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I'm interested in fabricating some bicycle fenders (mudguards to you
Brits). Picture a motorcycle fender, but with a much steeper transverse curve. Looking for suggestions on how to get the right curves, with a beaded or folded edge. I have learned a bit about English wheels, but it feasible to roll the strip by pushing it into the appropiate negative form? One difficulty with the English wheel would be that the ones I have seen would not allow a curve of 180 degree arc. -- Ted Bennett Portland OR |
English wheel enthusiasts, look here
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, Ted Bennett wrote: I'm interested in fabricating some bicycle fenders (mudguards to you Brits). Picture a motorcycle fender, but with a much steeper transverse curve. Looking for suggestions on how to get the right curves, with a beaded or folded edge. I have learned a bit about English wheels, but it feasible to roll the strip by pushing it into the appropiate negative form? One difficulty with the English wheel would be that the ones I have seen would not allow a curve of 180 degree arc. That is why you need to learn to weld. You do them in sections and weld them together. A very common technique. |
English wheel enthusiasts, look here
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I'm interested in fabricating some bicycle fenders (mudguards to you Brits). Picture a motorcycle fender, but with a much steeper transverse curve. Looking for suggestions on how to get the right curves, with a beaded or folded edge. I have learned a bit about English wheels, but it feasible to roll the strip by pushing it into the appropiate negative form? One difficulty with the English wheel would be that the ones I have seen would not allow a curve of 180 degree arc. Ted, Build an E-wheel with the adjuster at the top and the lower anvil mount cantilevered out from the frame to allow doing almost 360 degree arcs. |
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You might get more information by asking this question on the yahoo
group, metalshapers. Alternately, there is an English Wheel forum on http://www.metalmeet.com I can't visualize what you want to do. I know that one guy who does motorcycle fenders does the edge of the fender with a miniature english wheel, with wheels about 1 inch diameter! It is kind of odd and cute looking. He does most of the shaping with a conventional ewheel, I think that the edge is done last. Richard Ted Bennett wrote: I'm interested in fabricating some bicycle fenders (mudguards to you Brits). Picture a motorcycle fender, but with a much steeper transverse curve. Looking for suggestions on how to get the right curves, with a beaded or folded edge. I have learned a bit about English wheels, but it feasible to roll the strip by pushing it into the appropiate negative form? One difficulty with the English wheel would be that the ones I have seen would not allow a curve of 180 degree arc. -- Ted Bennett Portland OR |
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