Xaiver Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I seem to have trouble making the same thing twice. I'm hoping that is just lack of practice at the same piece. Either way, my father in law had his mig welder in one day and we made a few Bending tools. I clamped one of them into the vise and made a bit of a snake like curve for the base. Still playing with the double headed holders. Made from 1/4 hot rolled a36. Warm finished with trewax and the tips are sprayed with plasti dip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I'd go ahead and do a snake and use the forked tongue and tail to hold rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaiver Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 That was what I thought of after iI finished these. I had already had the ends split though, so iI continuedwith what iI had. That will probably be the next version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Picture of the jig you made for this? pleeeeeeeeeease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaiver Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 It isn't anything fancy, iI just wanted something that would let me bend stuff without leaving tool marks from the pliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I like this one though it's a little creepy but that's fine, it's a good creepy. Have you made scrolling pliers? Same exercise as making tongs with short reins and pointy round bits. If you make two pair you can form these at will, a little practice and it'll be almost as good as bare fingers.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaiver Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 I was looking in to those a few days ago and I just haven't done it yet. The rounded taper intimidates me a bit. My riveting has improved a ton since my first one. I'll put that on my to do list... But iI did just get a ring mandrel from amazon that I'm dying to play around with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 what are you welding with? if they work then they work but man.. those welds...... Snakes shape looks fine tho but as Frosty said make the head more like a head and the tail like a tail and it'll look better. envision the creature your implying. but better then i have thought of one thing I see that i'd say to improve for holding rings is to round the part that holds the ring and not have it squared where steel could cut into gold. keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaiver Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Lol my father in law did it with a little 110 mig. I wanted to be able to use them by hand too, hence the long reins. But they also had to put up with the torque, so he piled the weld on like crazy. I had meant to level them off in the forge but iI haven't got to it yet. And iI might trim the tips so that two will fit in the vise together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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