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05-02-2022, 08:57 AM | #1 |
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First patch with the English Wheel
Thought I would share a little weekend help project on my buddies 54 Jubilee. I made my first patch piece on my English Wheel. Compound curved piece, which I am super proud of, being my very very first time ever using a English Wheel.
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05-02-2022, 09:16 AM | #2 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
Good looking patch! You can do some amazing things with an English wheel. I have never had the opportunity to use one of those. I’m still using a sand bag and a hammer. When you get to making fenders let me know, I need a left rear for my 35.
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05-02-2022, 10:20 AM | #3 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
I think I would need to have a couple of sets of dies made for a bead roller to make the "bead" of the fender. I am looking at that as well as I have a 33 Fender that needs a small area of the bead repaired!!!!
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05-02-2022, 10:38 AM | #4 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
A very rewarding and satisfying first project. Good show.
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05-02-2022, 10:39 AM | #5 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
Excellent! Now keep going and become an " English Metal Master".
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05-02-2022, 11:07 AM | #6 |
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05-02-2022, 01:01 PM | #7 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
Good job, that is a great looking patch. What thickness of metal did you use for the patch? I have a buddy who lives pretty close to me that has a wheel, but I haven't tried to use it yet.
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05-02-2022, 01:04 PM | #8 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
18 ga. .050. Eastwood has a pretty decent video to help get started on youtube. I have also watched several videos of Jesse James, he always shares good nuggets of info when he is using a Wheel. I will also say....I did use a hammer and rags to help get shape to it as well as duck bill pliers and regular pliers and then smoothed it out with the wheel as well SO a combination of all......primarily the wheel on about 85% of it!!!!
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05-02-2022, 01:05 PM | #9 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
Nice job. What is the part you fixed, I don't recognize it, ?
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05-02-2022, 01:12 PM | #10 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
that's left side cover/hood side on a 54 Jubilee tractor, the very front bottom where the grill bolts up pictured above.
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05-02-2022, 04:02 PM | #11 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
You managed to not loose any fingers nor pinched ones.
That is a great start. That is how we learn. Vic |
05-02-2022, 04:10 PM | #12 |
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A real panel beater! as the English say.
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05-02-2022, 05:28 PM | #13 |
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Nice job!.....and that’s a real pretty tractor!!!.......Mark
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05-02-2022, 06:08 PM | #14 |
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Rock,
Great work on the patch! I love my jubilee! Every Ford guy that was close to farming should have one! Regards, Chris
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05-02-2022, 06:13 PM | #15 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
I have always wanted a jubilee. Tractor nut, Ford nut, born in 1953 nut.....
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05-02-2022, 08:50 PM | #16 |
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Wish my 53 Golden Jubilee looked that good. Bought new by my dad. at 77 it will probably never get restored.
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05-02-2022, 09:32 PM | #17 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
Great job. I've always wanted to try my hand on an English wheel, but never got a round Tuit. A little late to try it at my age I reckon.
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05-02-2022, 11:06 PM | #18 |
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Lot's of great Youtube video's on the english wheel and the bead roller. I watch them at night rather than the crap on regular TV. Lasse, Covell, Schein,etc. There are thousands of hours of great video'son there.
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05-02-2022, 11:14 PM | #19 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
Practice makes perfect. Had a compound curved sheet metal piece I needed. Talking to a very good metal worker about it, he took a piece of straight sheet and in 10 minutes while talking to me about it and demonstrating "this is all you have to do". Boom it was done. Would have taken me 10 days and 10 tries. The right tools and knowing how they work are important.
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05-03-2022, 06:19 AM | #20 |
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Re: First patch with the English Wheel
Now you just need to find a Pulmax for cheap!
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