Shop Made Benders

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Shop-Made Benders
Fancy curlicue made with the simplest of tools!
General Info
Make You make it!
Model
Serial Unknown
Specs n/a
Manual
Asylum Info
Location Metal Shop
Rubric n/a
Training Tool classes
Testing Tool testing, or [[:Category:Metal Shop#Tool Testing

Night|come to the shop on Tool Testing Night]]

Restrictions green


For use with shop’s the Acorn Tables and Vises

Experiment with what’s available, and feel free to add to the collection.

Use for:

  • Bending rod and flat bar, capacity dependent on the jig.
  • Bend curves, angles, and freeform shapes.

Do Not Use for:

  • Bending welded or excessively work hardened metals.

You can try, but it may not go well!

Hazard Analysis

  • Metal can snap while bending, and flakes of rust, mill scale, or paint can become airborne. Eye protection required.
  • Pinched fingers, skin.
  • Cuts / Scrapes from sharp cut edges of the workpiece.
  • Cuts / Scrapes / bruises if care is not taken to prevent metal stock from slipping during the bending process.
Warning Safety glasses Eye protection required!


Operation Notes

  • The Metal Shop has a collection of shop-made jigs, many inspired by YouTube videos.
  • In general, watch the jig. If you see that the jig is bending (as opposed to your material bending), you’ve exceeded the jig’s capacity.
  • If your material is the same size or thicker than the material used to make the jig, you run the risk of bending the jig instead of your material.