Eastwood rod forming tool

[Vic Valencheck]

Has anyone used this tool to form cage wires? I've been practicing with coat hangers but can't get the right combination. I want to replace some wires on a Westinghouse pancake. Seems like a nifty tool but does it work for this application? 

[Patrick Ray]

Lemme know how that works out for you. I've used brake line tubing benders, but with the diameter of the cage wires being a lot less than that of brake lines, it's a bit cumbersome to use. 

[Nicholas Denney]

I wouldn't worry about using a bending jig for those particular 'S' wires, if you could call them that. You just need to work on your bending skills. It's no different from conduit bending, you have to know what you're doing to get the desired effect.

[Trevor Andersen]

I just use one of these screwed down to a piece of wood I can clamp down if needed. It works decently for brass but steel has to be annealed well. I had a tool like that one I tried but I couldn't get the curve to form in small enough increments to get it correct.

[Vic Valencheck]

20 hours ago, Trevor Andersen said:

I just use one of these screwed down to a piece of wood I can clamp down if needed. It works decently for brass but steel has to be annealed well. I had a tool like that one I tried but I couldn't get the curve to form in small enough increments to get it correct.

Your right about the tool I have, you can't make the curves shallow enough. I had to do some work by hand. The one your showing looks like it would form the curves better.

[Paul Carmody]

Trevor just caused a surg in sales for wire shaping jigs.Thanks for the tip!

[Steve Rockwell]

           ... with apologies to Tony Clayton,  old school wire bending...

[John Landstrom]

On 7/27/2024 at 5:22 PM, Steve Rockwell said:

           ... with apologies to Tony Clayton,  old school wire bending...

Nice one Steve !   It’s even mounted to a fan base !!

[Louis Luu]

Don't know if anyone experimented with this handheld hydraulic 16 ton press.  This came in today.  I've always been intrigued how people narrowed the ends of brass wire to go onto the back and how the AEG cages have the wires flatten for wires to go through them.  I got an old broken WE tank wire cage and had some fun.  It gave way like butter.  I will need to make a die press for the narrowing and a die for crimping/riveting.

[John Landstrom]

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting the small question mark on the pictures ?

[Paul Carmody]

On Louis pics as well.I could see them the other day?

Edited August 10, 2024 by Paul Carmody

[Louis Luu]

On 8/8/2024 at 2:41 PM, John Landstrom said:

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting the small question mark on the pictures ?

It happens now and then.  I think it has to do with posting it as a link or uploading it directly.  

[Louis Luu]

I'm experimenting with this 16 ton handheld pneumatic wire crimp that will hopefully narrow down the ends of a brass wire to insert into the back ring.

[Marc Sova]

I think I read here once that you can thread the ends of the wires to make them smaller to fit in that hole. Not sure if I understood that correctly  I wonder if this crimping tool could be used to make the V ends in the front rings like Emerson’s etc  does it come with and have an attachment that would facilitate that?