Beautiful analog chain-making machine in action - GIF

**Jon** · Feb 26, 2019, 01:27 PM

Beautiful analog chain-making machine in action.

Previously:

Making heavy duty chain - GIF
Chain making GIFs

**ibdennyak** · Feb 26, 2019, 11:24 PM

mesmerizing

**Radioman** · Feb 27, 2019, 12:26 PM

They don’t make them like that anymore!

**Frank S** · Feb 27, 2019, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Radioman

They don’t make them like that anymore!

actually they probably do for around $5000.00 you can buy a brand new machine for making the non welded links up to 4 mm wire as shown in the video
https://www.alibaba.com/product-deta...d8b62e3aSfgRfu
Link welding is another machine sold separately

**Toolmaker51** · Feb 27, 2019, 08:57 PM

Viewers take note. The wire is drawn from a spool; the first station is a straightener. The transverse wheels are typically arranged in odd numbers, usually the minimum is 5. Most are positioned by eccentrics within wheel hubs, others use a screw to adjust a slide of the wheel mount. There is drag tension on the spool so it won't birdcage, these devices are used on many sizes and variety of wire, including electronics.
If you were to reuse electrical wire; it could be stored easily, once run through such a straightener and re-spooled. Conveyor wheels are very inexpensive source.