discussion Cheap photoetch bending tool

[yambam26]

Hi All ive got a few kits now that will have some photoetch addons on small items but would be nice to have a proper clamped bending tool.

Cheers

 

[AlanG]

I bought 'The Bug' from John in the shop. Excellent bit of kit.

 

[yambam26]

I bought 'The Bug' from John in the shop. Excellent bit of kit.

i had a quick look at that its out of stock currently not sure when it will be back in stock. i presume you can rotate the head round to a 40mm or so just straight edge

 

[AlanG]

The head rotates 360 so you can pick whichever side you want

 

[Jim F]

Hi Ben,
If you go on ebay/internet and look for single edged razor blades you can get approx 50 blades for 4.50, then look for a metal ruler, and finally pop in a DIY store and get a ceramic tile you will then have a universal bending tool. This is what I used until bending tools became available and in fact I till use now. Just remember when cutting the etch from the fret use a curved blade and use a rocking motion using the ceramic tile as the cutting surface.

 

[scottie3158]

hi Ben,
I have a couple but a lot of the etch is bent using some smooth flat pliers.

 

[Tim Marlow]

I have done my share of etch, mostly in the railway field, but I don’t own one. I have just used good quality (box jointed) smooth jawed pliers, good quality small engineers vice, pin vice, hand vice, or for long folds two steel rulers held in the bench vice.....I think one of these would speed up the process somewhat though....but small items would almost certainty be easier with smooth jawed pliers.

 

[yambam26]

Cheers lads ill have a nose around for some tools and get some bits ordered