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Post straightening machine.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...477#post107538
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2568#post96619
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...994#post100439
Sweet! I’d love to get a look at the dies inside. Is this a homemade tool?
I've pretzeled my share of those Once as a teen I was dragging a pair of 14 ft grain drills side by side on a spreader bar. Got too close to a fence we had only recently put up and ripped down about 300 feet before I noticed it. My grandpa was not impressed and neither was I when I had to straighten the T post and restring the 5 strand by myself.
Another good Aussie invention...
poststraightener.com.au
They come to you, $2.50 per post (new up to $5-7)
Read the site, very inspiring! Cheers
Jim
Wow great! Home built? If you built from scratch how about some drawings. I've got about 2 miles of t-posts that seem to always need a little tlc from time to time. Looks really fast.
Mate, I did not build it, just recognised the Ute, trailer and his boots as Aussie, then looked up his site. Read his site FAQ and you'll understand further, cheers.
Jim
Brilliant and nicely thought out business plan!!
Patent application for a post straightener, from Tractor Supply: https://patentimages.storage.googlea...60290004A1.pdf
Interesting, it looks like an old tie-rod adjusting tool and probably where they got the idea from. Had both types with a handle and square drive for a ratchet. This will still need some type of vice to hold the post for eyeballing straight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon
Thanks Jon!
PJ
This is often an interesting question. Homemade tools sometimes follow a trajectory via which they end up as mainstream tools. My guess is that this one started out as homemade, then turned semi-pro.Quote:
Originally Posted by Radioman