Some new clip bending dies.

[Fellhoelter]

I have a project coming up that uses a different clip than what I usually use.
Since a bender has been on my mind a while, and Les George recently showed off his fancy new bender, I decided to make one.

Besides, I need to learn how to use my new machine, and I got fixated.

Took me 2 tries to dial in what I need, but this should bend 20 clips for me...

Later, I'll make a universal version or 2 out of steel.

Not an actual clip in the picture, just some random material that was laying around.
This particular bender will make clips with 2 screws that are in line with the clip.

 

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Are you heating these ? I'm guessing not?

How much overbend do you have to do to get it the way you wanted?

 

[David Sharp]

Nice Brian; did you give it a cool name? Does Kitty keep you cool?

 

[Tait]

Nice bender.

My daughter has the same hello kitty fan.

 

[Fellhoelter]

Are you heating these ? I'm guessing not?

How much overbend do you have to do to get it the way you wanted?

No heat, just put it in the arbor press and go.

I don't really know how much over bend I did, since there are 3 bends.
However, in the die, the plane that will be where the screws go would intersect with the very tip of the clip if it was carried out that far.
Make sense?

I have to wait a few days for clip blanks to arrive so I can properly test it too.