14 How to build an english wheel DIY tutorial

Custom Cez builds an home made english wheel DIY in his home shop with Polsky Rage and Sergio.

It hasn't been easy but we made it!
After the engine's assembly in this two parts episode we get to put together Custom Cez's Harley Davidson Softail del 91.

Part 1 - BUILDING THE FRAME

Janusz brought us a bunch of tubing left over from a construction site to use to build the frame of the english wheel.
While working on the project Janusz has taken the opportunity to teach us a couple of tricks on how to weld for strenght and penetration, wich resulted in an actual welding competition among us.
The frame is assambled and strenghten while checking allignment and tollerances to produce a nice final result.

What did we do:

Tube cutting
Welding of the frame
Tollerances check

Part 2 - THE ANVIL SUPPORT

In the second episode we make the support brackets that will hold the top and bottom anvils. The bottom one is designed for quick change of the wheel depending on the needed radius.
We start by cutting the necessary pieces to assemble the top bracket, three pieces made out of 5mm stock plate. We make the two holes on the side pannels using a press drill with a step bit.

Then we tackle the bottom wheel support, spacers and the center pin.

What did we do:

Transfer of the blue print to the stock
Cutting of the stock
Perforation
Assembly and welding of the pieces
Creation of the spacers
Carving of the bottom support pin

Part 3 - THE LIFT MECHANISM

In this 3rd and final part we make the lifting mechanism for the bottom anvil.
We went to see my neighbor, Mr. Pietro, to use his lathe so we could make the piston and cylinder for the system.
Them we CNCed a pocket on the tube to fit a pin on the piston so it would travel straight up and down and finalized the build of the English wheel.