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Bob,

Wouldn't mind seeing a couple of pics of the candle holders when you have time.
Thanks

DaveH

Hi Bob

very nice work and thanks for taking the time to show your work , do you have a jig to bend the iron work ? and do you work to a plan or are they your to your design ?

Some day i would like to have ago at doing some wrought iron work .


Rob

(04-01-2012, 05:08 PM)RobWilson Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Bob

very nice work and thanks for taking the time to show your work , do you have a jig to bend the iron work ? and do you work to a plan or are they your to your design ?

Some day i would like to have ago at doing some wrought iron work .


Rob

I bough a book from http://www.shopoutfitters.com and some of the ideas are from it and some are mine. I have a scroller from shop outfitters but i made it powered because i needed to make lots of scrolls in a day. I will post some pics of it and my twister...Bob

Here is my powered scroller. 60:1 gearbox and a 3/4 hp motor 1,000 inch lbs of torque I use the same setup to power my slip roll as well as my train track roller and my small ring former...Bob

Here is how i bend the big hoops for the shepherd hooks. I got some 7 7/8" cutouts from the local weld shop as well as smaller ones for a variety then drill a 5/8" hole in the center. The bender is just a 59 HF bender. I do 99% of my bending on top of the frame so you can see plus remove the parts easier. I use use long 5/8" bolts for the pins. They are cheap and if they bend i just get more...Bob

My Tennsmith was hand powered slip roll using the same gearbox/motor setup. Cranking by hand didn't get it anymore. Some of the 14ga parts i roll for my work since they don't have one...Bob

Well you cant get no better reply than that Bob

Thanks for taking the time to post all those photos of your wrought iron forming machinery , answered a lot of questions i was going to ask in one hit . food for thought .

Looks like your very well set up and must do a lot of iron work .

Dont no if you have seen this http://www.hct.ac.uk/Downloads/cp_wrought_gates.html probably have , but i thought i would post any way


Rob

But wait theres more :). I need some more pics or vids. I don't do near what i did 8-10 years ago. I kinda got burned out and everything just sits until i get the next burst of energy. The biggest hurdle is i need a paint shop and until that day i don't have much desire Steel prices got real high a few years ago but they have come down a little...Bob

(04-04-2012, 04:20 PM)aametalmaster Wrote: [ -> ]The biggest hurdle is i need a paint shop and until that day i don't have much desire Steel prices got real high a few years ago but they have come down a little...Bob

Bob, that reminds me.....

I need to do some clean up and repairs on my front porch railings. What paint do you recommend for wrought iron?

Thanks.

(04-04-2012, 09:23 PM)Highpower Wrote: [ -> ]

(04-04-2012, 04:20 PM)aametalmaster Wrote: [ -> ]The biggest hurdle is i need a paint shop and until that day i don't have much desire Steel prices got real high a few years ago but they have come down a little...Bob

Bob, that reminds me.....

I need to do some clean up and repairs on my front porch railings. What paint do you recommend for wrought iron?

Thanks.

I like high gloss Rustoleum if i am brushing it on...Bob