New guy from central Calif.

[Heatnbeat]

Hi thought I would introduce myself. My name is Rick, but my sign in is HEATNBEAT. I work at my wife's sewing machine store 2 days a week. The rest of the week I shape metal and build machines to help me in the shaping. I have built English wheel, with the upper and lower wheels, even made the radius cutter to cut the lower anvils. A powered beadroller 24" deep with upper shaft that adjusts in/out 1-1/4". A 40" powered bead roller. Electric planishing hammer with several dies. A thumbnail shrinker. 15lb power hammer. Shrinker and stretcher with stand and foot pedal. I also have some machines that I bought

[kbalch]

Hi Rick,

Welcome!

Sounds as though you've built some great metalworking tools. If you've got photos of your projects to share, we'd love to see them! Post at will... :-)

Ken

[Heatnbeat]

Here is my English wheel. It has a 31" deepth made from 5x5x3/8 tubing. As you can see I even put on a digital readout on it to get to the same deepth each time. I made the lower anvils from some 3" dia. 416 stainless steel. It was harder to machine but polishes up nice.( I used the SS because it was only $0.35 a lb at the scrap yard). I went with the upper adjuster and the angled lower for more clearance. The upper wheel is just on old steel steering wheel

Is this the place to post picture?

[kbalch]

Thanks for the post! Great-looking English wheel. Ordinarily, we'd add this to the database immediately. Today, however, we're planning to conduct an update of the entire site.

So, please stand by for a bit longer. Rest assured, however, that we're glad to have received your contribution and will process it just as soon as the new system is up and running.

Ken

[Jon]

Thanks Heatnbeat! Very interesting, I don't know if we have any other English wheels listed with a digital depth readout. This has been added to our English Wheels category, and to your homemade tools page: Heatnbeat's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

English Wheel by Heatnbeat

tags: English wheel, metalworking