Some of my wrought iron.

[DaveH]

Bob,

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

DaveH

[RobWilson]

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

[aametalmaster]

(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

[aametalmaster]

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

[aametalmaster]

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

[aametalmaster]

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

[RobWilson]

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

[aametalmaster]

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

[Highpower]

(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.

[aametalmaster]

(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