907
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 08:47 PM |
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Money well spent
I've been watching this on eBay.
Looks like the £90 it cost me to make mine was money well spent.
It made
£870
Paul G
 
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JoelP
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 08:53 PM |
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you should start selling them paul 
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mark chandler
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 08:57 PM |
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Thinking about making one also, but... here did you get your wheels from ?
Cheers Mark
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907
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 09:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
Thinking about making one also, but... here did you get your wheels from ?
Cheers Mark
I made them Mark.
It's amazing the number of people that throw away 3" long bits of 8" pipe 
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 09:37 PM |
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How about making a set of instructions / plans for some of us to have a go making one as well?? Would definately pay a few quid for those...
Chris
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flak monkey
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 09:41 PM |
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Sweet! 
Great news though!
I assume this is the listing:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ENGLISH-WHEEL-For-compound-curves-in-sheet-metal_W0QQitemZ7586961439
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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emsfactory
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 10:24 PM |
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Good stuff.
I'm looking at making a planishing hammer. Same sort of thing.
Did you harden the wheels?
What are they made from?
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907
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 11:11 PM |
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You might find my english wheel thread if you click this.
(never done a link before so it's probably doomed to failure)
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=21991
Ooerrr. I think that works.
Wheels are mild steel, case hardened.
[Edited on 9/2/06 by 907]
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907
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| posted on 10/2/06 at 12:08 AM |
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This bloke had a plasma cutter for Christmas
another ebay gem
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