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Post by force1000 on Dec 16, 2011 7:51:41 GMT -6
hello, does any body have any tips or tricks for bending photo etch parts??any help would be great,thanks force1000
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Post by Thumb on Dec 16, 2011 11:07:30 GMT -6
I know I have bent some really fragile script ones with no problems and I have even bent a throttle linkage 90 degrees with no problem. Not to say they won't break but I have done it. I use tweezers and hold both sides where I am bending. I would suggest not bending them back and forth though.
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Post by force1000 on Dec 17, 2011 0:33:59 GMT -6
thanks thumb, this will help alot, have you ever tried using a small pliers to hold it then bend it??
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Post by Thumb on Dec 17, 2011 0:58:34 GMT -6
If you have really small pliers it would work. The reason I used tweezers was because the parts are so small that the pliers I have are too big.
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Post by force1000 on Dec 17, 2011 5:49:07 GMT -6
thanks again i let you know how things turn out,force 1000
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dogfish7
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Post by dogfish7 on Dec 18, 2011 9:44:29 GMT -6
Mr. FOLD-IT makes a tool for making bends, if you do allot of PE parts. It requies clamping the PE part down in the vise and using a Safety Rasor blade to slide under and bend upwards. Some Hobby stores sell them. Not sure if Micro- Mark has them or not.
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Post by force1000 on Dec 19, 2011 6:07:25 GMT -6
thanks alot dogfish,ill check into it!
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