The Official Roll Bending Thread

Mr. Pauza,

Please step away from the meth dispenser and turn in your crack pipe. I want all of your acid tabs this time, too. You have clearly had enough fun for one man!

 

Rich!!!!!

Man, I sit here all day and work with just about every tube bending and roll bending application on the planet. That is my job and I love it!

It looks like you share the same interests as I do. You are a true artist!

Thanks for keeping the roll bending thread alive!

 

Now youse guys know why I voted for Rich in the "Great Fabricator" thread last week. The guy's a genius.

Did I mention I also hate him for his talent? Hate hate hate hate him ;-)

Anyone here use one of those benders that Eastwood has in their catalogue? Good enough for (.065 and/or .083) 'moly tubing?

Al in CT

 

I built this one a couple of years ago to roll flat bar and square tubing for the lakes modified project.

 

Nice Mike! I bet that one works very well for flat stock.

Thanks!

 

Beautiful work, all of it. Keep the pics coming! How about pics just of your shop?

PS - So just how long have you had this obsessive-compulsive disorder?

 

X2 let's see the shop man!

 

Movin - the bends in the pics are all 1.0 - 1.25 or 1.625

I designed and built the dies - More dia's are in the works.

The cog belts work good - but you need both - the chain set up might be better.

This is the 4th generation of this bender - Down the road, a electric servo drive would be great.

Scotty - ( meth dispenser and turn in your crack pipe )...? Nope no drugs - never.

Miller lite & Corona light but only after work - at home & never at the shop.

Shane - Thanks again dude

YoYo - what is a ( obsessive-compulsive disorder? ) if it's a case were you dream up shit almost impossable ( time wize & dollar wize ) to build with the tools & skills at my disposal, then I got it......Some times I think im not happy till I see other builder's & car owners shake there heads & walk away mumbling after seeing my stuff.

Al - sorry You hate me bro...........lol

I will find some shop pics.

Thanks to all - I love hearing comps.

Rich

 

Shop Tour link http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/community/communityalbums.cgi?action=openalbum&albumid=9980113213946

 

More tools link http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/community/communityalbums.cgi?action=openalbum&albumid=9980113214298

 

Lotsa other stuff http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/community/communityalbums.cgi?ownerid=9990110609238

 

I'm looking for a bender to do some 4130 for me. I will ship six pieces 1-1/2" X.058 and 1-3/8" X .058. I need 90* bends on one end on a 9" Cl. R.
The tubing is coming from St Louis and I am in Dallas TX. Any help???
dwrfab Don Ross

 

There are tons of guys with roll benders on here. Start a thread, I'm sure you will get a reply.

 

Yep, that's it. And you certainly have done that.

Thanks for the pics. Awesome stuff. My cable is XX slow tonight, what I've seen so far makes my mouth water, I'll look at the rest when it's fixed. Very, very cool.

 

x2 on that. I am shaking my head now.

 

Let's keep the roll bending thread alive!

More pics or questions.

 

I bought some 6" solid steel casters 3" wide. (inner bore for the shaft diameter is 1.25") They have 1.5" long needle bearings with provisions for greasing. Picked them up at the PIR swap for $5 they are in like new condition.

Is there any way to tell if these would work (be strong enough) for the 2 outboard wheels on a roll bender?

 

I'm not sure on that. I have heard of plenty of guys using them for a home made roll bender. I'm sure it would depend on the size of tube, how thick and tight you wanted to roll the material.

 

Any more updates Richard? Let's keep the roll bending thread alive!

I see you are in IL, you should come up sometime and show us a thing or two on our powerhammer.

 

I built this ring roller to bend the 1" tube for the cowl edge.




I've used it for a bunch of other things since then like the handwheel for my English wheel adjuster.


Jim

 

I live in Vernon Hills - and practice In Gilberts - North & North west side of The Flat lands.

Well - Im no Fay Butler or Craig Naff, But if you would like my help we could work somthin out.

I just finished up the ( sand fill bends ) I said I would do.

I will post up some pics.

Nice work Jim - Inovative & way cool

Yo Yo D - Thanks bro - always nice to here.

 

Very nice!

 

Let's see some more pics of roll bending please!

 

I saw plenty of roll bent apps at Road America this weekend.

 

More pics Rich!

 

A little crude, but here's an old Whitney angle bender we use to bump bend 3/4 rod. Probably a little dangerous, been repaired many times, but still kicking, almost got rid of it, but we keep using it,so it stays.

 

How old is that machine?

 

hi!
i'm new here!
i have fabed a small tube roller 3 years ago, now i nee to build a bigger one.
want to roll2" x.120" in 40"radius and some 1" 10" radius full circle for 20 pieces!
also need to know what shaft dia and die dia for thta machine!
i was thinking of a milling vise with the 2 lower die in the fixed aprt and the top in the moving part!
my vise has big wedge that runs on gib so i thing it would be solid enough but who knows!
that'swhy i need help on the design of the moving up and down!
here's some pics of aluminium roller die i did!
and will take pics of my roller!
thanks

 

Don't have a clue, bought it from a dealer years ago for $150. Guess he didn't think it was worth anything, but it's great for free form bending. Use it mostly for sculpture now.

 

Good job, keep us posted!