Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Punch and Bend

I want to show a couple of the latest tools I've picked up for my workbench that I am using to build the Queen.

The first tool is a Hold and Fold photo etched bending tool.  You would simply loosen the two black knobs and the silver plate raises up and you put your photo etched piece under the silver top where you want it bent.  Tighten the knobs and using a straight edge bend the piece.  All the little fingers accommodate different shapes of photo etched parts.

The second tool is a punch set which will make small round discs out of styrene in 8 different sizes. You slide your sheet of plastic into a groove on the side and choose the right size punch and hit the end of the punch with a small hammer.   This set will create small discs from 0.6mm to 3.0mm in diameter.  The discs can be used as rivets, tiny wheels or in my case bollard and capstan tops.

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