On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com> wrote:
> Howdy,
>
>
> On Wed, 9 Apr 2008, Mike Rambour wrote:
> > I got mine from this guy about 2 years ago
> >
> >
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/10in-H-FRAME-PRESS-BRAKE-METAL-BENDER-W-LOWER-V-DIE_W0QQitemZ320237678948QQihZ011QQcategoryZ63697QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
> > If the link breaks up in e-mail its e-bay item 320237678948
> >
> > I got a 20" one and it was less than $150 with shipping at the time, I
> > notice his 10" is now getting up there in price, so may the 20" would be
> > near Northern's price also.
>
> Interesting...
>
> Any chance you'd be willing to take some detailed pics and/or do some
> describing for me? I'm thinking I should just make one of these vs.
> buying one... Seems like a fairly straight forward milling/welding
> project.
>
> In particular I'm interested in the dimensions (and the v-angle most
> importantly) of the ram. Also wondering if the slide pins are just metal
> on metal with some grease or something more complicated. From the various
> descriptions I've read, the lower die is a 90 deg V, right? What's the
> top distance between the V legs?
>
I built one a few years ago. I used 1X1 (by 3/16 thick, I think)
angle for the bottom, welded to a 1/4" bar stock. The top was a 1X1
square rod. That was welded to a 1/4" bar stock, too. the dies were
mounted to steel 2X4 (by 1/8 or 3/16 thick.). The frame was 1X1X1/8
square tube, with a shim between them and the bottom 2X4. This worked
well enough for the one-off we built it for. I couldn't get quite 90
degree angles out of it, without suplemental use of a hamme, but htey
were close.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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