Abstract: A bundling device for rods having a hollow mandrel through which the rods are passed and which mandrel has prongs that are provided with steps. The steps carry elastic rings which are removed from the prongs onto the rods by a stripper. The stripper consists of a tubular member that surrounds the prongs and which has protrusions for engaging the rings and stepwise moving the rings along and off the steps of the mandrel as relative movement is created between the stripper and the prongs.