Hello all and thanks in advance for reading.
I have an old craftsman woodchipper, with small breaker plates that the blades have to fit between when spinning. A blade bent, smashed into 2 of the little metal ridges on the breaker plates, warping and bending the metal.
Blade was repaired by a local mechanic, but I can’t find anyone to fix these pieces, which are preventing the blades from spinning.
I’ve got a clamp and a worktable in the garage, and a willingness to try and heat it up and bend myself. Tolerances are not very tight. What do I need?
Best Answer
First off I wouldn't heat it, it's not that thick and heating it may mess it up. Basically your going to have to get creative. You'll need a vise, clamp it in the vise. If you need to flatten an area put it on a flat spot of the vise and hit it with the hammer. If you need to open it up use a vise grip to bend it open. Search on youtube for "hammer and dolly" for techniques on bending. These tools may help.