[gingery_machines] Re: Gingery Brake- anybody make one? ( and roller?)

 

I built the brake many years ago (not sure if I have photos?) it since has gone away! I do have materials for another build but since its not needed at the moment I have it shelved for a rainey day project!
As with all the Gingery machines it is a light duty brake but works great for the thinner materials such as duct work or possibly auto body work.
Bradley, sounds like your having a hard time staying focused on building as many of us has experienced. I might suggest shelving the CNC as making patterns probably won't be any easier in the short run? Later after your able to get your dedicated computer and CNC together you might find that way better? Learning to fabricate and weld with your mig is a good thing and you can use some of the learned experience to assist in the foundry shop as well. Keep chugging along and do what you can to stay focused to completion some of your dream projects!

Cheers Wonk

--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "Bradley" <bstogsdill1@...> wrote:
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> Greetings-
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> I have not yet got back to the shaper since I am trying to get CNC router up and running to make patterns and it is stalled while looking to build a working computer for free...
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> but I did get a mig welder and am fxin to rebuild my truck cab mounts and rusted out floor boards. I want to use scrap sheet metal left over pieces (read that as "Free" material") and then use a brake to bend them then mig weld the new parts onto the old parts.
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> So I wondered if anybody has had success with homemade brakes- maybe a gingery model or any cheap and easy to build maybe just make cheap easy finger brake would be good enough for small volume material forming.. I also have some pipe that may make a nice metal roller to roll curved pieces of metal. this reminds me I have a punch press I need to get running and tyr to make a power shear out of it...
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> so many projects.. so little time...
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> Please report how you like your brake and if you have any pics posted on it.
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> Regards
> Bradley
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