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  • Member since
    January 2008
  • From: Chicago
Posted by DerOberst on Friday, January 7, 2011 10:48 PM

Micro-Mark sells a tool for exactly what you are looking for:

 

http://www.micromark.com/GRAB-IRON-BENDING-GAUGE,9768.html

Though they want $35 bucks for it, so I just use a pair of needle nose pliers....

 

 

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Lyons Colorado, USA
Posted by Ray Marotta on Friday, December 17, 2010 12:59 PM

You can also use an approprietly sized drill bit as a mandrel.  Works equally well for eye-bolts...

Ray

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  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: Sarepta, LA
Posted by Scorn on Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:09 PM

Thank you very much Don.  I bought a pair of those this week actually but haven't tried them with tie-downs.  I'll give 'em a shot now though !

  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:56 AM

I find a pair of true "round nose" pliers just the thing for tie-downs, eyebolts and the like.  That is about all I use them for, but they sure come in handy for that. I generally make stuff like that out of K&S brass rod- copper wire is generally quite soft.  The K&S brass stuff is hardened.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: Sarepta, LA
Tie-Downs
Posted by Scorn on Friday, December 10, 2010 9:54 PM

Hello all! 

I could really use a little help and I hope this is the right place.  I do alot of armor models but I rarely ever clean off the grab handles and tie-downs on the kits and instead leave the molded ones in place.

This really bugs me because most kits have rather poor tie-downs.  I have seen some excellent models displayed here with tie-downs done in copper wire, but I never have much success myself with it.  I seem to have the most trouble with uniformity actually.  Never the same twice.

I am sure there is an excellent way to make a jig for this process, but I never seem to make one strong enough.

Anyone here have any tips for this?  I would be forever grateful!

 

Thank you !

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