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I bought on the occasion for 300 euros a manual machine for bending thin galvanized steel (up to 1 mm thick), produced in Yugoslavia in 1974.
Heavy duty cast iron sidewalls and tough steel shafts. The dowry contained a homemade "knife" (?) for bending, the original one was broken and traces of repeated attempts to repair the blade by electric welding. I have already received a new blade made of special steel. It is awaiting installation after the final rework of the shafts.
Casting of good quality, but a lot of putty on a chalk base, decomposed from time. I desperately need such a machine for bending thin stainless steel.
Plus, I wanted to have an electric drive, and not work as a convict in the hold of a ship, leaning on the pump handle. Also, I wanted to try myself, with limited tools and equipment, at making a stand in the style of old Victorian machine tools. The legs are longer, under my height and wider apart, for stability.
The old stand was made by someone, apparently after an active May 1st celebration or something like that. Ugly, oblique and crooked iron.
Today everything is painted, assembled and works in manual mode. I didn't think about photographs, I usually shoot videos.
Attached an old electric motor with a variator, belt tensioning mechanism. It is necessary to find time, disassemble the machine, and lengthen the shaft for an additional pulley, put belts, safety guards, emergency stop buttons, motor reverse, and so on.
Heavy duty cast iron sidewalls and tough steel shafts. The dowry contained a homemade "knife" (?) for bending, the original one was broken and traces of repeated attempts to repair the blade by electric welding. I have already received a new blade made of special steel. It is awaiting installation after the final rework of the shafts.
Casting of good quality, but a lot of putty on a chalk base, decomposed from time. I desperately need such a machine for bending thin stainless steel.
Plus, I wanted to have an electric drive, and not work as a convict in the hold of a ship, leaning on the pump handle. Also, I wanted to try myself, with limited tools and equipment, at making a stand in the style of old Victorian machine tools. The legs are longer, under my height and wider apart, for stability.
The old stand was made by someone, apparently after an active May 1st celebration or something like that. Ugly, oblique and crooked iron.
Today everything is painted, assembled and works in manual mode. I didn't think about photographs, I usually shoot videos.
Attached an old electric motor with a variator, belt tensioning mechanism. It is necessary to find time, disassemble the machine, and lengthen the shaft for an additional pulley, put belts, safety guards, emergency stop buttons, motor reverse, and so on.