pipe end forming tool

[Frank S]

I don't think we have one of these.
I needed to round the ends of several dozen 1 1/2" 16 ga pipes SO I made a tool to spin form the ends on the lathe.
It uses a heavy duty cam follower bearing mounted on a pivot with a long handle to swing it back and forth
the rotational pivot center is directly under the center of the center of the face of the bearing shell.
First I cut the pipes to 14.1" long on the lathe using a pipe cutter then formed the ends Cutting the pipes this way is faster than on a band saw and leaves the end nice and smooth.


I removed the compound and mounted the tool base in its stead.