Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Brian K. Sanders"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Metal bending press>Thanks to the graciousness of Mr. DeCosta, I have been able to post a fewpics>of the metal bending press I built at"http://www.AirCamper.org/users/beerman".>Plese feel free to look at and criticize. It was cheap to build (my steel>came from a local scrapyard), and I'm able to put decent bends in 4 1/2">wide x 0.90" 4130 (for my rudder / elevator hinge blanks). Everything was>MIG welded except for the bronze bushings, which I brazed. Maybe some>day I'll even sandblast and paint it so it ain't quite so ugly. Meanwhile,>on with the Pietenpol building!________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Ron Beasley
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Metal bending press>Thanks to the graciousness of Mr. DeCosta, I have been able to post a fewpics>of the metal bending press I built at"http://www.AirCamper.org/users/beerman".>Plese feel free to look at and criticize. It was cheap to build (my steel>came from a local scrapyard), and I'm able to put decent bends in 4 1/2">wide x 0.90" 4130 (for my rudder / elevator hinge blanks). Everything was>MIG welded except for the bronze bushings, which I brazed. Maybe some>day I'll even sandblast and paint it so it ain't quite so ugly. Meanwhile,>on with the Pietenpol building!>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Jim Sury
Thanks to the graciousness of Mr. DeCosta, I have been able to post a few picsof the metal bending press I built at "http://www.AirCamper.org/users/beerman".Plese feel free to look at and criticize. It was cheap to build (my steel came from a local scrapyard), and I'm able to put decent bends in 4 1/2" wide x 0.90" 4130 (for my rudder / elevator hinge blanks). Everything wasMIG welded except for the bronze bushings, which I brazed. Maybe someday I'll even sandblast and paint it so it ain't quite so ugly. Meanwhile,on with the Pietenpol building!________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: William C. Beerman
The correction to the address ishttp://www.aircamper.org/users/beerman/And here are the links to the individual pictures.http://www.aircamper.org/users/beerman/ ... .jpgThanks William, this is going to be my project this weekend...Greg YotzPS The posted address had an extra character at the end-----Original Message-----

Original Posted By: David Atnip
isn't that 20 ton a little overkill?________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: William C. Beerman
Bill, Thanks for the pictures and info on the press , that's my next project.Incidently, it aint ugly, for the little it costs to make, I think it'sbeautiful. And that 20 ton jack looks ok too.-----Original Message-----