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Gives full details on how to build and use a versatile machine for working sheet metal.

Using simple plans and photographs this booklet describes the construction and assembly of a metal-bending machine, whose main feature is the ability to form wheel rims from cold flat mild steel; this wheel can be used on farm carts and other basic equipment.

This machine would be a useful addition to any woodwork shop, enabling new products to be made without the use of electricity. It could be the basis for a village industry, and can be built by most small metal workshops and blacksmiths.

This manual describes how to build a machine for rolling sheet metal into curves and cylinders and gives full dimensions and assembly instructions.