[TheForge] Circle Roller

[Dave Mudge]

Thanks for the thought Daniel,
That machine is MUCH larger than what we are trying to materialize.
I have use of (sorta like your deal) an old "tire bender" it is a hand
crank tool
with the date of "June 10, 79" cast into it. Has 3 rollers one of
which is adjustable.
I think that the rollers are about 6" or 8" wide and approx. 3" thick.
The whole machine weighs under 200 lb. I have made hundreds of rings with it,
however I do not own it and the owner will want it back some day.
For the moment, I am trying to come up with some sort of roller for a colleague.
I am hoping to find another "tire bender" for sale at a reasonable
price. (anyone?)
Short of that I will build something. Hoping to find plans, no need
re-inventing the wheel.
(pun intended)

dave

On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Daniel Kretchmar
<dan at irontreeworks.com> wrote:
>
> Dave,
>   I have a Slip Ring roller in my shop for sale in East Bethel, MN.
> It's owner needed a place to store it and I volunteered.  He wants
> around $3000 for it.  It weighs about #2500 lbs and rolls (approx) 50
> inch sheet into a tube 5 in in diameter.  I have rolled 1/2 square
> stock into a ring.  It is hand cranked but you can easily attach a
> motor to it.  With the gearing (huge) you could roll 1/2 thick plate
> by hand.  It comes with seriously heavy duty casters.  It actually
> bent the ramp on my trailer when we rolled it down into the shop.  I
> had to remove a wall of the shop to get inside.
>
> Let me know if you are interested and I will get you a picture.
>
> Daniel
> www.irontreeworks.com
>
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Dave Mudge <dave at magichammer.net> wrote:
> > Good evening,
> > Does anyone have plans or links to plans for a heavy duty circle
> > bender (roller)?
> > Does anyone have a tire bender (roller) for sale?
> >
> > dave mudge
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