A while back I posted a diy English wheel I built to build fenders. After a busy year job hunting, after the whole IT dept was outsourced to India, I finally am back to building. I had hoped to already be done by now because fall is when the most debris is on the trails around here, but life happens....
This is 22 g cold rolled steel for a 26" rear wheel.
Step 1. Beat the steel into a "shrinking stump" with a heavy hammer. This was the most enjoyable therapeutic part.
Step 2. Continue beating the big dents into smaller dents.
Step 3. Beat more big dents to get more of a curve.
Step 4. Beat big dents into smaller dents.
Step 5. Started using the english wheel to smooth it all out.
Step 6.I continued using the wheel to smooth it out more, rolled edges with a tipping die on a bead roller, and rounded the front and back.
Now I'm working on how to mount it.
This is 22 g cold rolled steel for a 26" rear wheel.
Step 1. Beat the steel into a "shrinking stump" with a heavy hammer. This was the most enjoyable therapeutic part.
Step 2. Continue beating the big dents into smaller dents.
Step 3. Beat more big dents to get more of a curve.
Step 4. Beat big dents into smaller dents.
Step 5. Started using the english wheel to smooth it all out.
Step 6.I continued using the wheel to smooth it out more, rolled edges with a tipping die on a bead roller, and rounded the front and back.
Now I'm working on how to mount it.
