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Tools I need
So one thing that frustrates me is working with sheet metal. I never need to make big things, but always little stuff. Thinking of a simple bending brake,but I kinda like the Eastwood combo tool, BRAKE, SHEAR AND SLIP ROLL.
LINK -> https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-12...slip-roll.html
Anyone on this forum have any experience with this? I'm wondering if it is worth it or should I look elsewhere.
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I have the 30" combo unit from Harbor freight. It works fine for me. Not something you would earn a living with but for building kit cars it is fine,, IMO.
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FFR 35 p/u # 0014
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This small one from Harbor Freight worked pretty good for making cup holders, a center console, and speaker boxes. I used a jigsaw with a metal blade and metal shears to cut the sheet metal.
There's no doubt though that both the Eastwood and Harbor Freight upgrade models would have made fabrication easier. If I had to do it again, I'd do the upgrade.
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I've fabricated a bunch of small parts on my builds. Mainly with the same very basic 30-inch brake from Harbor Freight that RJD pictured. Where that didn't work, bent manually with straight edges, hammers, etc. If I were buying one today, I'd do a box and pan brake which would accommodate some of the smaller parts much better. I've looked at this one: https://www.woodwardfab.com/product/...rake-wfbp2420/ or this one https://www.woodwardfab.com/product/...rake-wfbp4816/. The smaller one would do most of what I've made. One of these days... I would have very limited use for the slip roller and don't have any issue with cutting my own parts out with a bandsaw or whatever. So the combo tool to me would be unnecessary.
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Well the Eastwood 12 inch sells for 329 plus shipping is 406. the harbor fright one is 30 inch and sells locally no expensive shipping for 399.
Guess I know what i'll do now. Thanks all.
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Originally Posted by
KenWilkinson
Well the Eastwood 12 inch sells for 329 plus shipping is 406. the harbor fright one is 30 inch and sells locally no expensive shipping for 399.
Guess I know what i'll do now. Thanks all.
Get a 20% off coupon from a magazine or Sunday paper to save about 80 bucks at HF.
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