KY Metro Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Very nice, HWHII ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 HW, Those round rod supports really do it to it, that pipe you bent looks as good as one done in machined dies..thanks again....mb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FieryFurnace Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 PLZ deliver acorn table to....:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuge Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 That is real tight. Looks like a guy could bang out a whole set of those in a day. The factory dies are nice but those look just as good, and if the end result is the same.... Kinda on the same topic I had a guy in the shop yesterday who does large scale bronze casting for sculpture at a big foundry in Denver and he said there's trend towards fabrication in the "arts" because of material cost. Thanks for the pics, you are going to get some mileage out of those dies. Must be getting hot in Tucson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWHII Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 That is real tight. Looks like a guy could bang out a whole set of those in a day. The factory dies are nice but those look just as good, and if the end result is the same.... Kinda on the same topic I had a guy in the shop yesterday who does large scale bronze casting for sculpture at a big foundry in Denver and he said there's trend towards fabrication in the "arts" because of material cost. Thanks for the pics, you are going to get some mileage out of those dies. Must be getting hot in Tucson. Hot in Tucson? It just getting warm now, been in the upper 80's low 90's this week. Spring is here for sure. My friend Doug Thompson who showed me how to make these dies has had luck making them all the way up to 1" SCH pipe sizeing up the material as you go. He uses round stock as spokes like on a wagon wheel for the center. I think a piece of plate is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Covington Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 You might try a pully set up for a c belt . That belt is usually about the right size for a pipe like you are talking about. lawn mowers & farm equipment use a lot of these. You should be able to find one cheap. Just pin it to something and pull the pipe around the sides will keep it from kinking. Stick a strait rod inside for leverage and help hold the part you don't want to bend strait. I hope this helps. I have used this several times in a pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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