Bluzer101 Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 Anybody ever built a bending machine? I have a bug to build an archtop with some radical bends in it. Any ideas or sources for a cheap solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 http://www.billsbest.com/thsidebender.html Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 anyone know how thick a side you can do with heated tube like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 Go through his website a little more, he makes a bass using the side bender, I'd look it up for you right now but I gotta run. Kirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 anyone know how thick a side you can do with heated tube like that? I'd like to know this, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHowell Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 You should be easily be able to do a side of 3/16" (5mm) which is a bit thick anyway. I heated my pipe with a gas torch and have bent wood a bit thicker than that. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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