Rail bender

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Construction

Harry Heil submitted the following, November 2021:

Here is a bender I made with a cheap vice from Harbor Freight. Just turned some wheels from aluminum round, mount on holes in vice jaws.
Rail bender constructed by Harry Heil

External Links

  • Accu-Tie Rail Bender
  • "Beginner's Column: Simple Rail Bender", F.A. McLean, Live Steam, February 1983
  • "Larger Gauges: More on Cagney Resurrections", Nick Wantiez, Hydraulic rail bender description, Live Steam, September/October 1997
  • "Rail Bender Part 1", Bob Hoskins, Drawings, Live Steam, March/April 1999
  • "Rail Bender Part 2", Bob Hoskins, Drawings, Live Steam, May/June 1999