[TheForge] Strap brake

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Hi Don:
If you just want angles, use a hydraulic jack in a welded up frame.  use 
heavy angle iron sections,  one nested in the other for the brake part. 
weld one to the frame and attach the other to the hydr cyl. Stick the 
stock inbetwixt and pump the handle.
Note that Streeter  has a series of shop made jigs for that in his 
book.......Pete F

PlumDon at aol.com wrote:

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>In a message dated 9/9/2004 1:06:22 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
>osan at netlabs.net writes:
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>>Is  anyone aware of any on line plans for a strap brake that would do  3/16"
>>cold and 1/4 hot? Or are there inexpensive imports out there  that work 
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>well.
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>>Appreciate any help.
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>You mean for  bending strap iron?  Id so, I didn't know they
>made a  special brake for that.  SHould be easy enough to
>cobble  up, especially if you can have castings done.
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>Yes, strap iron...like off-set strap hinges, etc. But how do I cobble it  up? 
> I have seen old bench mounted strap iron brakes in blacksmith shops  but 
>never seen one to buy. 
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>Don
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