How to Bend Ubolts 

I would never have imagined that you could get a job shop type u-bolt machine! I'm pretty impressed with. I always imagined it was done in a far larger facility. This was pretty cool.

Your dad spent money wisely. I always used a di-acro bender and it took muscle and time to get every one right. The tool was low cost but labor was high. Wish I had a machine like yours. Thanks for sharing.

Don't know why this was in my recommendations but I enjoyed watching it. That's some pretty fancy footwork at around 5:37.

Brings back memories of my youth! Bending u-bolts, the smell of burning Hendrickson walking beam bushings, etc. Good times!

This guy is the real deal!!! It takes a well engineered mindset to do work like that.

I won't ever look at a "U-bolt" the same ever again. Worked in machine shop out of high school, made take out arms for glass bottle industry, I was young guy thinking "Who comes up with these machines" good video, thanks again!

Scott love the video, made me laugh when you seemed a bit disappointed that you still find it interesting bending u-bolts. just the deep breath and almost a sigh as you said it still has me going.

Having this done in La right now for an old piece of farm equipment. Couldn’t find the u-bolts anywhere. This is awesome!

영상 넘 멋집니다. 각각의 과정들이 잘 표현되어있습니다. 화질도 너무좋아서 계속보고싶네요^^ 감사합니다. 좋은 영상 올려주어서 화이팅입니다.

His other name is Bender. Featured in a very popular cartoon called Futurama.

Very interesting to see a job-shop machine like that. Thanks very much.

New to the channel finding it very interesting Hello from Tennessee

Nice look into metal fabrication with Canadian tools!

The flattened center area mentioned in the comments is a good feature, this prevents crimping the axle housing and, with the waffle gripper pattern feature, reduces slippage and weld breaking and/or housing "tears".

There is a shop 20 mins from me that made U-bolts from start to finish. I get my custom made pieces from them. They cut to length, put through a threading machine. If it’s a large enough diameter, it goes into a heater that heats them to red colour. Then it goes into a 1,000 ton press that squishes the center flat which allows easier bending in the same machine Scott is using. I’ve seen them bend rods without squishing flat also. It was pretty neat to watch. Especially when the press goes through it’s stroke. The floor shakes. 🤣

I often use my die as a sizing reference if I’m really looking for tight tolerances I’ll grab a tape or caliper otherwise I reference my die!! 🎉

Loved the video. I would have thought that once you get the 1st U-bolt set to the proper size you would just run the rest as all the straight bolts are the same spec and hardness they would all bend the same way.

just an idea cut a scrap plate and make a go / no-go gauge and save more time great video by the way

I remember setting up a 60 ton stamping press to bend u-bolts. We produced 3600 pieces per hour, long, long ago. My father bought a screw factory and I used to work there. My brother owns it now. I married and came to Canada.

I remember when Wheeling Spring Service Co. in Wheeling WV got their cold u-bolt bender in the late 70's

Subscribed. Had to for a fellow Canadian

And I thought you are going to teach us how to bent a u bolt without a wonderful machine like this...😀

that is a great machine on press end also

Interesting. Seems theres a little "art" involved along with technical know-how.

Very nice Die set you have there.

couple of blocks of wood cut for go, no go might speed things along?

what you show It's very helpful to us. How do you iron the threads? What grade of steel do you use?

My local shop would always bend them a little tight, then rap the anvil to loosen it up. He said he did it that way to relieve the stress in the bolt. Don't know if it really makes a difference but it sounds good.

Nice, just 1 question why don't you set up a stop to work off for the centre line?

Soy de Perú y trabajo haciendo esos pernos en U en cuadrado y semi curva se hacer todo el proceso desde la materia prima y la máquina que usamos para doblar es de lejos mucho mejor que la máquina q usan en el vídeo 😀

Good

VicRoc is actually base in Victoriaville, 2 hours east of Montreal.

Once you find that good setting for jaw width, why not stick with it for rest of the bolts?

Your machine looks almost new for its age. aours has many modifications and looks quite different to yours and is much, much slower.. not sure why. Perhaps management though it was dangerous for it to be moving so quick. Do your bolts come out with a twist in them that needs to be straightened? Depending on the bolt sometimes ours end up with about ¼ to ½ inch twist in them 🤷🏻‍♂️ Great vid nice to see how other people do them.

I had to argue with my boss about buying new U bolts. He wanted to cut and weld the old ones to fit and I said "you're fucked" It only costs $250 for new ones and they come with new nuts and washers. We spent a day trying to remove the old ones before he gave up and let me order new ones from napa. I can use a measuring tape and read so it was no problem and could have saved us a day of work if he had of listened to me!

Maybe make a gauge block for your common die sizes and just hang it with the die on you rack?

Thats interesting, its that easy to make U bolts. It always been a struggle to get U bolts out here on the coast of BC. Then it costs an arm and a leg. When I needed U bolts for my F350 Superduty I was told dealer only item.

What would be the result if you left the adjusting wheel where it was after bending a bolt and do the next one in one hit?

Question. I have Lippert 4,400lb. Tandem axles. I have a 6 leaf spring kit. I would like to put 3” lift blocks on. How long should my U-bolts be?

Is there any advantage in massaging the u-bolt rather than doing in either 1 or 2 passes? A single pass would save you a bunch of time if you could do it in 1 go.

I massage my rod up and down until it's perfectly shaped as well 🤣

do you ever see any velvet ride

honestly no idea why you open the jaws after each bend. its a roller. set it to size and get with it.

I noticed you bend it in several steps, Can't the press do it in one go?

Where would I be able to buy the die set from? (to make the u-bolts) thanks

Aghhh. I thought this was a video about bending u-bolts straight! /sarc You really need to get a Rodriguez bender bot. Works for beer. /sarc {Futurama}

Any idea on how much their ubolt bender cost?

Once you get the roller arms set, can it be done in one shot/stroke?

Rad🤙

cool

Great show - but you're looking at a huge upswing in productivity with your first robot.

Why measure it constantly drill a piece of plate as a template far easier

Dose that machine do something else seams very large relatively simple and low power operation

👍👍

It looks like an older “Bender” from Futurama. 😀

👍Good stuff. (SUBd)

Craftsmanship with pride...👍

Surely a go no go piece of steel with 2 holes would be much faster and removes any chance of a mistake.

Yeah, I’d say fascinating too. Lucky your dad taught you, probably many lessons.

Calidad de empresa , en que estado están ubicados?

Alat nya sudah maju

Hello

Canadian made rod and a Canadian made machine doing the work manned by a Canadian in Canada...sorry the proud Canuck in me is comin out!

I would get a chair or a stool to sit on so not to bend your back to much.

I'm surprised there isn't a U bolt shortage because of covid.

Why not make one complete bend, non stop? It should end up the same..

Don't you mean how to bend bolts into U-bolts

No wonder they cost TOO MUCH

Put them in a nice package and charge $25 for it.

There needs to be a better way to do this. So much waste in each step.