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Line 61: + − 1) Cut a piece of .5"x.125" aluminum to a length of 6".+ − 2) Set the bender to make a 90<sup>o</sup> bend at 0.5" from the end of material;proceed to bend.+ − 3) Make another 90<sup>o</sup> bend at 1.5" from previous bend. Make bend in the same direction.+ − − 4) Set the bender to make a circular bend, of any size, 1.5" from previous bend. Bend in opposite direction as last bend. +
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====General Procedure====
====General Procedure====
1) Gather all necessary supplies: 0.25" round mild steel stock, ruler, sharpie, hacksaw, 1/2" R die, radius pin, 3/4" wrench.
2) Cut a piece of 0.25" round mild steel stock 6" long using a hacksaw. (A hacksaw should be used instead of the horizontal band-saw because the diameter of the material being cut is small enough that only one-two teeth on the band-saw blade will contact the material at a given time. The likelihood of damaging the saw blade or having the stock become caught in the blade increases anytime less than three teeth are in contact with the cut stock.)
3) Using a ruler and sharpie, mark the middle point and make a mark 1/8" from each end respectively.
4) Insert the 1/2" R die into the center hole and place the radius pin in the 2nd closest hole.
5) to be continued.... :)
==Safety==
==Safety==
*Keep all hands and fingers out of any pinch points.
*Keep all hands and fingers out of any pinch points.