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Anvil + vise.
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A good friend offloaded a Nikon 6CT2 optical comparator, a couple Christian Becker AB2 balance scales, and misc stuff like a small XY table, pneumatic valves, etc. on me yesterday.
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Still mulling over possibilities, as I don't think the original applications hold much relevance to me now. I might retain the comparator in original form as a focused optical field that could feed LDR and other light sensitive semiconductors... my initial take was that the screen could easily take a 12 inch speaker.
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Today I collected my new 24 inch box/pan brake which will make metal working more delightful than it was with my 12 inch pinch brake.
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crochambeau wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 7:45 pm Today I collected my new 24 inch box/pan brake which will make metal working more delightful than it was with my 12 inch pinch brake.

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Ah cool, yeah more weight.... Will definitely make folding inclosures less of a pain. Looks in good condition too
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Really nice. Kind of just slightly edges out my bit of angle iron clamped to the edge of my bench with vice grips in terms of utility.
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I'm delighted.

My previous tool for this was one of those 3 in 1 pinch brake, slip roller, shear jobbies.

My enclosure sizes range up to 1.5 inch/38 mm, and the pinch brake would hit interference on the final folds, resulting in this:
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I then finished the folds using wooden tools as pictured, sometimes clamping in a vise open face up and nudging the bend into a less rounded corner with a hammer and chisel.

In addition to the labor intensive aspects of squaring up the box I would always have these pinch lines from material riding in the lower jaw of the pinch brake.
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Those would typically vanish in the patina process, but still..

Here's the same box, finished up with the new brake:
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I realize there is a chatter mark on that, it is due to the apron angle being misaligned, which is something I intend on fixing today.
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Very neat.

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Today was family hand-me-down lathe day, chuffed to bits.
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In case anyone needs a reference of a few sounds
you can get with an angle grinder.

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