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A Bramblebush Workshop Project
Ring and tire rollers
Miscellaneous information from the ArtMetal mail list
compiled by Gene Olson
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I have a 'tire', or ring roller, that I picked up at an auction where a modern metal work shop went out of business. It is home made, and uses a small hydraulic jack to adjust the center roller to set the amount of bend. If anyone is also interested in this, I will get some pictures and scan them up.
Dave Brown
There was an article on makeing a circle bender that was published in the Northwestern Blacksmiths newsletter, (original article was from Calif. if I remember right)
the article was reprinted in "Metalsmith"(GoM version)
http://www.metalsmith.org/pub/mtlsmith/V20.3/roller.htm
In any event, we can post the pictures in the equipment section on the Guild site if you send them to me at: gene@mtn.org
It might be interesting to contrast the older versions with the handbuilt ones.
GeneOlson
Dave Brown sent me these photos of the hand built ring roller he picked up
http://www.metalsmith.org/edu/equipment/rollers/daves-tire-roller.html
It looks pretty straight forward Dave. This one uses a hydraulic jack instead of a screw to tighten the pinch wheel, and it only drives the stock from the one wheel instead of 2 like the old one Kit sent pictures of. vs. kit's antique one
http://www.metalsmith.org/edu/equipment/rollers/old-tire-roller.html
and the one made by Art Miller in Calif. (also a single roller drive)http://www.metalsmith.org/pub/mtlsmith/V20.3/roller.htm
Have you noticed any problems with traction, stock slipping due to the single drive roller?
Gene Olson
Kit wrote: >>Actually Gene, this looks like the roller configuration is about the same >>as mine. Look at pix #3 and you will see the top roller.
What I meant was your roller has gears that turn two of the rollers,
http://www.metalsmith.org/edu/equipment/rollers/Gears_side_view.jpg
this should mean better traction so the stock rolls thru and the rolls don't just spin like car tires on ice.
The question was, is one drive roller adequate? The really big commercial rollers drive all three.
Gene Olson
The next page has some photos of a slip roll which can also be used for making rings. Â ed.
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