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Basic questions and answers
06-13-2018, 12:27 PM
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magna bend
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Alan Bottomley
Hi David, Like most tools and machines the...
Hi David,
Like most tools and machines the Magnabend has pluses and minuses.
Probably its most significant limitation is the thickness capacity.
The E-type Magnabend will bend 1.6mm (16 gauge)...
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Introductions
06-13-2018, 12:10 PM
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Magnabend inventor joining.
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Alan Bottomley
Hi Dan, There is not much that you can do to...
Hi Dan,
There is not much that you can do to increase the clamping force of the magnet.
If you were starting from scratch you would make the magnet bigger but that is not an option for you.
...
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Introductions
06-12-2018, 10:26 AM
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Hello from Canada
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Alan Bottomley
Hi Kathleen, Have a look here: ...
Hi Kathleen,
Have a look here:
http://www.aaybee.com.au/Magnabend/Magnabend%20Trouble%20Shooting%20Guide.html
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Introductions
06-12-2018, 10:23 AM
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new member with Magna bend issues
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Alan Bottomley
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Hi Linda,
Have only just seen your post and since it was several years ago then you have probably already got it sorted.
But otherwise have a look...
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Basic questions and answers
06-12-2018, 09:51 AM
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magna bend
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Alan Bottomley
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Hi John,
Please refer to this section of my Magnabend website:
http://www.aaybee.com.au/Magnabend/MakingBoxes.html#TopHatsSquare
And also this...
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Basic questions and answers
06-12-2018, 09:40 AM
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magna bend
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Alan Bottomley
Hi Charlie, Thanks for your post and the...
Hi Charlie,
Thanks for your post and the picture is very informative.
You mention that you did 3 of the folds on your Magnabend and the 4th one by hand.
Since the profile is a tapered "top-hat"...
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Basic questions and answers
06-12-2018, 08:18 AM
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magna bend
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Alan Bottomley
Hi John, Thanks for the images of your...
Hi John,
Thanks for the images of your Magnabend machine.
Yes, that is definitely a first generation model.
The later machines didn't really improve the minimum distance between reverse bends but...
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Basic questions and answers
06-12-2018, 08:02 AM
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magna bend
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Posted By
Alan Bottomley
The Magnabend is a DC (direct current) magnet and...
The Magnabend is a DC (direct current) magnet and therefore will not heat aluminiun via the eddy current effect.
It will of course heat the metal workpiece a little by direct thermal contact if the...
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Introductions
06-12-2018, 07:45 AM
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Magnabend inventor joining.
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Posted By
Alan Bottomley
Magnabend inventor joining.
Hi, Alan Bottomley here,
I want to join AllMetalShaping so that I can contribute to users who have problems/questions regarding the Magnabend sheet metal folder. (I am the inventor of this...
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