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Title: A Simple Home-made Rail Bender (009 News July 2023)
Post by: Graeme Dunbar on June 20, 2023, 17:35
Here are the links to web sites mentioned in the article of the above name in the 009 News.

3D printed Rail Roller downloadable file from Cults 3D : https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/rail-bending-jig (https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/various/rail-bending-jig)

Fast Tracks Railroller (not readily available in UK?) https://www.handlaidtrack.com/tl-0004 (https://www.handlaidtrack.com/tl-0004)

Light Railway Stores inexpensive (but fixed geometry) rail bender: https://www.lightrailwaystores.co.uk/products/rb01 (https://www.lightrailwaystores.co.uk/products/rb01)

Cinder Path Models (UK-based home producer and occasional seller of inexpensive rail benders): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=443265950224670 (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=443265950224670)

Japanese micro layout kits: https://www.narrow-gauge-shop.com/introduction  (https://www.narrow-gauge-shop.com/introduction)

One of Bob Sharp's micro layouts: https://www.009society.com/forum/index.php?topic=4811.msg34731#msg34731 (https://www.009society.com/forum/index.php?topic=4811.msg34731#msg34731)

NGRM Online home made rail bender (need to register and log in): https://ngrm-online.com/index.php?/forums/topic/29645-returning-to-the-narrow-fold/&do=findComment&comment=763946 (https://ngrm-online.com/index.php?/forums/topic/29645-returning-to-the-narrow-fold/&do=findComment&comment=763946)

Three points on a circle:

https://planetcalc.com/8116/ (https://planetcalc.com/8116/)

https://www.mathportal.org/calculators/analytic-geometry/circle-through-three-points.php (https://www.mathportal.org/calculators/analytic-geometry/circle-through-three-points.php)

Some other home-made rail benders achievable with a more fully-featured workshop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw_xGtsHJtw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw_xGtsHJtw)

https://cascadedivision1964.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/small-distractions-making-a-rail-bender-for-under-10/ (https://cascadedivision1964.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/small-distractions-making-a-rail-bender-for-under-10/)

https://tardus.net/railBender.html (https://tardus.net/railBender.html)

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/home-made-rail-bender (https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/home-made-rail-bender)



Edited to update the links