Bender?

[jwmay]

I just wondered what this was. Anybody know?

 

[benmychree]

Kinda looks like a tire shrinker. Picture has no scale of size ---

 

[francist]

Kinda like this one...

 

[benmychree]

Kinda like this one...

View attachment 371003

Exactly!

 

[RJSakowski]

Kinda looks like a tire shrinker. Picture has no scale of size ---

Good call! Here is the patent. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid...&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

 

[FOMOGO]

John, and I used one of those on the trip west with the wagon train. Mike

 

[jwmay]

Thank you! Now I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I have no use for it.

 

[silence dogood]

There is a wagon rebuild shop in Joliet Montana that works on old wagon wheels. It's called Engels coach works and they are on utube. I believe that they have a bender like that. Some really interesting stuff to watch.

 

[projectnut]

John, and I used one of those on the trip west with the wagon train. Mike

How can that tool be used on a stone wheel?

 

[hman]

Ya just gotta be real careful not to try bending too far and cracking it