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Old 11-03-2018, 12:36 AM
John Buchtenkirch John Buchtenkirch is offline
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Originally Posted by Jaroslav View Post
Can you show photo of your machine? I was surprised by the distance from the bending edge.
With this distance I can not move on my machine. I can only set the lower bending bar. Or tighten the pipe under the top rail. Can I bend max 60 degrees?
Jaroslav, the upper beam of a Whitney combination brake is mounted on heavy V-ways so it can slide back approximately 9”, this is why you can mount shop built radius dies (a piece of pipe welded to angle iron) in front of the upper beam. The reason Whitney did it was to be able to mount fingers to the front edge of the upper beam hence the name “combination brake”, it could be either a regular brake or a finger brake. Many people including used machinery dealers don’t quite understand how these brakes work and even less people understand the shop built radius dies so it’s still possible to find a good deal on these combination brakes in the USA . ~ John Buchtenkirch
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