English wheel, and other metalworking questions
On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 07:48:15 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:
On Friday, January 3, 2014 12:01:35 PM UTC-5, Clare wrote:
To build a T-Bucket out of steel I would want a slip-roll former, a
planishing hammer, an english wheel, and a bead roller - as well as a
good tig welder. A rosebud torch for annealing the steel would also be
a requirement - to get rid of the work hardening. A plasma cutter
would make the job a bit easier as well. Make a wooden buck frame and
build the sheet metal around it - kinda like an old Fisher body
Could you elaborate on when one would want to use an English Wheel and when you would use a planishing hammer. I have not used either, but to me it looks like a planishing hammer is kind of like a powered English Wheel. There is another sheetmetal tool that is kind of a mechanical planishing hammer. I can not think of the name right now. It uses a lever action to move the anvil. And will put a lot more force on the metal being worked. I have been trying to think of the name so I could look at plans on the internet.
It seems to me one could make an English Wheel and have a conversion kludge to use the same frame for a planishing hammer.
Dan
You are thinking of an arbor press. A planishing hammer and an
english wheel do the same job, but a wheel is easier to make long
smooth curves (or to smooth out the work done by a planishing hammer)
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