Bending Tool for Many Stock Sizes

[JHCC]

We’ve all seen bending jigs with a piece of pipe and a smaller peg to one side, for bending hooks and the like. Here are some screenshots of a version I spotted in a Facebook video that takes a new approach. The angled piece on the side will accommodate both different thicknesses of stock, as well as giving plenty of choices for how far from the pipe one should engage the peg. 

The pipe also makes a good place to store the scrolling tongs between heats.

And here’s the link to the original video:

I Have A Confession…This Setup Was A Little Unbalanced.

[Hefty]

Love this! 

I've been putting off making bending jigs like this because I didn't want to have to make lots of different sizes. I also only recently got an anvil that has a hardy hole in it. 

This will be my next tool/jig!

I also love that video, although I'm thinking I might experiment with one that has the bail hook on the bottom split from a single top hook to hang from a trammel, or chain, or cross bar. Kind of a 2 X 1 'S' hook.

Cheers! 

Jono.