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OPERATION
STANDARD BENDS UP TO 90°
With the 2" x 20" Extension Fence in place on the Bending Bar, conventional bends can
be made in 20 gauge mild steel panels up to 20" wide and 18 gauge in widths of 12" or
less. To do so;
• Measure and mark the desired bend line on your sheet metal panel.
• Loosen the Clamping Beam Hold-down T-Handles.
• Slide panel under the Clamping Beam lining up your pre-marked bend line with
the lower, beveled edge of the Clamping Beam. Note: this edge is set back
slightly from the main body of the brake to allow for a suffi cient bend radius of
the metal and the most accurate bends (Fig 4).
• Tighten the Clamping Beam Hold-down T-Handles to hold the panel in place.
• Grasping both handles of the moveable Bending Bar, lift upward, bending your
panel until the desired bend angle is achieved.
NOTE: The use of an angle gauge or protractor (not included) is
recommended (Fig 5).
• Depending on the particular alloy being bent, it may be necessary to rotate the
Bending Bar slightly beyond the desired angle to allow for "springback". Some
trial and error is suggested in scrap material before making fi nal bends.
OFFSET "JOGGED" BENDS UP TO 90°
With the 2" x 20" Extension Fence removed from the Bending Bar, 1/2" offset bends
can be made in 20 gauge mild steel panels up to 20" wide and 18 gauge in widths of
12" or less.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended to make a mockup of your fi nal piece in heavy
construction paper or manila folder material prior to beginning as it is very easy to make
a mistake and create a bend in the wrong direction.
• Loosen and remove the 2 bolts securing the 2" x 20" Extension Fence to the
Bending Bar.
CAUTION! This Extension Fence is heavy and may cause personal injury
if dropped. Use care to support it during removal (Fig 6).
• Measure and mark the desired bend lines on your sheet metal panel.
• Loosen the Clamping Beam Hold-down T-Handles.
• Slide panel under the Clamping Beam lining up your pre-marked bend line with
the lower, beveled edge of the Clamping Beam.
NOTE: this edge is set back slightly from the main body of the brake to allow for
a suffi cient bend radius of the metal and the most accurate bends (Fig 4).
• Tighten the Clamping Beam Hold-down T-Handles to hold the panel in place.
• Grasping both handles of the moveable Bending Bar, lift upward, bending your
panel until the desired bend angle is achieved.
NOTE: The use of an angle gauge or protractor (not included) is recommended.
• Depending on the particular alloy being bent, it may be necessary to rotate the
Bending Bar slightly beyond the desired angle to allow for "springback". Some
trial and error is suggested in scrap material before making fi nal bends.
• For successive bends, loosen the Clamping Beam, fl ip the panel over, place in
under the Clamping Beam then repeat steps outlined above.
(Fig 7a, 7b, 7c).
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Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Extension
Fence Bolts
Fig. 7a
Fig. 7b
Fig. 7c
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