Wood Splitter Used To Bend Tubing

Wood Splitter Used To Bend Tubing FARM SHOP Repairs 28-1-38 When the bottom rings on his round bale feeders began rusting through, Art Freymiller, Woodman, Wisconsin figured he could repair them himself. He had a supply of the right sized square tubing to do the job. What he needed was a way to bend it. After thinking it over, he turned to his 3-point mounted wood splitter. Several years ago, he rebuilt the wood splitter, changing the ram from horizontal to vertical. The splitting wedge is attached to the ram, rather than stationary as it is on some hydraulic wood splitters. "I figured if it could split wood, it could bend tubing," he says. So, he made a die from scrap steel tubing, old wheels and strap iron to fit over the wedge. He added a piece of pipe on each end so the die wouldn't crimp the tubing. "I welded two pieces of steel onto the die to make a V in the center, so the die just fits over the wedge, without modifying the splitter at all," he says. His die has a handle on it that lets him position it under the wedge when he's bending. "I was amazed at how well it works. I can bend a length of 1-in. or 1 1/4-in. tubing into a ring in just a few minutes with very little effort," he says. And, Freymiller notes, it didn't cost a thing to make, since he made it from scrap parts he had on hand. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Art Freymiller, 15161 Town Hall Rd., Woodman, Wis. 53827 (ph 608 533-3506).

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