First try at bending

Show us your DIY shop made Side Bender and the procedure for its use
ken cierp
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Re: First try at bending

Post by ken cierp » Sat Aug 01, 2015 10:08 am

Repetitive successful cut-away bends -- require thinning to just over .070" (or less), heat applied to the inside of the curves (and outside), and very tight back up slats. Still -- it can be tricky -- there is a reason the services charge $50 extra to make the cut bends.

Here's our production cutaway bender a variation of (I believe a Breedlove design)

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