edge bender tool
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edge bender tool
I saw this tool while watching a never summer factory video. I finally got around to making one today and it works great. I bought a tile nipper for $10 and ground down the edges. Its not that pretty but it works great.
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I use a nipper too although my cut is a bit different.
The cut in the video has a U shaped cut on the other side to increase or decrease the radius of the bend. It compliments the other side with the single tooth. That way a quick squeeze will make the adjustment rather then a twist .
IMO that design is pretty aggressive in terms of how much bend it allows. I don't think anyone will ever have to bend as much as the tool allows in that video.
I grind a radius in mine with the opposite, complimenting radius on the other side. I have one that bends just a little, and one that bends a bit more.
I have a project coming up where I have to make more drastic changes to the edges so I'm definitely going to try that design too.
Also, I had to grind the handle at the opposite end so it would close all the way.
The cut in the video has a U shaped cut on the other side to increase or decrease the radius of the bend. It compliments the other side with the single tooth. That way a quick squeeze will make the adjustment rather then a twist .
IMO that design is pretty aggressive in terms of how much bend it allows. I don't think anyone will ever have to bend as much as the tool allows in that video.
I grind a radius in mine with the opposite, complimenting radius on the other side. I have one that bends just a little, and one that bends a bit more.
I have a project coming up where I have to make more drastic changes to the edges so I'm definitely going to try that design too.
Also, I had to grind the handle at the opposite end so it would close all the way.
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End dikes have been my secret weapon for a while, but i saw that vid too and wondered if that was a manafactured tool. I was thinking of trying it but dremeling out both sides so that that they match each other.
Also, a friend told me that he thouhgt there was HVAC crimping tool that looks like this. Might be worth perusing the Grainger catalogue (that sits on the magazine rack, next to the toilet).
Also, a friend told me that he thouhgt there was HVAC crimping tool that looks like this. Might be worth perusing the Grainger catalogue (that sits on the magazine rack, next to the toilet).
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only one I know HVAC crimping toolOnDeck wrote:
Also, a friend told me that he thouhgt there was HVAC crimping tool that looks like this. Might be worth perusing the Grainger catalogue (that sits on the magazine rack, next to the toilet).
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/WISS-S ... _sku=6MJG3
this one 3 blades. I got 5 blades no good to do edges
Pretty easy to cut edges by clamping them down and using a hacksaw.
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