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"We installed a small wheeling machine too - an 'English Wheel' a clever little contraption. Dave and I were thoroughly impressed at our instant ability to wheel a double curvature panel (not that it would fit anywhere on the boat - much practice needed) and by the resilience of the little machine. Most pleased". …… The Bluebird Project |
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Justin Baker English Wheeling Machines |
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The EW1000 Bench top machine being used by the Bluebird team, and as seen on TV (Sky-news) |
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As supplied to the Bluebird Project, and many other aircraft and automotive restorers. Justin Baker’s English Wheeling Machines are an affordable way into producing the sculptures in sheet metal you have always desired. |
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The 10000 machine being demonstrated at the Light Aircraft Association Revival meeting at Sywell, September 2009. We hope to be back for the three day event again soon!! |
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The 10000 Wheeling Machine - An imposing looking machine with a robust Frame manufactured out of 1/4” Plate. The Mechanism has a top mounted hand-wheel, and over centre yoke moving the anvils away from your work quickly. This machine features a 200mm dia. top anvil, with a set of 5 lowers, with contacts (Mounted on a rack at the front) Shown here with the optional stand.
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Designed, evolved, MANUFACTURED and hand built in Great Britain, by Justin Baker. This is the Raptor-2000 Machine. Standing 722mm high with a working throat of 13". This immensely strong machine is a mere 14kg, allowing it to be posted to you for free. Supplied with anvils or wheels from almost flat, to a very tight curve (three lower curved, and one flat top anvil). The top is hard machine steel, 100mm in diameter, with the three lowers in Stainless Steel. Precision Laser cut frame. Stress analysis modelled. Supplied to a vast range of industries. Already have a 30"+ Edwards type cast machine? Many of the Raptors have been supplied to panel makers with these, as this machine can get tighter curves over the tool and cradle!
Supplied as a self build kit, that is satisfying and easy to build.
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As seen at VSCC See-Red, Race Retro, and the Light aircraft Association shows |
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£1,650 |
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Anvils, the other side to Justin Baker’s wheeling machines. Over the years we have patterned, most styles and shapes of anvils from the Big cast iron machines such as the Edwards / Ranalah, Keetona etc. We re-manufacture almost all of the anvils styles commonly used.
We also cut specials such as louvre cutters, top wheels with bearings fitted to reduce inertia, almost ant shape wheel you require. Commonly drawings are supplied for your approval, before manufacture. |
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Learning to use a machine?
The Light Aircraft Association is running courses throughout the year. Each student has a hands on experience of a wheeling machine, producing a compound curve and surface and finishing in a few hours.
This course covers the principles and practice, of metal forming and stretching using an English wheeling machine. It is designed to present a traditional working method of shaping sheet metal by the practical use of the machine itself.
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Product Brochures |
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Raptor |
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Raptor 10000 |
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Raptor 2010 |
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Anvils |
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The RAPTOR 2010 machine is fully CAD-Designed, with the latest parametric modelling software, with stress analysis. Then the frame is laser cut, straight from these files, then CNC press brake folded, to fine tolerances. The “Anvils” are CNC lathe cut, from billet machine steel. The whole assembly is hand built in Northamptonshire, England. It has a total weight of 27kg, and the machine stands on 8 rubber anti-vibration feet, so can be stood onto a working surface, as and when required. No permanent drilling to work surfaces / benches is necessary It has an over centre quick change mechanism incorporated into the lower cradle, leaving excellent clearance over the yoke for tight compound work. The machines primary feature is that its a compact unit, with large working throat depth of 520mm or 20 inches. Its supplied with three lower anvils in machine steel, from an almost “ball shaped anvil, with radii of 23mm and a 3.00mm “contact or blow.”. The second, has a radii of 34mm with a 3.70mm contact. The flattest has a radii of 158mm, and 7.95mm contact.
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The lower yoke is raised by a traditional hand wheel at the front of the machine, with 9 point of contact, for smooth precision lifting of the anvil onto the work piece.
Satin Black finish, it arrives crated £525.00 + Delivery
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Traditional Cast-Iron English Wheeling Machine - Or English Wheeling Machine |
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By popular demand for a traditional proven cast iron wheeling machine, this bench mountable is now produced in England. Cast in a good old fashioned foundry in Staffordshire England. It features a useful working throat depth of 530mm. The 200mm diameter top anvil cur from a huge chunk of EN8 Machine Steel, its 70mm wide face is scalloped out on each face to reduce inertia, and hand movement for those tight corners. Five lower anvils are supplied with the machine, all precision CNC cut from Machine steel, from a flat to a very tight curve. Profiles as follows; · R400 (15.7”) with blow area of 12.0mm · R300 (11.8”) with blow of 8.5mm · R200 (7.8”) with blow of 7.2mm · R100 (3.9”) with blow of 6.35mm · R50 (1.9”) with blow of 4.0mm
This machine features a unique adjustable anvil cradle allowing perfect alignment of the contact (blow) |
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The castings as received from the foundry. Castings available Un-machined, unfinished, for your own custom projects. £695.00 + Delivery
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The lower yoke is raised by a traditional hand wheel at the front of the machine, with precision CNC cut key-wayed shaft for smooth precision lifting of the anvil onto the work piece.£1,280.00 + Delivery anywhere, in the world |
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Cast Iron Wheeling Machine |
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For International shipping, where timber crates are a technical hazard, we produce a metal shipping container, that meets legislation, its lid and sides are screwed in place sealing the machine in snug foam composites. 150Kg total. |