Tubing / Bar Roller

Not really a welding project but shows how to build useful tool.

If you go to link below there is about 30 links showing how to construct a tubing / bar roller. Just go down the link list until you get to "roller" links.


http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_2001_retired_files/

[Bob]

Great Link (I think?), Thanks

Will have to spend some time with this one. Some of the files did not open for me ... may try downloading the zip version.

With exploring so far I could not understand what the roller/dies were made of ?

Does look like a very useful set up.

Bob

[Roger]

Roller dies are made of Delrin plastic with steel top and bottom side plates bolted to each roller with 3 bolts. Ernie machined them with a metalworking lathe but could easly use woodworking lathe. To me getting plastic rollers to work is great as it makes project practical for those without metalworking lathe. It was constructed about a year ago so e-mail him about how rollers have held up. He hangs out at sci.engr.joining.welding and rec.crafts.metaworking news groups.

[Roger]

I have also seen tube/bar roller about size of shop outfitter's bottle jack pressbrake. Inverted "T" frame on both sides of rollers. 2 rollers were on bottom and one roller above that bottle jack pushed down. One roller was turned by hand crank. With frame on both sides of roller it is harder to get tube/bar off rollers.

[Roger]

After Ernie built with his tube/bar roller he went to Vegas and built a stair rail in Vegas House. Use links below to see.


http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...gas_rail_1.jpg
http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...gas_rail_2.jpg
http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...gas_rail_3.jpg
http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...gas_rail_4.jpg
http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...gas_rail_5.jpg
http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...gas_rail_6.jpg
http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...gas_rail_7.jpg
http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...gas_rail_8.jpg