[TheForge] Re: helical railing calculations

[Walter L. Mullett]

Bob

Some of the tire benders I've seen have collets on one of the rollers to
keep it straight.  I would think you could bend one to fit and that would
solve your problem.

Walt
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at marktwain.net>
To: theforge <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Monday, September 27, 2004 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: helical railing calculations


>----Original Message ----
>>Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:46:25 -0400
>>From: "Bruce Freeman" <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: helical railing calculations
>>
>>Either way.  Whichever works.  I suspect that bending a twisted bar
>>might either untwist it or further twist it, but I haven't checked that
>>out yet.
>>
>I just got back from a three day event so excuse me coming in late on this
>one.
>
>But Every time I try to use my tire bender I end up with a helical sort of
>effect.  The problem I have is I am trying to do it by myself and I can't
>hold the bar straight and turn the crank at the same time. If the bar cross
>tracks on the rollers it gets a helical bend.
>
>Robert Ehrenberger
>Shelbyville, Mo.
>
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