Has anyone here ever made their own "ring roller"? The ones I've seen on the 'net have a big handwheel and three rolls that are adjustable so different radii can be bent. This is all mounted to a piece of square tubing that is bolted to the floor. I'd like a set of plans if anyone knows where I can borrow or buy them.

BP0129 Ring Roller by Garey Ford
BP0368 Ring Roller by Pmusics.

There may be others.

If you want to actually buy a set of plans, look on e-bay for "Roarty roller". But there is nothing critical about them. stronger is better, up to a point. but to roll tube, channel , angle ,etc. you will probably need access to a lathe to turn wheels with a profile in them.
Hope this helps
john

I just made one for rolling my O Scale railroad track, sure its only 5" tall but the design is the same for a bigger one. Just make to suit...Bob
Yahoo! Photos - Track Roller 5 inches tall

see this on Ebay Sheet Metal Band Ring Roller Steel Metalworking Bender

Item number: 250180209998

For larger stock, I have been told that it is better to drive two of the wheels with chain or gearing.. don't know but so I've been told:rolleyes:

Heres my roller / twister I was twisting 3/4 sq. bar for a railing job.

Dave

David-Sure glad you posted those pictures. I have that exact same gearbox. Picked it up at auction one time for future use on a tumbler or something. Since I already have a tumbler the only thing it has powered to date is a spit for a hog roast one time. With pulleys had it down to 2 rpm. What is the coupling you have between the gearbox and the shaft? Look like a "lovejoy" coupling but what did you use for the "spider". Is the shaft driven by the gearbox knurled? I assume so but it is hard to tell in the pic. Really nice unit you have built. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

David ,bloke you just saved me a HEAP of building , seen your ring roller / twister rig & a BRIGHT lite came on ,, why not add an attachment to my twister , ain't as " fancy " as yours ( mines human powered ) ....


Dale Russell

When I started twisting those pickets cold, whatever was gona break broke. I broke the old gear box. and i got this one on ebay for $100 bucks. I got a lovejoy spider gear from McMaster Carr, One side broke in half on one cold morning so I just welded the xxxx out of it. It's powered by a milwaukee mag drill.

Dave

Here is my Mr Twister i made years ago when i was doing the ornament work. It will do 1/2" sq as well as 3/16"x1" flat. It is mounted on my second floor so i can do really long parts. I made the split die to do twists that have flat spaces in between the twists. You can with some creativity use a 1/2" drive socket for the dies...Bob

Bob,

Just wanted to be sure, but are you doing everything cold in your Mr.Twister?

Looks like a neat rig.

Don

Looks like a great tool Bob,mind if i make a copy of it?:rolleyes:

Copy away. And yes i bend everything cold in my twister and my HF bar bender...Bob

Thanks David. I just bought a 100 to one gear reducer and had the same machine in mind but no plan or other than Shop outfitters design in mind. Yours fits the bill but from what you said now "my gear reducer broke" I think I will further reduce with a chain drive instead of direct coupling. I sort of have a variable speed system in mind and as soon as I build the contraption I will post it for all of you to comment on.

Here is another good idea for a roller:

http://www.innovationaliron.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2239

Thanks for that link