Built A Side Bender
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Built A Side Bender
That was fun...for a couple hours ;-)
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Re: Built A Side Bender
What is the heating element?
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Re: Built A Side Bender
It uses a 500W cartridge heater that is surrounded by 20ft of aluminum flashing. The plans to build it are in the book in the pic.
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Re: Built A Side Bender
Is the pipe galvanized? There may be a health risk due to toxic gasses released when heating galvanized metals: Metal fume fever
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10 fingers in, 10 fingers out - another good day in the shop
10 fingers in, 10 fingers out - another good day in the shop
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Re: Built A Side Bender
It is galvanized...because that is all I can find. After a little research, it looks like the concern is mainly for welders who liquify the metal. Most sources state it is fine up to 700°F. I plan to be at 400 max. I'll do some outside testing first to be safe. Does anyone else have advice on this? Thanks for the heads up!
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Re: Built A Side Bender
I doubt you need to worry about fumes. The surface finish may be more of a problem. I might be inclined to take some abrasive roll (the stuff plumbers use to polish copper fittings) or something similar and try to polish the surface so it is very smooth. I would wear a dust mask while doing so, to avoid breathing the zinc dust.
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Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
When things are bad, try not to make them any worse, because it is quite likely they are bad enough already. - French Foreign Legion
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Re: Built A Side Bender
Pablo Requena has a great youtube video on he made his bending iron using only a light bulb as a heating element. Very interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-py9FGK ... 6s&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-py9FGK ... 6s&index=1