[TheForge] Upsetter & bender - update

Sun Aug 11 09:43:01 2002

Ralph,

An update on the shrinker & bender.

My brother-in- law bought the shrinker and bender up for me.  He's about 2
hrs away so hopefully in the next couple of weeks I'll get a chance to go
get it.  I'll post the pictures then.

Walt
-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Sproul <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, July 12, 2002 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Upsetter & bender

>        Walt,  I also came across an upsetter/shrinker in cleaning out an
>old wagon shop.  It has the adjustment to go out to take 3" stock and has a
>3 foot wheel on it that moves the table like you also saw in your find.
>        It is called a Champion #2 upsetter shrinker and I figured they
were
>for making the shoulders on the wagon axles ..........as well as alot of
>other things I can think of.
>        Would be interested in seeing the pictures you mentioned if you
come
>up with them.  Do you plan to post them to the photo site?  If so I could
do
>the same.
>        Of course I was in a hurry and broke one of the legs on this unit
as
>the guy was interested in closing the doors to go home and the building was
>to be torn down the next day.......  Too bad I snaped the corner leg, but
>the rest of the machine that bolts to the leg assembly is in really nice
>shape and I believe it would work well for upsetting large stock (I intend
>to try it on garden sculpture).
>
>Ralph Sproul - Bear Hill Blacksmith
>Webster, NH
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Walter L. Mullett" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 8:58 AM
>Subject: [TheForge] Upsetter & bender
>
>
>> I found some interesteing equipment yesterday that came out of a wagon
>shop.
>> (Sorry - no camera)
>>
>> The first piece probably weighs 600 lbs, is on it's own set of 8-10"
steel
>> wheels and has a footprint of about 2' x 3'.  At first I thought it was a
>> tire shrinker but after inspection, I think it is an upsetter beccause it
>> doesn't have a curved bed.  The dog faces are about 4" high and look like
>> they will adjust to 1" or more.  The upsetting force is created from a
24"
>> spoked wheel that is geared to move 1/2 of the table.  I'd like to add
>this
>> one to my collection of 4 tire shrinkers.
>>
>> The second piece probably weighs 300lbs+.  It has a semicurlar 30" base
>that
>> 1/2 of the upper unit appears to be able to be turned around with a lever
>> arm.  The  other half of the upper unit has a vice with smooth vertical
6"
>> jaws that adjusts about 1" with the jaw at the circular base center.  I
>> think this is a sheet or bar bender that can work from 0-90 degrees.
I've
>> not seen anything like it befere.
>>
>> The owner wasn't home yesterday.  If I get to see them again, I'll try to
>> get some pictures.
>>
>> Walt
>>
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