Nathan Hall Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 This was given to me by a guy in Pennsylvania that beleived it was used to roll rims for wagion wheels, I think the wheels on the end are not part of the roller but maybe wheels for an old belt drive system, have not been able to find any markings on it yet, I may have to take it off the stand and look on bottom. I do think it is missing some pieces mainly a handle or crank to drive it with. Anyone ever seen one similiar to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 It's a tire roller allright. Only thing missing is the hand crank. Right again pullys don't belong to it. neither does the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Nice. Maybe there's a theme here. The machine rolls tyres and the dog bites 'em. Fine looking animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Fairly common method back in the day; I saw a handful of tyre rollers at Quad-State this year for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Hall Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 Nice. Maybe there's a theme here. The machine rolls tyres and the dog bites 'em. Fine looking animal. Thank you, we sure do love the big guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Hall Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 It's a tire roller allright. Only thing missing is the hand crank. Right again pullys don't belong to it. neither does the dog. Thats good to hear I think hand crank wont be too hard to come up with, I am now in a pretty heated custoday battle over it because my wife thinks it was custom made for flower beds lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacock Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Don't she know that wrought iron and cast iron together can kill flowers. if you drop it on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Give her the wheels that don't do anything---perhaps even constructing a "mock roller" from them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old N Rusty Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 I had one loaned to me by an old blacksmith who just couldn't sell any tools, but would loan them. It too was missing the ring handle, so I and a helper set out to roll 3/4" round bar in it to make a 4 spoke wheel, We decided we wanted a wheel with a 4' diameter, so using simple geometry we determined how long the ring circumfrence would be and set out to rolling it, using a crescent wrench for the adjustment tool and roller turner....took about forever, but after MUCH sweat and work it did make a big ring, which we fabbed into a four spoke ring handle centered on a square hole cut in a piece of 1" steel plate. this is NOT a labor saving devise, it will make rings, setting a piece of pipe or solid round on top of the roller between the ring you are rolling and the roller lets you get a smaller dia. ring than the last notch in the machine. I suspect in the old days setting a newbie on to making wagon tires with this machine was the TEST! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Hall Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Ha Ha i suspect you are right as I just had to try it out myself and it works you out thats for sure, but it does make a nice circle. Great advice for smaller rings, I have been pondering a way to do that with out modifying it. How do you keep the pipe or diameter piece from rolling out? I was kicking around the idea of making a roller that sit in saddles I could just sit on the frame, and clamp in place, any thaughts on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Nice roller. make the wife some plant stands with it and you and the ring roller will be in like Flynn. Loveing anything you forge for her is a sure deal, it's part of the deal you know. Love the dog. Our new Icelandic Sheepdog, Falki is a natural born shop dog. His worst habit in the shop is chewing broken pieces of light fire brick. Goofy pup. I pity folk who don't share life with a dog, we've been family for 40,000 years anyway. Frosty the Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Hall Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 So right on the dog, cant imagine not having one. His worst habbit is drinking out of quench tanks lol, plenty of iron in his diet I guess. I worry about his ears sometimes, but I have noticed that he seems to know what is too much and if it gets too loud he will go lay outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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