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1. 12:01 PM - re bending brake (roy vickski)
2. 01:48 PM - Re: re bending brake (Flydog1966@aol.com)
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| Subject: | re bending brake |
--> Zenith-List message posted by: roy vickski <rvickski@yahoo.com>
The brake Mr Bonds refers to I think is the 3 in 1
combo press brake, shear ,roll. The press brake has
its advantages in forming hat and zee sections but the
upper dies would need modified for the 1/8 " radius
and the lower die would require rounding and
polishing. The shear you will find invaluable and the
slip roll less so. The size of sheet goods a plans
builder deals with are 4'x12', and many of the control
surface spars exceed 5'in length on a 701, the
longerons 6'. To attempt bending the .040 (18ga)
longerons in anything less than an 8'x16guage
commercial brake or equivalant(with radius die and
proper adjustment) is an excercise in frustration.
Buy the plan, do the material take off and sheet
layout (on paper), figure out what the 40" brake will
and won't handle and make a decision.
IMHO it would make a nice addition to a well equiped
shop or a decent beginning of one.
What you save by plans building is partially offset by
the cost of tool aquisition and the learning curve of
building parts to meet tolerance.
Disclaimer; I have never used one of the 3in1 machines
and cannot comment on its suitability, best bet is to
road test somebody else's.
Roy Szarafinski (tool junkie)
701sp plans, 48"16ga box and pan brake, 30"pexto shear
(too small),metal band saw,wood band saw,disc-belt
sander,lathe,mill,welders,hammers,vices,clamps,levels,
lots of clecos, router, dremel, time, patience, drill
press, determination,etc.
do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: re bending brake |
--> Zenith-List message posted by: Flydog1966@aol.com
In a message dated 1/14/04 3:03:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
rvickski@yahoo.com writes:
<< Disclaimer; I have never used one of the 3in1 machines
and cannot comment on its suitability, best bet is to
road test somebody else's. >>
The shear,brake,roll, I used to have access to was a total piece of crap!
But no...
can not remember the brand name now. It was cheap Chinese junk.
I took a look at the brake plans on the Vans website....looks
extreamly like
the plans Zenith used to offer.
do not archive
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