ATTENTION ARMOURERS AND AUTOBODY SPECIALISTS!!!! As the old saying goes, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." This may apply to the English Wheel. Around the turn of the century the curved panels for early automobiles were made by beating the sheet metal into hollowed out stumps, sand bags, shot bags and over wood or steel forms. As the demand for higher quality grew the English Wheel was invented. The English Wheel is shaped like a large "C". There is a large 9"x 3" wheel with a flat working surface mounted at the top. There is a smaller 3"x 3" wheel mounted at the bottom with a curved working surface. The more shape desired in the panel, the more curved the lower wheel or anvil will be. Steel or aluminum can easily be shaped by pushing the metal back and forth between the wheels. Very little pressure is needed to shape the panel. The panel is stretched or raised to the desired shape. Panels free of hammer marks and other flaws can be quickly and easily formed. Many specialty shops today use the English Wheel to build or restore specialty cars, customized cars, antique cars, and aircraft. To curve sheet metal on a single plane is very easy; to form a compound curve is another story. The English Wheel makes forming compound curves possible. Rolls Royce, Lamborghini and other hand made or custom cars are made using the English Wheel. The futuristic cars built for G.M., Ford, and other manufacturing companies are all built using the English Wheel. The level of skill grows rapidly when you start fitting the parts. Making the metal do what you want is not near as hard as trying to decide what you want it to do. Learning to use the English Wheel is no more difficult to learn than the proper use of the bead roller or break. This is not to imply that you can become an instant expert, but you can learn to make small parts and advance quickly. Using the English Wheel is a lot of fun, and you will learn a lot about sheet metal and fabrication that will help in future projects. Don't let metal fabrication intimidate you. You can learn how!!!! I purchased this to make armor, but never got around to welding up a frame... This Wheel can work steel from 20swg to a battle ship thickness of 1/2" plate. Complete Kit All machined parts - You furnish frame Upper Wheel 3" x 9" Billet Upper Yoke 1/2" CRS Steel - Drilled for Axle & Set screw Lower Anvils 5 - 3" diameter 4140 (EDT 150) each #1 Anvil 12" radius 1" track/ #2 Anvil 8" radius 1/2" track/ #3 Anvil 5 1/2" radius 3/8" track/ #4 Anvil 3 1/4" radius 1/4" track / #5 Anvil 2 3/8" full radius track Lower Yoke Brass slides, Quick Release, ADJ screws Lower Tube Assy. Sleeve 1/2" Wall D.O.M. Tubing, shaft 1 1/2" solid Complete machined - with assembled kick wheel PLEASE NOTE: This is the "Wheel kit" you will still need to fabricate the "C" frame assembly "plans are included" as well as a "how to" video. You can get further information about this tool from http://www.metalcrafttools.com/ These pieces are all hand made individually, they are not mass-produced! and retails for $1595.00 Please also note that shipping costs will be expensive! this kit is on the order of 150lbs and will need to be shipped in two boxes.

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