Reunion: hydraulic bending machine from 1973 at Röthlisberger Haustechnik
It was only by chance that we heard about one of Jorns’ first hydraulic bending machines; it had been installed in the former Röthlisberger tinsmith’s workshop in the neighbouring village around 50 years ago. And it’s still there today. No wonder we wanted to take a closer look.
Visiting Röthlisberger Haustechnik in Bützberg
Specialists in sanitary engineering: Röthlisberger Haustechnik
Roman Röthlisberger and his hydraulic bending machine, type 69-M-6/1
Working with a folding rule and mobile phone
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: side view
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: inner space
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: machine stands bolted to the ground
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: simple operation with hand levers
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: bending linkage as a parallelogram
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: separate box to show the bending angle
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: shear head of the electric shears
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: automatic cable reel for the electric shears
Type 69-M-6/1 bending machine: manufacturer’s specifications
The machine can be found in Bützberg at Röthlisberger Haustechnik AG, which is now being run by the third generation of the Röthlisberger family, Roman Röthlisberger. Roman proudly told us that his grandfather had purchased the machine around 1973. Acc
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