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!!!!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.
I say, that's my goal, BUT not sure I have enough "projects" that will allow me to do so....ALSO, I think that I would require a better quality wheel. The one I bought was a Harbor Freight wheel......IT was such good buy I couldn't pass it up!!! SO I figured I'd through the buck and a half at it (With all the different anvils) and give it a whirl.
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!!!!
that's left side cover/hood side on a 54 Jubilee tractor, the very front bottom where the grill bolts up pictured above.
The right tools and knowing how they work are important.
