Log In
Register
Home
Topic RSS
1:39 am
July 29, 2010
Offline
Anyone make these?
Looks like a time saver...
2:05 am
March 22, 2010
Offline
Is there suppose to be a picture? If so Im not getting it
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln
2:16 am
July 29, 2010
Offline
I figured people have seen them and know what they are.
Ide rather not steal someones picture... mmm.
3:17 am
March 22, 2010
Offline
yeah I have seen one or two.... I just like pictures:D
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln
6:37 am
July 29, 2010
Offline
I just like new toys and happen to be interested in getting a Hinge eye bender.
If anyone knows how and can make one..
8:21 am
March 26, 2010
Offline
Not seeing a picture it's hard to know what scale of work it's for.
maybe rig up a hossfeld bender? Frame and simple dies are relatively easy to knock up. There plenty of info out their and if you dig real hard you'll find there are some dimensioned drawings available.
12:24 pm
August 14, 2010
Offline
I made a couple patterned after the ones shown in Donald Streeter's book 'Professional Smithing'. They work pretty well and I'd recommend the book anyway because it's full of good stuff.
4:42 pm
March 26, 2010
Offline
Lewis;2260 wrote: I made a couple patterned after the ones shown in Donald Streeter's book 'Professional Smithing'. They work pretty well and I'd recommend the book anyway because it's full of good stuff.
Thanks Lewis, never heard of the book but I've put it on the Amazon "to buy" list
12:58 am
NWBA Member
April 19, 2010
Offline
I just bought one of the books off Amazon a month or so ago. I REALLY can't understand the illustration of his hinge bender and would REALLY like to make one. Help with plans or a picture would be appreciated....... Eric Sprado
10:34 pm
April 21, 2010
Offline
Eric I'm with you. I have seen pics of hinge benders but they are just not clear enough to make one from. I'd love to see some good pics, drawings or something. I'm pretty good at monkey see - monkey do but ya gotta get a good look first.
12:25 am
July 29, 2010
Offline
There are some pictures in this gallery.. You have to scroll down to see them.
4:08 pm
June 20, 2010
Offline
Does anyone have some kind of drawing for one of these eye benders? my attempt on building one was rubbish
4:26 pm
August 29, 2010
Offline
clinton,
Perhaps you should ask Grant if he would be willing to start a hinge bender tutorial. I’m thinking there are many approaches, and the one you could best adapt to your needs would have a better chance to show up that way.
it's been fun, later!
6:28 am
NWBA Member
July 9, 2010
Offline
Folks, I don't think you don't need Grant to start a "tutorial" the thread is already started here. If it keeps going, and enough valuable information accumulates on the subject, it can be migrated into a tutorial. Grant does what he can, but please don't expect him to be an editor too. He needs us to help by contributing the topics and content: text, diagrams, drawings, pictures and discussion.
I'm interested in this topic too. Let the information flow. To address the original question: WHAT SIZE hinge do you have in mind? The material size and hinge type will require different methods
Jeff
My son is the Blacksmith
4:26 pm
June 20, 2010
Offline
I was attemting to turn ane eye in a piece of leaf sring that will be used for a treaddle hammer. The spring is 3 inch x 3/8 and the inside diameter will be 9/16. I got one side done with acceptable results, but the mechanics of my tool is a little off, I want an eye that just touches when done, no overlap. So the two pins have to be very close to each other or you end up with too much material when it comes around (this is what happened to me) so I trimed to extra material, then tried to finish the wrap with hammer and anvil with the pin inserted =:poop:
The pictures in the post above do not really show enough detail for me to build properly, I know it is a very simple set up, but like many things if the mechanics are not just right it will not work very well. So any info on dimensions of this tool would be quite helpfull to someone like me (I am not much of a fabricator so it takes lots of trial and error to figure these things out) I am attaching a drawing of the part that I need.
eye kin nut git da speel chec to wurk so beer wit mee
12:07 am
NWBA Member
July 9, 2010
Offline
Clinton,
First, I've never had occasion to make or use a bender. The hinge eyes I've made have all been hand forged with just a hammer, anvil and dummy pin. For one off's like yours I personally wouldn't consider making a bender as the time and effort wouldn't be worth it. I would definitely consider a bender if I was making a batch and they all needed to match.
So for this part I'd forgo the bender jig. If you want instruction for turning the end without the jig, we'll see what we can do to help you.
I don't want to discourage anyone from developing new tools.I'd like to see this discusion on hinge bending jigs continue. Show us what you've got and any changes you make and lets see how it goes. Photographs?
Jeff in Poulsbo, WA
IGOR SPLCHK is junk!
My son is the Blacksmith
3:33 pm
June 20, 2010
Offline
I got that part done, I would however like to build the tool as it can be used for future projects
6:20 pm
August 14, 2010
Offline
3 x 3/8" is huge for this type of tool, especially in tool steel. It's a hinge eye bender, not a spring eye bender.
I will try to take a couple of pictures of mine today.
7:35 pm
NWBA Member
April 22, 2010
Offline
A hossfeld bender will do this.
In 1/8" x 3/4", or in 3/8" x 3".
The 3/8" would need to be done hot, but thats no big deal.
I bend hot on my hossfeld all the time.
I cant see why I would want to build endless special jigs and tools, when I can just own ONE hossfeld, with all its dies compactly stored underneath it, and, in a few seconds, configure it to bend whatever I need.
It usually does just as good a job as a special built bender- often better. For instance, with a hossfeld, its simple to set, AND CHANGE, stops for degree of bend and distance of bend from the end.
With a shop built tool, you either have to design it adjustable, or grind off parts and reweld- both of which I have done, and both of which are a lot more work than a hossfeld is.
Why reinvent the wheel, when the one you can buy, off the shelf, is so well designed and built?
One thing I hear guys say a lot is- I cant take the time to read the instructions, so I cant figure it out, so I will just spend half a day building a one time single project bender or jig.
Unfortunately, in this day and age, a blacksmith has to be able to read.
I know, it didnt used to be a job requirement- but really, it has other benefits. You can read the funnies, for example, like I do every day...
1:59 pm
June 20, 2010
Offline
I have a hossfield bender, after I spent the better part of a day fooling around with this, I had about four more beers and realized that this can be done on the hossfield. (well it was more like four beers and four glasses of Jim Beam) Ya I'm stupid the hossfield is one thing that is hard to missplace, I can actually see it among all the other stuff in my backyard
Lewis- I would still like to see the pictures this would be a good tool to travel with as well
Most Users Ever Online: 668
Currently Online:
31 Guest(s)
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
Larry L: 1566
Grant: 1420
Bruce Macmillan: 625
Lee Cordochorea: 595
Lynn Gledhill: 572
JNewman: 520
Gene C: 504
J Wilson: 426
Eric Sprado: 383
Tom Allyn: 340
Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 22
Members: 8725
Moderators: 4
Admins: 1
Forum Stats:
Groups: 23
Forums: 97
Topics: 3538
Posts: 20289
Newest Members:
churndashmaven, cameliacity, fred.f.chopin, RuoYi, rodeoneerer, NWBABjorn, mddangelo, Nevillberger, Crusty Veteran, redwoodforgeoaklandModerators: Steve McGrew: 77, N.W.B.A.: 72, webmaster: 0, bluehost: 0
Administrators: admin: 540
Usage Policy