How to do this rolled edge?

[JW in MO]

I'm restoring an old tractor that I believe is to have a rolled edge down the sides of the hood. The good part is that the sides are straight but I don't know how to do this to make it look good. I've contacted several metal shops in the area, (Kansas City), but nobody seems to be able to do it. It is 16gauge and the rod is 3/8".
This is a picture of one of the fenders, you can see the sheet metal completely around the rod. I've done some sheet metal fabrication but I need some help with this one.

 

[Stephenw]

That is called a wire edge. I've seen it done with a bead roller. It can also be done by hand. Google "wire edge".

 

[metaleltr]

 

[JW in MO]

Thanks for the quick replies, I have access to a manual machine so it looks like it will be a group effort. Its amazing how a true artist can make things look easy. Now to see if I can find the right dies.

 

[bsg]

You can do that by hand with some simple hand tools as well, just like the old timers use to do it.

Here's a couple of websites that will have plenty of info, this comes up fairly often on restoring old cars.

http://allmetalshaping.com/index.php


http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/index.php

Good luck.

Kevin

 

[MP&C]

Here's Peter Tommasini showing the process using hand tools.....


http://allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=10211


Here is a thread showing a metal shaping workshop I attended last year, wire edging was part of our focus in building new fenders for a 1918 International farm truck. We used some purpose-built tooling that is sold by Rick Scott on ebay, makes for an easier job of it...


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3092582&postcount=194




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[JW in MO]

You can do that by hand with some simple hand tools as well, just like the old timers use to do it.

Here's a couple of websites that will have plenty of info, this comes up fairly often on restoring old cars.

http://allmetalshaping.com/index.php


http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/index.php

Good luck.

Kevin

Thanks, I will give it a test on a short piece.

Here's Peter Tommasini showing the process using hand tools.....


http://allmetalshaping.com/showthread.php?t=10211


Here is a thread showing a metal shaping workshop I attended last year, wire edging was part of our focus in building new fenders for a 1918 International farm truck. We used some purpose-built tooling that is sold by Rick Scott on ebay, makes for an easier job of it...


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3092582&postcount=194

That's quite fitting, the tractor is a 1919, not an International though.
I do appreciate the links and help, I was at a total loss, having the right terminology makes a big difference.