Fender Bender - 3D Printed Paper and Brass Bending tool

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Update - 3/14/20 - Added a video to show how this works. https://youtu.be/IQn1jaCKZ-Y Here is another tool I made back in 2004. It was aluminum and stainless and really worked well and had a modicum of success. Jeff and I called it "The Fender Bender" from Ausfwerks. Good Times!! Now, I offer it to everyone on here in a 3D Printed format. It works just as well. It will bend Photo Etched parts for Scale Model Building and also works very well bending complicated paper models. It removes the need for a glass plate and razor blade bending arm. The original had a screw down finger plate, but this one is spring loaded and uses hand pressure to hold the plate down while forming. This isn't going to bend 1/8" brass, but it will do any photo-etch sets out there and up to cad stock as thick as a manila folder. You need 220g of filament and about $3.00 in hardware. So, for around $5 this can be yours. This is a quick print and build. Once you get the Fender Bender together, it is a simple matter of lining up the lines on your card stock or etched line in Brass, pressing down on the finger gauge and hinging plate 7 upward to make your bend. For inside bends, there are varying Fingers that will accommodate several dimensions. For reverse bends, simply work off the back of the machine and bend against a hard surface. Plan out your bending so that you do not work yourself into a corner. https://www.instructables.com/id/Fender-Bender-3D-Printed-Paper-and-Photo-Etched-Br/