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English Wheel
A Brief Introduction to the English Wheel and its Uses
The English Wheel is widely used in applications such as restoring used cars or motorcycles,
building customized...
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Visit us at http://www.
woodwardfab.
com/
Call us at 1-800-391-5419 Page 1
English Wheel
A Brief Introduction to the English Wheel and its Uses
The English Wheel is widely used in applications such as restoring used cars or motorcycles,
building customized cars, repairing aircraft parts, creating installation art and sculptures,
heating or ventilation ducts, and even in building race cars.
A number of luxury car
manufacturers that are reputed for handcrafting each car extensively make use of the Wheeling
Machine.
The English Wheel is a large ‘C’ shaped machine that is used for creating curved panels or parts
from sheet metal.
The actual bending or curving is carried out by passing the sheet metal
between two wheels that are fitted towards the top of this machine.
The wheel on the top has
a flat working surface, whereas the bottom wheel (also referred to as the anvil wheel) has a
curved working surface.
How it works:
The curvature (or crown) of the anvil wheel determines the exact
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