Fun with square tubing too

[pajoube]

Harv, this is quite amazing to see that tubing bend and not crimp. You sure fooled me that this could be done without heating the tube on both sides.
PJ

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Now this one is with the mini Hossfield knockoff my bud Ryley made for me. BTW I talked to him yesterday and chances are most likely he's lurking already. And he's supposed to be checking with Mohammed about selling his little benders via TBN.

It'd be a match made in heaven. Ya'll, Ryley's benders, projects. Ya'll would be in my world.

Please note this is that leverage piece that was so helpfull. It's half inch bar stock, solid.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Here's another shot of bending the solid bar.

Ya'll need to try this. If you're still capable of having a thrill, this'll thrill ya.

Please note my sure cut I made for coping three inch (3 1/2) pipe with a torch in the background. Yeah, that little silver looking thing with the funny cut.

What happens is when you're welding up pipe and you have to weld them you need to cope or knotch the end. To make it easier on an old man I do a piece that I can slip over the pipe that needs to be coped.

Alright, if I need to slide it over a pipe I can can't just slip over an end what I do is cut one side lengthwise with a saw. Once it's cut I weld a cheap old butt hinge across that cut. First you cut it then you weld a piece across the cut so it won't go anywhere. Then I make another cut a hundred and eighty degrees from the first cut.

Now the piece opens up. Slick, huh?

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Here's the bar bent, and bent again.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I want you to meet my girl, Miss Hossfield. She's a miracle worker.

I know the place is a mess.

But that's okay. When you gotta worry is when they don't know.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I have an antique wagon wheel roller. It's manual but it is fun and look what it can do

 

[wroughtn_harv]

This is that piece we bent yesterday to get this whole subject started.

I've got it set up to bend it again. Please note how I've got it clamped. Clamping is important if you don't have the angle of the piece holding it sharpened just right. Sometimes it's important then too.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Just an old man trying, very trying, some folks say. We don't pay much attention to them.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

This piece kinked. It slipped. Slipping is bad. It don't matter how hard you tried, it slips, it's bad.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I wish to thank Ron for coming over and operating the camera. A round of applause please!

Thank you!