What's this thing in metal shop?

Did we get a new toy I’m not aware of? Did someone forget it? Or did someone think they could leave it as “scrap?”

Diacro bender I believe Randy talked about being on loan during the Metal Shop meeting.

Ah, might have been during the time the audio to me was shut off and you were calling someone on the phone.

Yes its a Diacro bender, haven’t figured out which model it is yet, it will be on loan until I move someday. Probably needs to be bolted to the floor or to a heavy metal plate big enough to stand on. Most bends can be done with dowel pins in the holes, fancier stuff like scrolls or working with hollow tubing requires dies.

It seems to be in pretty good shape but it’s dirtier and rustier than I prefer so I’ll get it cleaned up in next few months and get a sticker on it saying its a loaner and figure out some basic training.

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A bunch of videos related to this style bender

https://m.youtube.com/results?search_query=diacro+bender

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