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== Training ==
== Training ==
=== Bending Steps ===
=== Bending Steps ===
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#Ensure that your sheet metal is thinner or equivalent to 14 gauge sheet metal, and ensure that it is less than 48" in width.
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#Ensure that your sheet metal is thinner or equivalent to 14
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gauge sheet metal, and ensure that it is less than 48" in width.
#If making a bend for a box or a pan, adjust the fingers so that the equivalent width of the fingers is just shorter than your sheet metal.
#If making a bend for a box or a pan, adjust the fingers so that the equivalent width of the fingers is just shorter than your sheet metal.
#Adjust the clamp handle to allow room to insert your work piece.
#Adjust the clamp handle to allow room to insert your work piece.
#Insert your work piece to the line you want to bend, centered in the brake, and clamp your piece securely.
#Insert your work piece to the line you want to bend, centered in the brake, and clamp your piece securely.
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Pull up on the bending handle slowly until your piece is bent to the desired angle, and slowly lower the leaf.
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#Adjust the clamp handle, and remove your piece.
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#Put back any fingers if adjusted, and deburr if any rough edges are left.
== Safety ==
== Safety ==
#Always make sure your hands are out of the way of the fingers and all moving parts.
#Always make sure your hands are out of the way of the fingers and all moving parts.
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