Log Splitter Converted To Bend Steel
“I made a conversion kit for my log splitter to bend iron. It takes just seconds to switch from a splitter to a bender and works great,” says Larry Gruenberger, Slinger, Wis. “The kit adapts to the splitter’s wedge so I get a perfect 90 degree bend every time.”
Gruenberger drilled 2 holes in the wedge and then bolted a homemade head onto it. He also fabricated a square steel block and a 90-degree V-block. The metal is placed between the square block and the V-block, which is held in place by a steel back plate with a pair of guides welded onto it.To convert back to splitting wood, Gruenberger just unbolts the bender from the wedge.
“The splitter has 34 tons of pressure so it can do some heavy-duty bending,” says Gruenberger. “Because the metal to be bent rests on the splitter beam, the bend line is automatically perpendicular to the metal so no pre-measuring is necessary. It results in a perfect 90-degree bend every time.
“It works fast. I made the kit 4 years ago when I needed about 25 metal brackets to fasten onto the facia on my house. The brackets held 2 by 6’s on edge so workers on the roof wouldn’t slip off. Each bracket required 3 bends, but I was able to bend all the brackets in only about 20 min.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Larry Gruenberger, 3824 Sherman Rd., Slinger, Wis. 53086 (ph 262 878-1559 or 262 305-8595).
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Log Splitter Converted To Bend Steel WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous “I made a conversion kit for my log splitter to bend iron It takes just seconds to switch from a splitter to a bender and works great ” says Larry Gruenberger Slinger Wis “The kit adapts to the splitter’s wedge so I get a perfect 90 degree bend every time ”
Gruenberger drilled 2 holes in the wedge and then bolted a homemade head onto it He also fabricated a square steel block and a 90-degree V-block The metal is placed between the square block and the V-block which is held in place by a steel back plate with a pair of guides welded onto it To convert back to splitting wood Gruenberger just unbolts the bender from the wedge
“The splitter has 34 tons of pressure so it can do some heavy-duty bending ” says Gruenberger “Because the metal to be bent rests on the splitter beam the bend line is automatically perpendicular to the metal so no pre-measuring is necessary It results in a perfect 90-degree bend every time
“It works fast I made the kit 4 years ago when I needed about 25 metal brackets to fasten onto the facia on my house The brackets held 2 by 6’s on edge so workers on the roof wouldn’t slip off Each bracket required 3 bends but I was able to bend all the brackets in only about 20 min ”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Larry Gruenberger 3824 Sherman Rd Slinger Wis 53086 ph 262 878-1559 or 262 305-8595
