Hi,
Watch the local shop auctions. I have a Pex, Stow, Wilcox # 100 set I picked
up at an auction for around $50.00. May be a little big for some shops, they
are about 3' wide. The front two rollers are vertical with screw adjustment
for material thickness. The left side has a latch disconnect
I checked my jewelry supply catalogues to see what rolls they might have, but
it wasn't much help. Jewelers tend to impress patterns into wire or bar stock
when they roll things, and otherwise they shape metal around mandrels. So, no
slip rolls.
However, the Rio Grande Jewelry Supply
At 12:48 PM 5/28/02 -0600, you wrote:
Speaking of these tools, I have one of those Chinese brake/shear/roll
combinations. I consider it a pretty good deal, but I must say the the
shear
leaves a little to be desired. Or, maybe, the operator leaves something
to be
desired.
Vance,
There is
In a message dated 5/28/02 1:10:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Also watch for tinkers tools the hand seamers and rollers used by tin
smiths and sheet metal workers for making all sorts of goodies. They often
go
for very low prices because they are not amenable to
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Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 1:09 PM
Subject: pinch rolls
Hi,
Watch the local shop auctions. I have a Pex, Stow, Wilcox # 100 set I
picked
up at an auction for around $50.00. May be a little
Could not agree more. Some time ago, I picked up a Pexto Rotary machine
for
$5.00. It is a massive thing.
While they were expensive, even many years ago, and now bring bullion prices
per pound, the equipment made by Di-Acro was a joy to use. And if I am not
mistaken, the Di-Acro company was
Hi,
There are literally hundreds and hundreds of small machine shops being
liquidated these days. After W.W.II there were many machinists returning home
with newly acquired skills in the metal trades. Many of these guys started
local machine shops. Some grew to large firms, many stayed small.
In a message dated 5/28/02 4:03:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The Watchmakers and jewelers supply places are a good source for Nickel
Silver sheet,
You are so right Keith! I have been looking for my Rio Grande catalogue so
that I could say that. I know that they
The Rio Grande Jewelry Supply catalog lists nickel silver sheets in packages of
two 6 x 12 sheets (i.e., a square foot) or individual 6 x 12 sheets.
Available thicknesses are .016, .020 and .025 in two-packs and .032, .040
and .051 individually. The prices are comparable to what they charge
What I don't see on the pinch rolls, are vertically aligned grooves
which allow a person to roll rod into controlled diameters-not often used
but nice to have.
Vic,
That would be a terribly handy feature to have to make replacement brass
rings for Merry-Go-Rounds! Maybe we should have a catch
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From: Casey Sterbenz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How does the George Thomas design compare to the Vince Gingery slip roll
machine design for ease of construction, size of material that can be bent
and so on? The Gingery book is available from Lindsay Publications for
.
In the pinch rolls there is also a short gap between the main rolls
and the bending roll (the 3rd roll) which also leaves a short flat on the
leading edge for the same reason. However because of their geometry the
trailing edge will come through the rolls fully curved, simply reversing
the sheet
At 07:48 PM 5/26/02 -0700, you wrote:
Harry and all,
What I don't see on the pinch rolls, are vertically aligned grooves
which allow a person to roll rod into controlled diameters-not often used
but nice to have.
Vic
Vic,
In the original tool made by Geo. Thomas, and illustrated
Harry, Keith,
Much thanx for the pointer to the George Thomas source material. I'll be
happily surfing that site for weeks to come!
Casey Sterbenz
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You building a George Thomas set ?
royce in SB
Harry Wade wrote:
At 04:57 PM 5/24/02 -0700, you wrote:
Don't know if you would have the same problem around the holes.
royce
Royce,
You'd think not . . . . . you'd HOPE not . . . . but my rolls aren't
finished yet so I haven't tried it
At 07:11 AM 5/25/02 -0700, you wrote:
You building a George Thomas set ?
royce
Yes, with slightly larger and longer main rolls.
Regards,
Harry
So who or what is George Thomas, and how do I get plans or a kit?
Mike Eorgoff
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From: Royce Woodbury [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: pinch rolls
And now everyone knows
to be much more modest than its U.S.
counterpart, and which would to suit the needs of the average live steam
model builder. As with most of his project designs they were often
distillations of the best features of tools George had seen or used in his
life. The G.T. rolls are pinch rolls
of George
Thomas.
Casey Sterbenz
From: Harry Wade [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: pinch rolls
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 18:52:47 -0500
At 06:26 PM 5/25/02 -0500, you wrote:
So who or what is George Thomas, and how do
. These are the pinch rolls and are driven
by crank and connecting gearing. The third or bending roll is adjusted
vertically to deflect the metal upward into a circle as soon as it emerges
from between the pinch rolls.
I'm not intimately familiar with the Gingery rolls but I think those
have two rolls
Harry Wade wrote:
. . . without bending rolls (everyone with a
set of bending rolls raise your hand)
I hereby raise my hand. Got a set of pinch rolls from David Smith Metalworks
in UK. Work great ! Would be happy to roll a jacket or two for those in
need. Haven't tried it with holed
At 04:57 PM 5/24/02 -0700, you wrote:
Don't know if you would have the same problem around the holes.
royce
Royce,
You'd think not . . . . . you'd HOPE not . . . . but my rolls aren't
finished yet so I haven't tried it so I don't know.
Regards,
Harry
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