| MAGNABEND HANDYMAN MODEL |
This is a new
design
electromagnetic sheet metal folder with emphasis on
easier manufacture.
- This new design incorporates an efficient
fabricated construction for the main magnet
body which does not require any heavy milling operations.
- It also has simplified hinges which can be made on a lathe and do not require expensive investment castings. Note that these simplified hinges provide a limited rotation angle (115 degrees) but they still provide for a completely open ended Magnabend machine.
I will be progressively adding drawings and text to this page over the next months.
If you need the latest information please contact me.
| The
content
below is intended to benefit both Manufacturers and Hobbyists
alike. It is hoped that this information will lead to better construction outcomes for all. This page will relate to only a small bending machine, 670mm long, and will incorporate many new ideas, some of which will also be applicable to longer machines. |
INDEX TO
SECTIONS ON
THIS PAGE
| 1. Magnet
Body Materials required, Method of construction, Fasteners, General notes. |
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| 2. Coil
Former General principles, Optional materials, |
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| 3. Magnet
Coil Wire type and size, Method of coil insulation, Coil former, Clamping to size, Heat bonding, Installation. |
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| 4. Magnet
End Covers Manufacturing options, materials required. |
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| 5. "Hemi-Hinge" New style of hinges, How to manufacture in a 4-jaw chuck. |
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| 6. Bending Beam and Beam Extension |  |
| 7. Clampbar Full length clampbar, Narrow Clampbar, Slotted Clampbar, Clampbar - short set. |
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| 8. Clampbar
Lifter Units Adjustable spring-loaded ball lifters, Alternative simplified adjustable lifters. |
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| 9. Handle
and Backstop
Bars Construction from heavy-wall pipe, Method of mounting. |
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| 10. Stand,
based on RHS
steel column and special feet. The feet for this stand have been designed to eliminate the need for welding, they are lightweight and yet achieve a very rigid connection to the column. |
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| 11. TRAY |  |
| 12. Backstop Collars |  |
| 13.
Electrical
Circuit New, simplified design |
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| 14.
Optional Extras Angle stop Collar, Angle scale, Nameplate etc |
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This
page last updated: 4 June 2020