English Wheel:
Richard Mullin and his father re-engineered an Oliver (ca. 1940s) English Wheel many years ago. Its purpose, as with all wheeling machines, is to create curves from flat pieces of metal (aluminum or steel). The process allows shape to be created by stretching the metal in a uniformed considered fashion. This is a fundamental tool used to create 3-dimensional shape of any panel being constructed. Effective and proper use of the English Wheel requires great skill, patience and expertise, and Richard Mullin has used this wheel to create innumerable bodies over the years.

Edwards English Wheel:
The shop also utilizes an Edwards English Wheel once owned by the renowned Cunningham Factory. This wheeling machine has the same function as the Oliver, although the Edwards has the added benefit of being much larger and stronger. This allows panels of any alloy of material to be made more expediently and cost effectively. It is a perfect machine for working on large complex steel panels such as a Rolls Royce wing.  The more difficult and challenging materials and shapes are fundamental to the use of this equipment. The English Wheel is a hallmark of Richard Mullin’s talent as a master craftsman.

Pullmax:
This equipment is a modern variation of the Pexto Bead Roller. It has many of the same capabilities, but with reciprocation dies that can create beads, sculpture lines, and louvers. This is a highly versatile piece of equipment with unlimited capabilities, but its greatest asset is the ease with which to make inexpensive complex dies in our machine shop.

ERCO: An American built version of the shrinking machine, developed primarily for the airplane industry, this equipment is ca. WWII. although rare and expensive to maintain, this relic allows us to quickly shape panels in a manner that has been commonly used on European automobiles, such as Ferrari and Lamborghini since the 1970s. These machines are still found today in proto-type shops of automobile manufacturers.

Eckold: This is a European version of the ERCO shrinking machine. Its roots date back to pre-WWII. This equipment has a greater variety of tooling giving us more versatility in making many different complex shapes.

Chicago Pneumatic Planisher: A pneumatic hammering device perfected for the creation of aeronautic panels during WWII. This machine has found a home in the automotive coachbuilding field. Although it can be used to create three dimensional panels, as those of the Power Hammer and English Wheel, its finest quality is that of smoothing damaged or newly created panels to a finer finish. An advantage is its ability to stress relieve any strains accumulated in the panel so that it will maintain its shape over years to come.