Example: Bending
Letters
for Signs (continued)
Bend
No.1
Insert the blank into the Bender to the
#1
chalk mark (as in A), and bend it to
45°,
Recheck the angle before you go on to the second bend.
Chalk-mark the ring, or set a stop, for ease of repeating the
45°
bend.
Bend
No.2
Continued
Slide the stock to the
#2
chalk mark (as in B), and bend
it
to
45°.
Recheck
the angle.
Remove the blank from the Bender. Recheck that the bent leg is at
90"
to
A
the front of the
"D".
Bend
No.3
o
Reverse the
stock
end-for-end. Slide
it
to the
#3
chalk mark (as in C). and
bend
it
to
45°.
Recheck the angle.
Bend
No.4
Slide the stock to the
#4
chalk mark (as in 0), and bend
it
to
45°.
the angle. Recheck that the two legs are parallel.
To remove the part from the Bender, remove the pin that holds
the sharp-angle-bend attachment.
Finishing
Tack-weldthe
6.in.
piece to form the back of the letter "D".
Grind and sand all sharp corners.
B
c
o
o
o
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