home made tools and equipment...

[Wardog]

Originally Posted by Voh

do you have a back shot of that brake? I would like to see more on the clamp setup. I built a break a bit back, but neet to improve on the clamp. That looks good.

Hope this helps. The third shot is from behind.

[Voh]

I carved out a dish in the top of a hardwood log. Not 100% sure the dish is the right shape, but i will try it out.

[niceguyede]

Any dish is a good dish! I like mine with variations so I can make different contours. I dont think I have one dish thats even close to perfectly round.

[austinmaxi555]

Dang I just had to register because of this rockin' thread Thanks guys n gals

[296moon]

10 minute square tube bender,

[Kevinsrodshop]

How does that square tube bender work? Brute force?

[youngster]

I have one like that made from an industrial pulley. Simple and works good with a long pipe.

Ron

[dawford]

Do you heat the tubing or do you bend it cold ?

Dick

[cowboy1]

I don't get how it works either!

[Skcollob]

Sqt tube must sit in the pulley grooves, to help stop it deforming. Then heave the tube round the pulley, the vertical stop keeps it in the grooves (guesses..)

[Slim Pickens]

Great thread. Each workshop I have taken with Gene, he whips out one of these. Slim

[hugh m]

Originally Posted by Afrodizzyak47

Hi GAb,

I was really impressed with the band saw and your drawings, but being an old fart and very computer illiterate, I was wondering if you could send me a sketch or dimensional drawing, so I can put one together. I can supply my e-mail or snail mail if you contact me please... I am in Western Australia and love this site and what all you creative, skilled guys (and gals) can do.

That bandsaw is an impressive project that I never would have thought of doing. Brings to mind one I sold a few years ago, manufactured by Rogers... had a car tire top and bottom for the bands to ride on.(the whole assembly, including tire, wheels, hubs, bearings were used, probably came from a trailer...seemed to work pretty good too.

[youngster]

I bend mine cold, more consistant curve that way. In the picture you'll notice a piece of tubing welded vertically on the back side of the horizontal tube. That's the stop. Just line your tubing up with the top of the groove in the pulley and pull it around to the shape you want with a long piece of pipe. If you want a larger radius that the pulley, lay out the curve on paper or the floor. I find it works the best to start these bends in the middle. just put it far enough to match you pattern and then reposition for the next bend.

Ron

[youngster]

I might add that I've bent round tubing with this same bender. Cap off the end with your welder, fill it up to 6" with wet sand and finish with dry sand. Weld the cap on and pull it into shape.

Ron

[dabirdguy]

Here is a hand wheel I made for my bead roller out of 1" sq. tubing:
http://glennsplace.com/images/DSCI0678.JPG

I used a tubing bender. FIrst I tried it with some scrap to get the ratio right.

The process goes like this...
1. Place the tubing in the bender.
2. Pump the hack till the mandrel is tight against the tubing.
3. Pump 4 or so times more to make a slight bend.
4. Release the presure on the jack.
5. Move the tubing 1.5" or so forward into bender.
6. Repeat 2-5 till its round.


Full build pics here:
http://glennsplace.com/bead_roller.htm

[Dyce]

I'm not sure if I posted this on this thread or not. Here is a ring roller I made out of a spare vice. The rollers are piolet bearings I saved from work. The wheel runs on a hub with the bearings inside.

Works good but the bearings mark stuff up a little. It was put together quick with what I had on hand.
I made it to bend 5/8 solid rod so I could make the '36 coupe fender bucks. Here's the bead line.

And this is handy for making repairs to the bead, or making the bead.... It clamps inside of the fender and I use it to stabilize the fender, and it works like a dolley to form the bead as well.

[Richard D]

Originally Posted by Dyce

Works good but the bearings mark stuff up a little. It was put together quick with what I had on hand.
I made it to bend 5/8 solid rod so I could make the '36 coupe fender bucks. Here's the bead line.

And this is handy for making repairs to the bead, or making the bead.... It clamps inside of the fender and I use it to stabilize the fender, and it works like a dolley to form the bead as well.

Could you show this tool in use?

["T'RANTULA"]

all these Idears are genious!!!!! I love this thread, gonna have to make me an english wheel and a band saw!!!!!

[296moon]

I really like the vice idea for ajustment, got some spare so going to make one today, thanks

[1stseries55]

hood spring spreader for bead blasting and powdercoating between the coils...

and an adjustable atachment for my engine hoist for lift my truck cab...
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