pinch roller advice needed

[wrought iron designer]

can anyone point me in the right direction i need a hand powered pinch roller for making gate arches. will mainly be used for 1" hollow box section but could need to go thicker. cheers

 

[bawjaws]

hi, they are usually quite hard to find, so most folk make their own, have a search on the forum for ideas from peoples home made ones, sam on the forum actually makes them and sells them, probably worth a pm


ps. theyre most common name is a ring roller

 

[Hitch]

Pinch rollers are more suited for sheet. You want a ring roller, do a search on this forum, you'll find a few desins.

 

[wrought iron designer]

thanks how do i find sam the guy who makes the ring rollers

 

[bawjaws]

click on "members list" at the top of the page and go under the s section, its just sam with no numbers after it, when you find him click on "send a private message"

 

[scarecrow]

I think this is the tread you are talking about if you just click sams name at the top of the page you will get a drop-down box one of the choices will be to send a private message just follow that
here is another one you might be interested in

 

[beetlejac]

ring roller

Hi this is the one l made,the only thing lm going to change on it(when l get around to it)is take the bottom 2 rollers off and machine a radius and a square out so it holds box section and round bar when rolling it,the now it wonders and rolling tube it puts a flat on it.

 

[wrought iron designer]

what did it cost to make? and where did you get the bearings?

 

[beetlejac]

Hi it cost about £40 for the bearings and 3 meter of sparky condute,the metal was all stock from my work and the rollers are track pins off some sort of caterpillar dozzer l mooched,l've got a lathe so l machined the bore's to take the bearings and the wee jack l had kicking around,its very impresive when you see it in action and makes arches and rings no bother.

 

[beetlejac]

Hi sorry l got the bearings from a local supplyer,l have a SKF bearing book with all the sizes and l worked them out from that.
cheers