[TheForge] Upsetter & bender

Fri Jul 12 10:13:01 2002

        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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