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Blacksmith and Metal Working Forum => Blacksmith and Metalworking Forum => Topic started by: Nolatoolguy on May 12, 2012, 08:47:45 PM

Title: Roper Whitney Pexto model 29
Post by: Nolatoolguy on May 12, 2012, 08:47:45 PM
I bought this today along with a partial Ward Machinery Co Die set.

(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/pexto2.png)
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/pexto1.png)
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/pexto4.png)
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/pexto5.png)
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/pexto3.png)
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/pexto6.png)
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/pexto7.png)
(http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz141/nolatoolguy/pexto8model29fivetonwarddieset.png)

I saw it on craigslist several weeks ago, considered it but didnt buy it. A week after that me and my cousin got a job that will require over 1300 solar panel mounting brackets. With that job I decided they would be easier to fabricate them with a machine like this. I saw this again the other day and decided to buy it to help make work easier. It is now set up in my cousins shop for use. She will be a user.


While I was there I also bought a few small user hand tools and a Wilton bandsaw but those I have at home were I dont have a camera. I will get pictures of them soon thoe.
Title: Re: Roper Whitney Pexto model 29
Post by: rusty on May 12, 2012, 10:08:23 PM

Oh, very very nice :)

>1300 solar panel mounting brackets

heh...that should keep you busy for a while -P
Title: Re: Roper Whitney Pexto model 29
Post by: Nolatoolguy on May 12, 2012, 11:14:55 PM
Yeh she is deffinitly a nice machine, or so I think.

The brackets arent to bad to make, they just take time. 1300 sounds like alot but its all for a for a 82 panel system with 130 watts per panel and then extra brackets for some of the other stuff needed for the system.