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Baseplate bender with pics (2 new pics) #558752 02/03/08 05:29 PM 02/03/08 05:29 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania Reynard OP trapper
Reynard OP trapper Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania	Just got a new welder the other week. This was my first project. I still need to anchor the jack to the rig though. It's not perfect and a see a few mods I am going to make but it works great. I use 1/4" cold roll for the base plate, just have to remember to put 2 links of chain on it before I weld them on. Last edited by Reynard; 02/07/08 11:50 PM.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: Reynard] #558924 02/03/08 07:15 PM 02/03/08 07:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 522 fort ripley minnesota S stinkey trapper
stinkey trapper S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 522 fort ripley minnesota	very nice thanks for posting.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: stinkey] #559058 02/03/08 08:26 PM 02/03/08 08:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,523 WI>>>MN >>>WI T-Rex trapper
T-Rex trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,523 WI>>>MN >>>WI	That looks like it would work better than my 5" vise. Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: T-Rex] #559097 02/03/08 08:50 PM 02/03/08 08:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,858 New York D DerekB trapper
DerekB trapper D Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,858 New York	that is very creative

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: DerekB] #559122 02/03/08 09:02 PM 02/03/08 09:02 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 146 Craig Co. OK O okcatman trapper
okcatman trapper O Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 146 Craig Co. OK	Thanks I've been brain storming to come up with something thinking of a jig for a wood spliter this will help.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: okcatman] #559376 02/03/08 10:55 PM 02/03/08 10:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 300 Kansas O outdoorsaddict trapper
outdoorsaddict trapper O Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 300 Kansas	I have seen the guts blown out of pretty good vices making bases out of 1" flat stock. Good idea.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: outdoorsaddict] #559384 02/03/08 11:01 PM 02/03/08 11:01 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,696 MAINE trap_crazy trapper
trap_crazy trapper Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,696 MAINE	its no doubt that trappers are some of the best inventors there ever was. that is a nice device

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: trap_crazy] #559582 02/04/08 12:11 AM 02/04/08 12:11 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania Reynard OP trapper
Reynard OP trapper Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania	I will take more pictures tommorow so you can see how it was constructed.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: Reynard] #559655 02/04/08 12:39 AM 02/04/08 12:39 AM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 6,271 Idaho Lynxcattrapper trapper
Lynxcattrapper trapper Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 6,271 Idaho	Ya copy cat... $\:D$ $\:D$ lol you'll NEED to reinforce the top piece..way to light to last long.. mine is made out of as HEAVY of tool steel that I could get...50ton jack..doubles as my swivel maker and tag stamper..The bottom is 1/2" plate..top is square hollow tool steel..mine weight probably DOUBLE what your does...bit of a "drawback" lol This unit will do round or flat stock w/out even breaking a sweat. lynx

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: ] #559685 02/04/08 12:57 AM 02/04/08 12:57 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania Reynard OP trapper
Reynard OP trapper Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania	Lynx, The top is only 3/16" but I welded a piece of U-channel (1/8" thick 1" x 1") the base is only 1/4" so I added 3 pieces of 3/16# so that it looks like an E. Mine also only has a 2 ton jack but it seems to be plenty. Might went more if I was bending flat stock. Last edited by Reynard; 02/04/08 12:58 AM. Reason: spelling

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: Reynard] #566754 02/07/08 10:08 PM 02/07/08 10:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,010 West Virginia......29 yo bobcatmatt trapper
bobcatmatt trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,010 West Virginia......29 yo	ttt

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: bobcatmatt] #566782 02/07/08 10:18 PM 02/07/08 10:18 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 157 South Carolina S Swampfox1975 trapper
Swampfox1975 trapper S Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 157 South Carolina	You think you would need more than 4000 lbs to bend a 1/4 round rod of cold rolled? Any thing above that seems like over kill IMHO.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: Swampfox1975] #566881 02/07/08 11:16 PM 02/07/08 11:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,332 N.e.WI. 45 DFronek trapper
DFronek trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,332 N.e.WI. 45	Same way I made mine using a 12 ton bottle jack,thinking about going to a 20 ton so I can bend more than a couple at a time.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: outdoorsaddict] #566912 02/07/08 11:25 PM 02/07/08 11:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,394 East, Kentucky KYBOY trapper
KYBOY trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,394 East, Kentucky	Originally Posted By: outdoorsaddict I have seen the guts blown out of pretty good vices making bases out of 1" flat stock. Good idea. yep, I have a large Wilton that will do it but I still dont like using a vise if I dont have to. My frame for a bottle jack is just basically a four cornered frame. The jack sets in it then the jig. That way I can take my jig jaws in and out. Last edited by KYBOY; 02/07/08 11:30 PM. Deep in the heart of Appalachia....

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: KYBOY] #566952 02/07/08 11:51 PM 02/07/08 11:51 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania Reynard OP trapper
Reynard OP trapper Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania	added some more pics

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: Reynard] #566991 02/08/08 12:25 AM 02/08/08 12:25 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,901 georgia B big ab trapper
big ab trapper B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,901 georgia	will it do flat stock? Advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to live the life you have imagined.

Re: Baseplate bender with pics [Re: big ab] #567052 02/08/08 01:01 AM 02/08/08 01:01 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania Reynard OP trapper
Reynard OP trapper Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 197 South Central Pennsylvania	I have only made cold roll base plates but I don't see why it wouldn't.

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