Keith I made one of those ,about 20 yrs. ago for straightening the hand rails on diesel locomotivesIt saved the company from having to bring the whole locomotive back into the shop every time a hand rail got bent, the one I made was considerably larger but then again we were working with 1 1/4 solid hot rolled material. Would use a fork lift for the power. Thanks for a great video and bringing back old memories.
What a great idea! I work on boats all the time that have bent stanchions - even my own boat - this would make straightening them much easier. Thanks for the idea!
That was great Keith, I love how that drill press just works for any and everything !!! .....I always find myself making tools as I need for the job at hand, Its a never ending saga .
@NimrodMR4A I feel that there are going to be more hooks made for it in different sizes and shapes, right now its just leaning against the wall and who knows when I pick it up again, thanks for the feed back, love it,:) Keith
Simple always looks good. I have no plasma cutter but may have to make one the hard way using freehand oxy torch. One extra occurred to me, to avoid possible surface marring on some jobs - perhaps line with some good oak bark leather, just to remove metal-to-metal contact. Ain't innovation great! Thanks once more for a Fenner gem.
Brilliant invention! I regularly bend rods to fit around artwork. This could be very useful in my trade as museum mountmaker. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I have two pair this year, One is a year old and the other I started wearing at Xmas, next year I'll have three pairs and one will be going on the third year of use. Cloths are tools and They are not only the toughest pair of pants, I have ever owned they are like wearing pajama's! The wife had ordered me three pair of their shorts for summer, as a fathers day gift and she is making me wait until it is fathers day! ;{(-----
@robstorms Well, as I have said before, the right person for that job isn't even running! It also seems that all the good intentions and dreams we elect into office, are mind molded after the swaring in! I'd have to clear out a few of those useless rooms in the white house and move in some machines...LOL...:) Thanks for the Kudo's Keith
Great idea Keith! I think we are going to make one for our shop the students are always bending rod and tube. That must have been thick wall material I think tube would have kinked.
Excellent idea and neatly executed. I think I would have annealed the stantions first though. I know you wanted to keep the patina and you obviously made the right decision as you did such an excellent job. It is just that bronzes and coppers work-harden so quickly.
Pretty neat and simple idea, but works great! Still I have a suggestion: If the hook is too soft for a job, slide on another one, but the other way around. You can apply more pressure and the wider surface reduces denting the workpiece. These two hooks could be coupled with some kind of rubber band, so they always return to the closed position. Moving the tool around the workpiece then doesn´t let the hook always fall off and you got a free hand.
Gotta like those easy ones ,I love it too when a plan comes together ,SHARE AN IDEA Made a tool for drawing a circle around 5-6 ft circ.corrigated galvanized culvert , Tacked weld a 2" flat washer with 5/8 hole to fit felt pen tacked it to 3-4ft of 1" flat strap & on the end sideways 1" flat Tshaped about foot long then roll the culvert and mark the line for cutting - grind tack set washer where ever you need to cut .
beautiful little tool. you need a website, where you sell all these little plasma cut parts to make whatever you make with them. people would grab them up! theyre flat, cheap and easy to ship. my lord man.
Great idea!! Just a quick thought... What about a couple of tacks about 3/4 way down, just to stop the sliding hook sliding off or trapping skin if you were to pick it up the wrong way round??
I have an idea if you thread and cap the end of the tool that you made you can use various size hooks and then when done just stow them on the rod and not stuck away in a drawer some where.
I do a lot of steel work and this would be a great tool,,,, Better get you a patten on this tool ,,, you will probably see it in tool stores soon now that it is on u tube,,,,Great tool
Sweet. I am going to make one of these, I am always trying to straighten things out. By the way, somehow, I have this "ability" to see what it looked like before it was bent, dented, crushed or twisted. Then, I just reverse the force till it is near the original. Is this how you see too? Thanks, Tom
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get er done! Like a lot of great ideas, That was so simple, yet brilliant
Keith I made one of those ,about 20 yrs. ago for straightening the hand rails on diesel locomotivesIt saved the company from having to bring the whole locomotive back into the shop every time a hand rail got bent, the one I made was considerably larger but then again we were working with 1 1/4 solid hot rolled material. Would use a fork lift for the power. Thanks for a great video and bringing back old memories.
That is a brilliant piece of kit Keith. Makes one think of the saying "Necessity is the mother of invention".
Isn't it great when you get that "good idea" pop into your head. Good tool, does the job perfectly. Thanks for posting.
What a great idea! I work on boats all the time that have bent stanchions - even my own boat - this would make straightening them much easier. Thanks for the idea!
Well done. simple straight forward old world style. Please don't stop demonstrating great ideas,
You continue to amaze me! I have tried to straighten bent pipe & rod. Not easy. You make it look easy. All in the right tool.
That was great Keith, I love how that drill press just works for any and everything !!! .....I always find myself making tools as I need for the job at hand,
Its a never ending saga .
@NimrodMR4A I feel that there are going to be more hooks made for it in different sizes and shapes, right now its just leaning against the wall and who knows when I pick it up again, thanks for the feed back, love it,:) Keith
Mr. Fenner, this is simply brilliant!
Improvising at its finest, simple but effective. No wonder your job shop is successful! Nice work Kieth.
AWESOME IDEA. I've had similar issues with poles/pipe being bent. This is a sweet, sweet idea thanks Keith.
Great job! Another one of those " why didn't I thunk about that". Its amazing what can be done with some scrap metal.
Simple always looks good. I have no plasma cutter but may have to make one the hard way using freehand oxy torch. One extra occurred to me, to avoid possible surface marring on some jobs - perhaps line with some good oak bark leather, just to remove metal-to-metal contact. Ain't innovation great! Thanks once more for a Fenner gem.
Great stuff. Bet they'll be selling them in Harbor Freight soon.
Brilliant invention! I regularly bend rods to fit around artwork. This could be very useful in my trade as museum mountmaker. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you for the comment! ;{)-----
Very clever, Keith! That's the best hickey I've ever seen. The adjustable hook makes it as slick as baby poop. GET A PATENT!
I like it, the adjust-ability makes your idea tool so useful.
Yay for Gandalf , Keith, I like you and your work more and more
Keith
Now thats what were talikng about. Sweet, simple, job done.
Another Turn Right first.
Your the MAN
Keep them coming.
Inspiration!!! that is all I need to straighten some frame tubes on my trialsbike. Genius
Thanks for the comment! ;{)---
I have two pair this year, One is a year old and the other I started wearing at Xmas, next year I'll have three pairs and one will be going on the third year of use. Cloths are tools and They are not only the toughest pair of pants, I have ever owned they are like wearing pajama's! The wife had ordered me three pair of their shorts for summer, as a fathers day gift and she is making me wait until it is fathers day! ;{(-----
@robstorms Well, as I have said before, the right person for that job isn't even running!
It also seems that all the good intentions and dreams we elect into office, are mind molded after the swaring in!
I'd have to clear out a few of those useless rooms in the white house and move in some machines...LOL...:) Thanks for the Kudo's Keith
That's a slick piece of tooling for the job.
Great Invention Keith, with the proper tools the jobs a doddle. That tool will have folk guessing in years to come !!
Great idea Keith! I think we are going to make one for our shop the students are always bending rod and tube.
That must have been thick wall material I think tube would have kinked.
Excellent tool, your a true metal worker!
Nice - a very good example of experience meeting skill and producing something that can be used immediately.
I like that! I tried that using a conduit bender and never got it that straight! As usual, great video!
It was an old drill press table, in a production shop and I gave the drill press heads away and scored with the table for a welding. ;{)-----
Great thinking on the tool, Thanks for sharing!
well done, this tool would be very handy on trucks( tractor trailers), for straightening up gates, ,rope rails , etc.
Sheee-it!-does this Keith Fenner guy EVER screw up?
Compelling viewing yet again, thanks Keith and keep 'em coming!
Excellent idea and neatly executed. I think I would have annealed the stantions first though. I know you wanted to keep the patina and you obviously made the right decision as you did such an excellent job. It is just that bronzes and coppers work-harden so quickly.
Pretty neat and simple idea, but works great!
Still I have a suggestion:
If the hook is too soft for a job, slide on another one, but the other way around.
You can apply more pressure and the wider surface reduces denting the workpiece.
These two hooks could be coupled with some kind of rubber band, so they always return to the closed position.
Moving the tool around the workpiece then doesn´t let the hook always fall off and you got a free hand.
Great videos sir, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
the world needs more people like you.
That worked awesome. great invention!
Cool idea and tool!
Brilliant! Simple and effective. Thanks for the new brain fold!
Gotta like those easy ones ,I love it too when a plan comes together ,SHARE AN IDEA Made a tool for drawing a circle around 5-6 ft circ.corrigated galvanized culvert , Tacked weld a 2" flat washer with 5/8 hole to fit felt pen tacked it to 3-4ft of 1" flat strap & on the end sideways 1" flat Tshaped about foot long then roll the culvert and mark the line for cutting - grind tack set washer where ever you need to cut .
Awesome idea. Thumbs up!
I'll let you know, I'm making a few for someone soon, I'll create a DFX then...
beautiful little tool. you need a website, where you sell all these little plasma cut parts to make whatever you make with them. people would grab them up! theyre flat, cheap and easy to ship. my lord man.
Simply awesome!
Keith, You're a genius.
Great idea!!
Just a quick thought... What about a couple of tacks about 3/4 way down, just to stop the sliding hook sliding off or trapping skin if you were to pick it up the wrong way round??
Awsome tool!
@mcdanjff I'm flattered:)
Pure genius!!!!
I have an idea if you thread and cap the end of the tool that you made you can use various size hooks and then when done just stow them on the rod and not stuck away in a drawer some where.
elegant simplicity....maybe a Delrin pad on the foot and hook to prevent marring, but spectacular.
SWEET. I'm going to make one tomorrow.
Agreed ! making the tool can take longer than doing the job BUT its the correct tool that does the job quickly
I do a lot of steel work and this would be a great tool,,,, Better get you a patten on this tool ,,, you will probably see it in tool stores soon now that it is on u tube,,,,Great tool
That's just downright genius
nice job on the repair.
A *_"TRUE"_* Warrior- forges his own weapon...
And a true craftsman makes his own tools.
Plascam looks like good fun
genius tool, with a good operator! bf
Genius!!!!!
you are a genius,
Super job.
Patent that bender and put it on the market......lol
Keith you're the MacGyver of metal.
Good Job keep it up
Sweet. I am going to make one of these, I am always trying to straighten things out. By the way, somehow, I have this "ability" to see what it looked like before it was bent, dented, crushed or twisted. Then, I just reverse the force till it is near the original. Is this how you see too? Thanks, Tom
Лайк. Мастер во всём. Хорошая железяка. Хотел спросить, страна то у тебя какая?
smart! good idea!
Wow that is a fantastic idea! Wait a sec, how did I end up here?
Sure drop me an Email W / your address and I can send you one...
Best if you get 1" round stock so the shipping cost stays down...
:) Keith
I dig that plasmacam
@gassolean I agree that tool could be sold to a lot of people with boats especially all those people with sailboats
I'm also stealing this idea :) XD great job
I will vote for you for president
Nice!
Even better -- an emailable DXF file, so we could tweak it as needed, then generate our own code for our machines.
Grandpa Bill
But now you have it and I can thunk of many things to use it for.
nice tool keith,you should patent that before some one else does !!!!!!!!!!!!!! really......some one else could make money off of your idea !!!!
awesome :D
thanks for that!
I can see many uses
genius
looks like another tool to bend electrical conduit.
I'm stealing this idea
My apologies.... Keith!!! As you can tell I am no typist, lol.
you should freekin patent that and sell that tool
Cool idea! ;{)-----
DAH! I'm brain dead... Downloadable file would even be easier.
leonardo da vinci :p
reminds me of a greenlee rigid conduit hickey...your tool is better tho. It's another "git er done" courtesy of master Keith...
you should copyright it! so big companies can`t make money on it
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*steeling :P