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== Training ==
 
== Training ==
 
=== Rolling Steps ===
 
=== Rolling Steps ===
#Adjust the knob on the left to get the desired radius.
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#Adjust the knob on the left to get a large radius.
 
#Adjust the knob on the right to adjust for the size of the bar.
 
#Adjust the knob on the right to adjust for the size of the bar.
 
#Insert the bar between the rollers.
 
#Insert the bar between the rollers.
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#Turn the crank to roll the metal bar or rod.
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#Start with a large radius and continue to make the radius smaller every time you roll. If you attempt to roll a small radius all at once, the rod make make a corkscrew shape instead of a circle.

Revision as of 20:20, 6 March 2019

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Baileigh Ring Roller

A ring roller is a machine used to roll steel material by forcing the material through through rollers, also called dyes. The rollers can be adjusted to form different radii.

The current Ace of this machine is Luke Roderick (lroderick20@georgefox.edu, ?) ().

3 commandments

Stuff about the 3 commandments.

Documentation

Resources

Training

Rolling Steps

  1. Adjust the knob on the left to get a large radius.
  2. Adjust the knob on the right to adjust for the size of the bar.
  3. Insert the bar between the rollers.
  4. Turn the crank to roll the metal bar or rod.
  5. Start with a large radius and continue to make the radius smaller every time you roll. If you attempt to roll a small radius all at once, the rod make make a corkscrew shape instead of a circle.