Recent content by Cynical

Koken’s sale page is interesting. It appears the sale prices are higher than regular prices.

Overlooked the word superseding in the title actually.

It’s a little troubling that the title says FSV and also ADI, because they’re different vises. The FSV is forged, made in Taiwan, and identical to the Capri vise and probably several others. The ADI is cast, and made in China, but I guess the selling point is it is allegedly “stronger”. Both...

Stubby screwdrivers appear to be back in stock, FYI.

Looks like Lowe’s is shutting these down now, wonder if they’ll cancel orders placed...

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Wonder why new pig stopped making or selling these? I guess they sold the patent or something.

Yeah, you're right. I could use conduit and a hand bender and be ok on this case since structure doesn't matter. But, in fairness to me, I have other plans that will need to use 1" square tube and support a little more load than this vanity project. And I'm extremely uncreative. :) Also...

So what do you suggest is the best radius for aluminum bending? Anywhere between 3" and 6" are my options. 5" is available now, 4.25 and 4.5 will require a wait.

What is the radius on the 1" square die, and did it crush like crazy with 16 gauge tube? Could be an option I guess. I already have a bender and am committed to it with other dies, which is why I'm pretty certain to stay with the baileigh line. It's really a question of what radius for...

Eh, scratch that. The way baileigh dies attach to the draw pivot would require substantial machining on a different bottom plate, more than I could do in-house with any level of precision at this point. I'm sure it was designed that way to sell dies, and I don't blame them!

Great idea with the bearing. I could actually visualize making a square die using a bearing and plates with a bushing welded in to hold the bearing. Wouldn't work for round pipe or tube, but for square that's a possibility if I can't find what I need in stock anywhere. It would be very...

It's a purely hobbyist project, but assume money isn't the issue since I can use the die again at some point on a different project. I.e., I'll buy a die rather than make one, to hopefully get the best end product I can achieve. I will ask Baileigh Monday and hopefully get an honest answer...

it will be a fairly tight radius, which is why I want to get as small as feasible without compromising aesthetics. Like this application, just aluminum not steel. https://m.imgur.com/kGxjG7D

Using a baileigh bender on 1" square tube (6063 for this home project), what is the ideal CLR to avoid distortion or crushing for this cosmetic application? Baileigh says 4.25 and 4.5 CLR are the most common dies but they're out of stock for quite a while. "Most common" usually means for steel...