Using the English Wheel - Kevin Caron

[spelunkerd]

Man I wish I had your shop. You've even got a lift for changing your oil and fixing your car!

[kevincaron]

@spelunkerd One of the benefits of buying an old auto garage. I have three above ground lifts and two in ground lifts. The in ground lifts have 5 foot by 10 foot by 1 and 1/4 inch steel plates on them. Great size work benches that go from the ground to six feet high.

[sylvanenergy]

I see your putting some English on that metal....LOL Are you going to put some French on it when your'e done there....

[kevincaron]

@sylvanenergy Yeah, it got a little action later from the welder..  It was really HOT!!!

[kevincaron]

Thanks for posting. 

[Rikasso66]

the wheel as been around since the late 1800's just tought i would pass it on .

[127069]

funny how most of the world call it the english wheel though here in england its called a wheel(Im a sheet metal worker of 20+ years)

[kevincaron]

@127069 Thanks for posting. No matter what you call it, it is a great addition to my studio.

[theflyinwop]

Hey Kevin,ever use a French Wheel? You have be be careful cause if you mess up it insults you and than slaps you.

Wee,wee

Paisano

[kevincaron]

@theflyinwop I thought it just tosses it's wheels in the air and gives up..

Just a joke folks......

[FleeceLiner]

Hey, where's Bert? Because you totally sound like Ernie.

[kevincaron]

@FleeceLiner On the other video you guys said I sounded like Kermit! Did my voice change??!!

But come on, Ernie!!?

Really?

[candyisbroke]

thats quite a shop you have!!

[kevincaron]

@candyisbroke It is coming along nicely. Just put up the big doors to help keep out the dust and what have you.

[candyisbroke]

@kevincaron im in HS just the schools welding lab for now lol

[kevincaron]

@candyisbroke Great place to learn. I took welding in high school also.

[kevincaron]

@candyisbroke Thanks.  It has been quite the adventure to get to here.

[welderman2]

who is the manufactuer of your english wheel?

[kevincaron]

@welderman2 That is from Grizzly tools. Great unit at a great price.

[kevincaron]

Sometimes to change the shape of metal you have to stretch or shrink it. The English Wheel lets you do that.

[niborsnikda]

Nice explanation.

[mrrberger]

Hey Kevin, the English Wheel was used to make body Armour during the middle ages and the English stole the idea from the Bulgarians.

[127069]

@mrrberger wrong any how in the middle ages could they have machined the anvils concentric to .001 secondly armour was hot and cold hammer formed wought iron.