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Tom West
PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:28 pm 
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Messing around with photos and found this one. Bungee cable on the end of top slat in the side bender. There is one on the other end also. I like this better then the springs and blocks. Anyone do this.......??
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Yup. That's what I use. The bulk coil fabric coated stuff with cable clamps. Not pretty but works fine and you can adjust the tension to whatever you like.
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Todd: Didn't realize that, I wonder why the shift to the springs and blocks...? I find this woks much better for me. To each his own, as they say.
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Tom, Here's a similar mod on the side bender that I use some times. I can easily go to springs and sliding block, which seems to give me a little more feel when the wood is ready to bend.

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A smart man once said it's hard to come up with an original idea.............!!!! I'll just have to try harder.Thanks for the come back guys. Take care.
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