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Pipe bender
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 1:20 pm
by John J
Built a pipe bender.
Re: Pipe bender
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 1:22 pm
by John J
More pics.
Re: Pipe bender
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 2:13 pm
by Danl8
That's really nice. Wish I knew how to engineer the stuff I see on this site. Are planning on keeping record of the optimal bending temps by wood species? I wish I had a thermocouple on my bender.
Re: Pipe bender
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 8:42 am
by MaineGeezer
I've got a Fluke multimeter that accepts a thermocouple. At the time I bought the meter I didn't have any particular idea I'd ever use the thermocouple, but it has proven useful. I measure the temperature of my hot hide glue with it, and I checked the side bending temperature when I bent the guitar sides.
There are probably cheaper ways to get a thermocouple than buying a Fluke multimeter, but if you have need of a meter anyway it's a nice option to look for.
Re: Pipe bender
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:18 pm
by ColestineGuitar
Egad, how elegant! Was that your own idea, using a blanket in that way? And, If I may ask, what was your cost for setting up such a thing?
Re: Pipe bender
Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:38 am
by John J
Cost was in total about $60 or so. The blanket was $35 on eBay and the copper was something I had from a previous project. You could use aluminum as well.
Re: Pipe bender
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 11:01 am
by Danson1
Very nice and neat looking. John, if I may ask, what is the pipe made of?
thanks,
Dan
Re: Pipe bender
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 10:32 pm
by John J
The pipe is aluminum. 2-7/8" od. 12" long. Purchased online.
Re: Pipe bender
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:28 pm
by John J
The bender using the blank is not my idea, it came from Ken Cierp. Here is the link to the original post:
http://acousticguitarconstructionforum. ... ?f=8&t=794