Tis a bit embarrassing, but Im getting mighty frustrated.

I picked up one of the better brands of post mounted compact benders
for flat steel a month or so ago, and mounted it on a mass of steel so
its semi movable, but will not twist in usage. Works great with the
various rollers.

The embarrassing part....for the life of me, I cannot figure out how
to use it properly to make right angle bends.

I got no instructions with it, so did a lot of web searching..no luck.
I remembered Harbor Freight keeps their manuals on line, and
downloaded their manual for their version of compact bender. And its
rather nice....except for the section on making right angle bends.

Anyone got a link to even a clear picture of the set up, using the
right angle bend attachment (wedge shaped block) to make a simple,
easy, no brainer right angle bend?

This is really ****ing me off, as I consider my self moderately handy
at such things.

Gunner


Leftwingers are like pond scum. They are green, slimy, show up where
they are not wanted, and interfere with the fishing.

Strider

It's upside-down!


"Gunner" wrote in message
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Tis a bit embarrassing, but Im getting mighty frustrated.

I picked up one of the better brands of post mounted compact benders
for flat steel a month or so ago, and mounted it on a mass of steel so
its semi movable, but will not twist in usage. Works great with the
various rollers.

The embarrassing part....for the life of me, I cannot figure out how
to use it properly to make right angle bends.

I got no instructions with it, so did a lot of web searching..no luck.
I remembered Harbor Freight keeps their manuals on line, and
downloaded their manual for their version of compact bender. And its
rather nice....except for the section on making right angle bends.

Anyone got a link to even a clear picture of the set up, using the
right angle bend attachment (wedge shaped block) to make a simple,
easy, no brainer right angle bend?

This is really ****ing me off, as I consider my self moderately handy
at such things.

Gunner


Leftwingers are like pond scum. They are green, slimy, show up where
they are not wanted, and interfere with the fishing.

Strider

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 07:15:27 GMT, the inscrutable Gunner
spake:

Tis a bit embarrassing, but Im getting mighty frustrated.

I picked up one of the better brands of post mounted compact benders
for flat steel a month or so ago, and mounted it on a mass of steel so
its semi movable, but will not twist in usage. Works great with the
various rollers.

The embarrassing part....for the life of me, I cannot figure out how
to use it properly to make right angle bends.

I got no instructions with it, so did a lot of web searching..no luck.
I remembered Harbor Freight keeps their manuals on line, and
downloaded their manual for their version of compact bender. And its
rather nice....except for the section on making right angle bends.

Anyone got a link to even a clear picture of the set up, using the
right angle bend attachment (wedge shaped block) to make a simple,
easy, no brainer right angle bend?

This is really ****ing me off, as I consider my self moderately handy
at such things.

See Figure 10 of 44094. The 90° bend die hits the stock between the
pins and makes the bend as the arm travels. (The 31980 manual has
better graphics but not the scroll info, so DL both.)


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As someone else said, the HF manuals have nice graphics now but they used to
be really bad and the description of using the right angle die is pretty
lame so I enhanced a couple of images and added captions a couple of years
ago and posted them to the dropbox:

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...Rightangle.txt

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...ightangle1.jpg

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...ightangle2.jpg

Best Regards,
Keith Marshall


"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"


"Gunner" wrote in message
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Tis a bit embarrassing, but Im getting mighty frustrated.

I picked up one of the better brands of post mounted compact benders
for flat steel a month or so ago, and mounted it on a mass of steel so
its semi movable, but will not twist in usage. Works great with the
various rollers.

The embarrassing part....for the life of me, I cannot figure out how
to use it properly to make right angle bends.

I got no instructions with it, so did a lot of web searching..no luck.
I remembered Harbor Freight keeps their manuals on line, and
downloaded their manual for their version of compact bender. And its
rather nice....except for the section on making right angle bends.

Anyone got a link to even a clear picture of the set up, using the
right angle bend attachment (wedge shaped block) to make a simple,
easy, no brainer right angle bend?

This is really ****ing me off, as I consider my self moderately handy
at such things.

Gunner


Leftwingers are like pond scum. They are green, slimy, show up where
they are not wanted, and interfere with the fishing.

Strider

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:02:09 GMT, "Keith Marshall"
wrote:

As someone else said, the HF manuals have nice graphics now but they used to
be really bad and the description of using the right angle die is pretty
lame so I enhanced a couple of images and added captions a couple of years
ago and posted them to the dropbox:

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...Rightangle.txt

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...ightangle1.jpg

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...ightangle2.jpg

Best Regards,
Keith Marshall



Thank you thank you thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ill go out in a few minutes and try this!

When I got my bender, I didnt get that support pin. Ill make one this
morning, as Ive been needing to for a while G

Gunner




"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"


"Gunner" wrote in message
news
Tis a bit embarrassing, but Im getting mighty frustrated.

I picked up one of the better brands of post mounted compact benders
for flat steel a month or so ago, and mounted it on a mass of steel so
its semi movable, but will not twist in usage. Works great with the
various rollers.

The embarrassing part....for the life of me, I cannot figure out how
to use it properly to make right angle bends.

I got no instructions with it, so did a lot of web searching..no luck.
I remembered Harbor Freight keeps their manuals on line, and
downloaded their manual for their version of compact bender. And its
rather nice....except for the section on making right angle bends.

Anyone got a link to even a clear picture of the set up, using the
right angle bend attachment (wedge shaped block) to make a simple,
easy, no brainer right angle bend?

This is really ****ing me off, as I consider my self moderately handy
at such things.

Gunner


Leftwingers are like pond scum. They are green, slimy, show up where
they are not wanted, and interfere with the fishing.

Strider



Leftwingers are like pond scum. They are green, slimy, show up where
they are not wanted, and interfere with the fishing.

Strider

You're welcome!

Best Regards,
Keith Marshall


"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"


"Gunner" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 16:02:09 GMT, "Keith Marshall"
wrote:

As someone else said, the HF manuals have nice graphics now but they used
to
be really bad and the description of using the right angle die is pretty
lame so I enhanced a couple of images and added captions a couple of years
ago and posted them to the dropbox:

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...Rightangle.txt

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...ightangle1.jpg

http://metalworking.com/DropBox/_200...ightangle2.jpg

Best Regards,
Keith Marshall



Thank you thank you thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ill go out in a few minutes and try this!

When I got my bender, I didnt get that support pin. Ill make one this
morning, as Ive been needing to for a while G

Gunner




"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"


"Gunner" wrote in message
news
Tis a bit embarrassing, but Im getting mighty frustrated.

I picked up one of the better brands of post mounted compact benders
for flat steel a month or so ago, and mounted it on a mass of steel so
its semi movable, but will not twist in usage. Works great with the
various rollers.

The embarrassing part....for the life of me, I cannot figure out how
to use it properly to make right angle bends.

I got no instructions with it, so did a lot of web searching..no luck.
I remembered Harbor Freight keeps their manuals on line, and
downloaded their manual for their version of compact bender. And its
rather nice....except for the section on making right angle bends.

Anyone got a link to even a clear picture of the set up, using the
right angle bend attachment (wedge shaped block) to make a simple,
easy, no brainer right angle bend?

This is really ****ing me off, as I consider my self moderately handy
at such things.

Gunner


Leftwingers are like pond scum. They are green, slimy, show up where
they are not wanted, and interfere with the fishing.

Strider



Leftwingers are like pond scum. They are green, slimy, show up where
they are not wanted, and interfere with the fishing.

Strider

Gunner -

Isn't this the one you have ? - how about the option - named in the right side.

http://www.shopoutfitters.com/2020CompactBender.html

Martin
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On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:46:44 -0500, "Martin H. Eastburn"
wrote:

Gunner -

Isn't this the one you have ? - how about the option - named in the right side.

http://www.shopoutfitters.com/2020CompactBender.html

Martin

Thats pretty much what I have. But I dont have the tubing bender. It
would be nice..but they are pricy. And the twister thingy. But I
think I can make one of those.

Gunner

"To be civilized is to restrain the ability to commit mayhem.
To be incapable of committing mayhem is not the mark of the civilized,
merely the domesticated." - Trefor Thomas