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[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

As a brief respite from clockmaking, I made these bending rolls. It was a pleasant change to feel I knew what I was doing!!!

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Bending Rolls

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

Nice work Dave.

Steve.

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Thanks Steve 😊

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Looks great David! Well done.

(any good for flattening rabbits to get them back in a top hat? )

[Paul LousickParticipant @paullousick59116]

Good work David. What are the extra holes on the end plates used for ?

Paul

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Is it the Geo Thomas design scaled up?

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Posted by Jeff Dayman on 14/03/2020 20:37:54:

Looks great David! Well done.

(any good for flattening rabbits to get them back in a top hat? )

Thank you Jeff, I did try but I'm still clearing up the mess

David

Edited By David Noble on 14/03/2020 22:27:03

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Posted by Paul Lousick on 14/03/2020 22:02:49:

Good work David. What are the extra holes on the end plates used for ?

Paul

Hello Paul,

Thank you.

Well—– I could say they were for cooling! But the two end plates were dowelled together to maintain concentricity and rather than attempt to stop boring half way through, I carried on.

David

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Posted by duncan webster on 14/03/2020 22:16:54:

Is it the Geo Thomas design scaled up?

Hello Duncan,

Don't know the origin of them but the plans are from Hemmingway. If scale helps, the rolls are 10" long.

David

Edited By David Noble on 14/03/2020 22:25:17

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Looks a good job. I would have said the extra holes were made so that it could be for either left or right handed operation.🙂

Question: What is the minimum diameter you can roll!

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Posted by not done it yet on 14/03/2020 23:26:40:

Looks a good job. I would have said the extra holes were made so that it could be for either left or right handed operation.🙂

Question: What is the minimum diameter you can roll!

Thank you NDIY, You're right, that would have sounded much better

Minimum diameter would be about 1 3/8" (ish)

David

[Clive Brown 1Participant @clivebrown1]

The Hemingway design is GHT, and includes the later mod. of gears to connect the 2 main rolls.

GHT also specified small tommy-bars on the adjusting screws to give a visual reference when operating them.

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Hello Clive,

Yes, this does have the gears which connect the main rolls. As for the tommy bars, thank you for the info', I couldn't see the point of them so I left them out.

David

[David ColwillParticipant @davidcolwill19261]

Sorry when I read the title of the post I thought you had written my autobiography.

Nice job though!

[peak4Participant @peak4]

I picked up one of the Hemmingway kits from John Moore (Bogstandard) in his workshop clearance.
Whilst I accept we have different machinery and you probably have more experience than me, how long do you reckon it took you to build it. (yes, I know it's not a race)

Also, any useful tips?

Bill

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Just for info on the item: **LINK**

I’m not in the market – my rolls are considerably larger than that but definitely need a clean up – they are stashed away in a large cupboard and I have no inside space to manipulate them.🙁

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Posted by David Colwill on 15/03/2020 10:43:42:

Sorry when I read the title of the post I thought you had written my autobiography.

Nice job though!

LOL

Thank you David

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Posted by peak4 on 15/03/2020 10:58:32:

I picked up one of the Hemmingway kits from John Moore (Bogstandard) in his workshop clearance.
Whilst I accept we have different machinery and you probably have more experience than me, how long do you reckon it took you to build it. (yes, I know it's not a race)

Also, any useful tips?

Bill

Hello Bill,

Don't bank on me having any more experience than you! I suppose they took around 3 weeks but only a few hours each day in the workshop.

If I can help, feel free to contact me. Just start at the beginning and concentrate on one part at a time.

David

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Posted by David Noble on 15/03/2020 13:04:52:

Hello Bill,

Don't bank on me having any more experience than you! I suppose they took around 3 weeks but only a few hours each day in the workshop.

If I can help, feel free to contact me. Just start at the beginning and concentrate on one part at a time.

David

Cheers David, not one I'll be starting in the immediate future, as I've got a little surface grinder to get working properly. In order to do that, I need to make a bevel straightedge; in order to do that I'm on with making a couple of scrapers etc.
I'm sure you know how it goes.

Bill

[David NobleParticipant @davidnoble71990]

Posted by peak4 on 15/03/2020 13:53:11:

Posted by David Noble on 15/03/2020 13:04:52:

Hello Bill,

Don't bank on me having any more experience than you! I suppose they took around 3 weeks but only a few hours each day in the workshop.

If I can help, feel free to contact me. Just start at the beginning and concentrate on one part at a time.

David

Cheers David, not one I'll be starting in the immediate future, as I've got a little surface grinder to get working properly. In order to do that, I need to make a bevel straightedge; in order to do that I'm on with making a couple of scrapers etc.
I'm sure you know how it goes.

Bill

I did have an advantage when blueing the smaller parts, my wife is a glass artist making this type of fused glass and she has a kiln! When she isn't looking, I re-programme it to 590F which blues steel nicely

David

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