Example: Bending Letters fo, Signs (continued)
Bend
111
Insert the blank into the Bender to the
#1
chalk mark (as in A), and bend itto
80".
Recheck the angle.
Bend
112
Slide the stock to the
#2
chalk mark (as in B),
and bend
it
to
80".
Recheck the angle.
To remove the part, pull the pin from the
sharp-angle-bend attachment.
Finishing
Grind and sand all sharp corners.
A
o
STOCK REQUIRED
BEND SEQUENCE
(7'I,.;n. blank)
3/t","in. stock; 2-in.
max. width
1
2
One
71/rin. blank
Two
41/rin. blanks
Setup
I
11-1 1
Make chalk marks on the 7't,.·in. blank as shown on the "Bend S equence."
Bend
111
Insert the blank into the Bender to the
#1
chalk
mark
(as in A), and bend
it
to
50°.
Recheck the angle.
Bend
112
Reverse the part end-for-end. Slide
it
to the
#2
chalk mark (as in B), and
end
it
to
50".
Finishing
Tack-weld the bent piece to
the two 4'/:'-in. pieces. The
legs of the
"Z:
should be
parallel,
6
in. apart.
Grind and sand all sharp
corners.
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A
o
Continued
B
o
B
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