English Wheel Metal Shaping and Forming Tool
Metal forming or shaping involves different equipment and machines that perform certain processes on the sheet metal. Want to ensure smooth and precise metal forming operations? You donât have
to spend excessive amounts of time and money on different types of equipment. Do check Woodward Fabâs English Wheel Metal Shaping equipment before you decide on a fabrication tool.
English Wheel, also known as an English wheeling machine, is employed to shape different metals into compound curves (curves with multiple contours). Woodward Fabâs English Wheel inventory
comprises sheet metal fabrication tools are using to form flat pieces of steel or aluminum. It can create smooth surfaces.
Features of Woodward Fab Cast Iron English Wheel
Woodward Fab has vast experience and expertise in manufacturing high-quality and extremely efficient wheeling machines. The following features of our English wheel metal shaping tools have
contributed to their popularity.
- This Cast Iron English Wheel features a micro-adjustable anvil adjustment wheel, which enables general metal fabrication, and easy fabrication of panels for automotive applications.
- They are available in throat depths ranging from 10â³ to 45 â³.
- They are equipped with a quick cam handle release, which helps release the workpiece when the task finishes.
- Most models are offered with a floor stand, and a few of them like the heavy-duty cast-iron English Wheel Kit come with anvil storage racks and floor levelers.
- All models enable quick wheel change without tools.
- Our English Wheel Kit will help you stretch, and custom form shapes such as custom motor cycles, hot rods, metal art, and restoration in 16-gauge steel.
Design and Working of Our English Wheels
Our English Wheels features a lower anvil wheel and an upper flat wheel. You can achieve different radii by changing the lower anvil wheel of the machine. These machines shape metals such as
aluminum, and steel. These materials are pushed back and forth between the lower and upper wheels of the wheeling machine.
A small strip of the metal is repeatedly passed between the two wheels; thus, the metal makes a contact with them. This strip is stretched to make the wheeling machine work on it. The material
assumes a curved shape due to this stretching, and after passing it through the two wheels repeatedly. Different effects and shapes can be achieved by rolling in different angles and
directions.
How to Use an English Working Wheel
Here is the list of some important steps that will surely guide you on how to use this metalworking tool. So, letâs take a look at them.
- The first and foremost important thing to keep in mind while using English Wheel for sale is to select appropriate dies. While buying an English Wheel metal shaping tool, make sure you are
supplied with the right set of anvil wheel dies that play a vital role in the metal shaping process. You can choose the die based on the type of product you wish to make.
- Fixing the dies to the frame comes next once done with the dies selection. English Wheels features a C frame with two grooves. Additionally, the anvil wheels with an axel extend on the
opposite side. You can place dies into the grooves and quickly start the metal-forming operation.
- The tool features a handle, which is attached under the lower jaw. It is used to adjust the gap between the wheels. The gap adjustment mainly depends on the type of forming required, the
type of metal utilized, and its thickness.
- Start the metal forming process by inserting the sheet metal between the rolling and anvil wheels. You should apply appropriate pressure while moving the metal piece to avoid unwanted slips
or skips through tools.
- Remove the sheet metal once you get the desired shape.
Industrial Applications of Woodward Fab English Wheel
English wheels are used when low volumes of double or compound curved panels are required. Owing to its beneficial features, it has been widely applying in the following industries:
- Aircraft industries
- Metal art and restoration
- Custom motorcycles
- Car restoration
- Automotive
- Construction
- Robotics
- Electronics
- Energy sectors
