Recommend a good PE bender for 1/16?
12-03-2011, 06:37 AM
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Recommend a good PE bender for 1/16?
Most of you have at one time bent PE and I have gotten by without it on the small stuff here with pliers, but now I have some fairly long runs that I need to bend on the IMPACT PE sheets for the Panther. I know what would work in the smaller scales but don't want to go there, so I just need some suggestions on what everyone uses for our scale of work so I can get one on the way.
Sort of an early Christmas gift that doesn't break the bank.
TANKS!!!!
~ Jeff
Sort of an early Christmas gift that doesn't break the bank.
TANKS!!!!
~ Jeff
12-03-2011, 10:17 AM
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RE: Recommend a good PE bender for 1/16?
I've heard a lot of good things on the modeling forums I frequent about the ones they sell here. They have them in several sizes, too.
http://www.thesmallshop.com/
http://www.thesmallshop.com/
12-03-2011, 04:59 PM
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RE: Recommend a good PE bender for 1/16?
Jeff
This is the one I have found to work the best, have had a couple and like the size of this one, The small shop is the place I bought mine from and now I think Bob at ETO sells them.
Gary
This is the one I have found to work the best, have had a couple and like the size of this one, The small shop is the place I bought mine from and now I think Bob at ETO sells them.
Gary
12-05-2011, 11:43 PM
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RE: Recommend a good PE bender for 1/16?
Yep, buy it from sevoblast. His price is just as good and he is a heck of a nice guy and always willing to help with modelling questions. Gotta keep it all in the family man 
12-06-2011, 07:44 AM
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RE: Recommend a good PE bender for 1/16?
How wide is it? 8-10 inches?
12-06-2011, 08:49 AM
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RE: Recommend a good PE bender for 1/16?
It's 51/2" long by 3" wide and the blade sitting on top to aid in the bending is 5" wide, very well made tool.
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How wide is it? 8-10 inches?
How wide is it? 8-10 inches?
12-06-2011, 11:25 AM
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Thanks, 5" of working space would work for me. So the small blades or edges are for detail bends and the 5" blade or edge is for the long bends, maybe fenders on a Tiger I or II?
12-06-2011, 05:53 PM
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RE: Recommend a good PE bender for 1/16?
Yes that's what I used for my Tiger II build also a rolling machine that was very handy. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_70...11/key_/tm.htm
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Thanks, 5" of working space would work for me. So the small blades or edges are for detail bends and the 5" blade or edge is for the long bends, maybe fenders on a Tiger I or II?
Thanks, 5" of working space would work for me. So the small blades or edges are for detail bends and the 5" blade or edge is for the long bends, maybe fenders on a Tiger I or II?
12-06-2011, 06:53 PM
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Thanks, Gary
Does the rolling machine adjust or is it the way you roll the part through it? I will be doing a Tiger II at some point and that would really work for me as well on those pesky front fenders. I am going to get one of the bending machines for sure. Have a Impact PE set for the Tamiya Panther G that will be less daunting a task with the bending machine!!! Thanks for sharing.
Rudy
Does the rolling machine adjust or is it the way you roll the part through it? I will be doing a Tiger II at some point and that would really work for me as well on those pesky front fenders. I am going to get one of the bending machines for sure. Have a Impact PE set for the Tamiya Panther G that will be less daunting a task with the bending machine!!! Thanks for sharing.
Rudy
