club down here last year, was AWESOME watching the man work magic with metal! Simply awesome! I'd recommend buying those DVDs
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Posted 17 February 2011 - 08:52 PM
Yeah I saw the $200 price too. Pity. Unless someone here has them and would like to sell me a copy? : )
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Posted 18 February 2011 - 07:24 AM
i have that DVD set, they are well worth the $200
dirt bag if i can line up a DVD burner i'll copy them for you
dirt bag if i can line up a DVD burner i'll copy them for you
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Posted 18 February 2011 - 07:50 AM
tomo that would be great! I'll owe you one : )
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Posted 18 February 2011 - 02:41 PM
Another good DVD on the english wheel is by Ron Covell, he goes a bit more into it. You can get them from Graffiti publications.
http://www.covell.biz/
http://www.graffitip...a216c9fcd1c1c73
http://www.covell.biz/
http://www.graffitip...a216c9fcd1c1c73
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Posted 19 February 2011 - 08:30 AM
theres like 8 or 9 discs i think well worth whileYeah I saw the $200 price too. Pity. Unless someone here has them and would like to sell me a copy? : )
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Posted 25 February 2011 - 09:22 AM
Sorry guys no luck with the burner.
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