[TheForge] Fw: Circle Roller

[James Davis]

not sure what size you want to roll but here is a link to ebay for oe that might work for you 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sheet-Metal-Pedestal-Band-Ring-Steel-Roller-Brand-NEW_W0QQitemZ220556497798QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item335a311386



Jim Davis
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> From: davesmucker at hotmail.com
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:11:45 -0500
> Subject: [TheForge] Fw: Circle Roller
> 
> Dave, Don't know if you have a flypress but for a limited number of rings 
> you can do them in the flypress by using an offset tool that brings the 
> press force in front of the press. Kind of like a heavy "L" shaped top tool 
> working into a pair of bottom dies or rounds. Not a Hossfeld by any means 
> but works for 1 off rings if you already have the press. I have never done 
> this with a hydraulic arbor press but don't know why that wouldn't work too.
> 
> Dave
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Dave Mudge" <dave at magichammer.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 12:41 AM
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Circle Roller
> 
> > Thanks Ries,
> > This is for occasional use in a one man shop doing ornamental.
> > Can't afford a Hossfeld. Looking for plans to build a roller.
> > I have use of an old tire bender (roller) from 1879. hand crank,
> > maximum capacity is about 3/4" x 6" the "easy" way and 1" round
> > or square bar. However the smallest circle that it will roll is about
> > 18" or 20".
> > dave
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:59 PM, ries <ries at riesniemi.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dave-
> >> What is "heavy duty"?
> >> do you need to roll 1/2" round?
> >> or maybe 1/2" x 4" flat bar the hard way?
> >> How big of circles?
> >>
> >> Generally, hand cranked 3 roll machines top out at around 1/4" x 2"
> >> flat bar the easy way, or 1/2" round.
> >> Above that,you usually want a motor.
> >>
> >> I find that I can make a LOT of circles with my hossfeld bender. I use
> >> the angle iron, flange out, die set, and I can get accurate,
> >> repeatable circles from about 6" OD up to 30 feet or so.
> >> The dies are standard sizes- 8", 10", 12", 14", 16", and so on, up to
> >> 72", but by making marks on the steel, and bending on the mark, I can
> >> get pretty much any size in between, and sizes much bigger than 72".
> >> I have bent literally thousands of circles this way, in angle, solid
> >> square and round, square and rectangular tubing, flat bar the easy way
> >> and the hard way, and much more.
> >>
> >> ries
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Feb 11, 2010, at 8:13 PM, Dave Mudge 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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