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Default Is this tool a gimmick or is it actually useful?

"Carl" on Thu, 6 Dec 2018 21:46:36
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I was browsing and searching on amazon for Christmas gifts and somehow this
popped up:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...72JU6D&psc= 1
. I've never seen one before. It's basically a press brake in pliers form
:-). Makes bends up to 4" long in up to 0.6 mm (0.024") thick material.
Description says "Portable manual metal bender plier tool is mainly used in
bending the material thickness within 0.6mm and width within 100mm iron
edgings, aluminum fiber edge or stainless steel letter edges." What are
fiber or letter edges? Looks cute, but does it have sufficient leverage or
do you need to be the Hulk to squeeze the handles? Can anyone say if it's a
real tool or will it break on the third pull?


If it works, it isn't a gimmick.
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