Nifty Machines Make Notches In Pipe

Nifty Machines Make Notches In Pipe FARM SHOP Tools 30-3-39 The pipe notching equipment from Woodward Fab in Hartland, Mich., opens up all kinds of opportunities. They let you make quick saddle notches in pipe for making your own gates and railings. Or you can go into business making them for others. The Variable Angle Pipe Notcher is priced at only $69.99 and works on up to 2-in. dia. pipe. It's powered by a hand electric drill or drill press and makes cuts with standard hole saws. The company also makes a manual notcher that doesn't require any outside power. It can mount on a wall or bench or on the back of a truck so you can take it out to the field. There are three models of manual notchers, all of which make 90 degree cuts only. "The manual notcher doesn't require any power and would be mounted to a sturdy bench or wallàor to the side of portable welding truck, allowing you to take it out in the field," Heck says. "There are three different manual models." The first one notches 1/4-in., 3/8-in. and 1/2-in. pipe or tube and is priced at $289.99 (model #WFN1) The second model (#WFN2) works on µ-in., 1-in., 1 and 1/4-in. pipe or tube, and costs $349.99. The third model (#WFN3) is suitable for 1 1/2-in. and 2-in. pipe and tube and is priced at $399.99. There's also an electric version of these notchers that sells for $2,995. In addition, the company makes industrial-sized notchers that work on pipe up to 6-in. dia. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Woodward Fab, Box 425, Hartland, Mich. 48353 (800 391-5419 or 810 632-5419; fax 810 632-6640; www. woodward-fab.com).

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