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Arbor Press

Postby BobDz » Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:34 pm

Is the Harbor Freight 1 ton press sufficient to put the 35 degree bend into the T12-07 Forward Spar Fitting?
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Re: Arbor Press

Postby kmacht » Fri Oct 20, 2023 12:48 pm

It’s overkill. Most have done it with a simple jig made of 3 pieces of pipe squeezed with a regular vice. It’s aluminum, not steel and bends relatively easily.
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Re: Arbor Press

Postby BobDz » Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:02 pm

Vise worked great!

Thanks for that tip.
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Re: Arbor Press

Postby mike.smith » Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:58 pm

Several simple jigs for bending can be made, like this:

http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_l ... 4303&row=2
http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_l ... 4304&row=1
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