Tom, if you have had any exposure at all to Geoff Moss, you are well on your way to becoming a metalshaping God! All I can say as an aspiring metalshaper myself, is 'make some scrap'. Try to master the main hand forming techniques (shrinking and stretching) before getting too hung up on the wheel. A very talented mate of mine (predominantly an aircraft guy) said to me about the wheel "if you stood next to it for 40 years, you might begin to understand it". Get some aluminium and make some things - it moves faster than steel. Good luck!
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