Scroll Bender Manual
Scroll Bender Manual
Scroll Bender Manual
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ASSEMBLY And prEcAutionS
SKU 36621
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Copyright 1997 by Harbor Freight Tools. All rights reserved. No portion of this booklet or any artwork contained herein may be reproduced in any shape or form without the express written consent of Harbor Freight Tools. For technical questions, replacement parts, or additional attachments, please call Harbor Freight Tools at 1-800-444-3353. Rev 08/00
INTRODUCTION This booklet was designed to complement the assembly and operating instruction manuals for Harbor Freight Tools Compact Benders (Models #31980, #38470 and #38471), the Scroll Bending Attachment (Model #36621), and the Twisting Attachment (Model #36620). You should become completely familiar with the assembly and operation manuals before moving into the ornamental wrought iron design phase. Particular care should be given to the safety warnings and cautions contained in those manuals. GETTING STARTED The first step in designing a work of ornamental wrought iron is to draw the framework in which the ornamental designs will be fitted. You can add straight or twisted pickets to give more stability to the piece you are creating. (Please refer to the Twisting Attachment Assembly and Operations Manual #36620 to create twisted pickets). It is interesting to note that when twisting pickets, the length of the original stock does not decrease even though it is being bent. Once the framework has been laid out, you are ready to insert scrolls or other designs.
The tables on pages 5 and 6 are included to give you ideas and measurements for scrolls that you might want to select to fit into your framework. Depending on the accuracy of your measurements, the scrolls may not fit perfectly into your framework. You can use your hands to expand or compact the scrolls. If major adjustments are needed, you may want to consider recalculating the chalk mark settings contained within the sample tables.
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SCROLL BENDING Once you have become completely familiar with the assembly and operations manuals, you will be able to assemble your Compact Bender. If you wish to proceed to bending wrought iron stock into various scrolls, you will need to assemble the Compact Bender and the Scroll Bending Attachment that is intended to be used with the Compact Bender. The Scroll Bending Attachment is designed for bending 3/16 x 1/2 up to 3/16 x 1 hot rolled mild flat wrought iron stock. You can purchase this stock at most home improvement centers. Please note: The Scroll Bending Attachment is not recommended for bending 1/8 thick material. The Bushing, (#S03) described on page 5 of the Scroll Bending Attachment manual, keeps the scroll flat as it is formed. If you wish to make several scrolls of the same size, you will need to draw a chalk mark on the stock to indicate how far you should bend before stopping. Stop bending the stock at the point where the stock just touches the attachment. If each successive scroll is bent until the pre-measured chalk mark on the stock just touches the attachment, the scrolls will be of similar size. To keep the scrolls as uniform as possible, be sure the stock remains rested on the bottom flange of the roller bushing during all scroll bending operations. Please note: Always begin the scroll by placing the pin and bushing into hole #3. When making larger scrolls you will need to move the pin and the roller bushing out to accommodate the length of the stock. Hole #6 Hole #3
When making scrolls, the STOCK LENGTH refers to the length to cut the stock. The CHALK MARK refers to the distance from one end of the material to a chalk mark which you draw on the stock. When bending scrolls, insert the end farthest from the chalk mark into the Scroll Bending Attachment. When two scrolls are to be bent from the same piece of material, two chalk mark distances are indicated in the sample tables. One chalk mark should be measured from one end of the stock, and the other chalk mark should be measured from the other end as illustrated on the following page.
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Stock Length
Stock
If you plan to bend two scrolls into a C shape, one chalk mark should be drawn on one side on one side of the stock and the other chalk mark should be drawn on the other side of the stock. After bending one scroll, you will need to turn the material over.
Example of a C Scroll
If you plan to bend two scrolls into a single S shape, both chalk marks should be drawn on the same edge of the stock. You will not need to turn the stock over before creating the second bend.
Example of an S Scroll
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SAMPLE SCROLLS
Stock Length
Stock
Type of Scroll
Stock Length (inches) 14 11/16 17 5/16 20 23 5/16 26 13/16 31 1/16 35 7/8 41 7/16
First Chalk Mark (inches) 6 3/8 7 5/8 8 13/16 10 3/8 11 7/8 13 15/16 16 1/8 18 11/16
Second Chalk Finished Size of Three Mark (inches) Frequently Used Scrolls 6 3/8 7 5/8 8 13/16 10 3/8 11 7/8 13 15/16 16 1/8 18 11/16 6 long x 2 1/2 wide
Stock Length
Stock
Type of Scroll
Stock Length (inches) 14 11/16 17 5/16 20 23 5/16 26 13/16 31 1/16 35 7/8 41 7/16
First Chalk Mark (inches) 6 3/8 7 5/8 8 13/16 10 3/8 11 7/8 13 15/16 16 1/8 18 11/16
Second Chalk Finished Size of Three Mark (inches) Frequently Used Scrolls 6 3/8 7 5/8 8 13/16 10 3/8 11 7/8 13 15/16 16 1/8 18 11/16 Page 5 6 long x 2 1/2 wide
Stock Length
Stock
Type of Scroll
Stock Length (inches) 14 11/16 16 1/16 17 9/16 19 5/16 21 5/16 23 1/2 26 1/8 29 1/8
First Chalk Mark (inches) 6 3/8 6 3/8 6 3/8 6 3/8 6 3/8 6 3/8 6 3/8 6 3/8
Second Chalk Finished Size of Three Mark (inches) Frequently Used Scrolls 6 3/8 7 5/8 8 13/16 10 3/8 11 7/8 13 15/16 16 1/8 18 11/16 6 long x 2 1/2 wide
Stock Length
Stock
Chalk Mark
Type of Scroll
Stock Length (inches) 8 5/16 9 11/16 11 3/16 12 15/16 14 15/16 17 1/8 19 3/4 22 3/4
Chalk Mark (inches) 6 3/8 7 5/8 8 13/16 10 3/8 11 7/8 13 15/16 16 1/8 18 11/16
Finished Size of Three Frequently Used Scrolls 3 1/2 long x 2 1/2 wide
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Once you have mastered the scrolling included within the sample tables provided on the previous pages, you are ready to tackle some of the more complicated designs which are suggested on the following pages. A helpful hint to remember when creating ornamental wrought iron designs it is not an exact science. As you progress, you will think of more and more creative uses for ornamental wrought iron. Once you become familiar with ornamental wrought iron you will begin to notice more of this creative artwork right in your own neighborhood and community.
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