This is a tool rather than a model. I’ve already had to bend quite a few strips and flexible plates, and I’d rather bend them smoothly if I can. They’ll last longer and look better that way. So I’ve bought a set of steel rollers that should enable me to build a rolling mill for strips, plates up to 2.5″, and even flat girders, I hope. So far I can’t get enough power to the rollers, as whatever I fix to the end of the driving roller to drive it just slips. It’d probably bend flexible plates and short strips OK (short strips being thinner than long ones), but it’s not up to longer strips. I’m not even going to try to bend flat girders until I really have to, but there are pre-war Outfit 10 models that need them bent.
So, next step is to file flats on the driving roller axle. Watch this space…
…and when I’ve taken photos I’ll post them here.