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Each of the three pieces of equipment shown above can individually be the foundation for a number of businesses. Acquiring a #1-ORB Ornamental Roller-Bender is the obvious choice if you are thinking about starting an income-earning business centered around making ornamental iron. The advantages of building ornamental ironwork (especially for the beginner) are worth considering. The material cost is rather minimal when weighed against the price that items such as security doors, gates and railings can bring in the marketplace. The need for them is not going away anytime soon. Many profitable and significant ornamental businesses that exist today were started in a home garage. For those who enjoy building creative items, ornamental ironwork certainly provides that opportunity. The #1-ORB can also do a lot of general metal parts bending as well as form 1/2", 3/4" round & square tubing.
The new #425 Pedestal Arch & Ring Roller (shown above) has some considerable design improvements over our old #338 Roller. This includes straight tracking rollers, and the elimination of the bottle jack and lock handle. Although the #338 received good reviews from Orange County Choppers (seen by millions on the Discovery Channel) I personally like the #425 much better. Our customers have also told us that they love the new #425 machine. This roller provides a handy way to roll the larger rings and arches which is one capability that a lot of welding shops do not have. This roller is very useful for those making fire pits, barbeque grills, tree guards and those rolling square tubing arches for the top of ornamental gates as well as many other projects that require rings and arches.
Welding shops, fabricators and schools of all types make up the bulk of #UF-25H Universal Fabricator sales. It is certainly the machine of choice for our serious Fabricators. Many customers, especially schools, acquire all three machines shown above. The #UF-25H Universal Fabricator can form attractive block letters for signs mounted on buildings and short brick walls. Heavy bar stock like that which is used in trailer hitches and numerous other parts used in general fabrication can be bent in the #UF-25H
#2011 Handy Bend. Its tube bending capabilities (with its unique Lock-N-Stop Gauge and Repeatable Bend Attachment) is one of the main reasons that this machine is used worldwide.
The #BMSB Bench Mount Scroll Bender and #SCEN Scroll Enlarger seen below, although bought by established businesses, is a good way to get started if you are looking for an ornamental hobby. We certainly have a lot of low-budget customers that the #BMSB fits. Still, most customers looking to start an ornamental business do acquire a #1-ORB Ornamental Roller-Bender. When the #BMSB is upgraded to a #1-ORB Ornamental Roller-Bender it will greatly increase your ornamental project making capability. You are out nothing if you later upgrade to the #1-ORB since they both use the #SA Scroll attachment and #SCEN Scroll Enlarger. If you later purchase a #1-ORB the full cost of the #BMSB will be deducted from your #1-ORB purchase price since you already have those two attachments which you will not need with your new #1-ORB.
Shop Outfitters (founded in 1985) provides specialized metalworking machines which are the foundation of an almost unlimited number of specific project business opportunities. Our Show & Tell project idea books contain hundreds of photos in them that were built with our equipment. They are not only a good source for project ideas, but they also act as a sales helper for anyone making things to sell using our equipment.
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