Synopses & Reviews
This manual on how to build a pipe-bending machine gives full dimensions and assembly instructions. Such a machine is basic equipment for any workshop producing items requiring pipe to be bent up to a radius of 120mm. Articles such as hospital and school equipment; bed frames, chairs, tables and handrails, all require the bending of pipe. The clear illustrations and step-by-step building instructions make this a very practical manual for any small workshop wishing to increase its capacity to fabricate products using piping.
Designed specifically for construction from readily available local materials, the machine could be built by most small metal workshops and blacksmiths.
The ability to make, locally, equipment for small farms and villages in rural areas, is increasingly being seen as very useful, both in the developing countries and in the more industrialized nations. Being built locally also means 'can be repaired locally', a very necessary consideration for those in remote rural areas. With the rising cost of fuel for transportation and the growing awareness of the finite resources of the planet, it makes sense to encourage local self-reliance and small-scale production of certain equipment.
Synopsis
Articles such as hospital and school equipment - bed frames, chairs, tables, handrails - all require the bending of pipe. This manual gives full instructions on how to make a pipe-bending machine, which could be made by most workshops or blacksmiths.