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Bill PIllmore

Post subject: Old bender

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:24 am

Walnut

Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2009 3:53 pm
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First name: Bill
Last Name: Pillmore
City: Asheville
State: NC
Zip/Postal Code: 28805
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Does anyone have one of these they would like to get rid of, an extra element, or where I might find an element.
Thanks

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Darrel Friesen

Post subject: Re: Old bender

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:35 am

Koa

Joined: Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:45 pm
Posts: 1372
Location: Calgary, Canada
Status: Amateur

A barbeque starter would work well in place of that.

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jackwilliams

Post subject: Re: Old bender

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:29 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:11 pm
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First name: jack
Country: usa

I gave away a homemade bender a few years ago with a very similar heating element, the main difference the base allowed it to be screwed into a light bulb socket.
It had originally been used in an old-time electric radiant heater.
If I were in your situation, I would take the heating element to an old-time hardware store, or take it to a kitchen stove repairman and see if the wire element itself might be replaced.
regards,
jack

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John A

Post subject: Re: Old bender

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:18 pm

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Location: Ellicott City, Md - USA
First name: John
Last Name: A
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

give this guy a call - found him on google -

http://www.hudsonscustommachining.com/

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jackwilliams

Post subject: Re: Old bender

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:15 pm

Cocobolo

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First name: jack
Country: usa

That's a great find on those old elements John !

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Bill PIllmore

Post subject: Re: Old bender

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:19 pm

Walnut

Thanks for the tip - http://www.hudsonscustommachining.com/. I sent him an email - couldn't find them on his price list of oddities.

Bill

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Bill PIllmore

Post subject: Re: Old bender

Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:43 pm

Walnut

IN case anyone else is needing on of these old elements, here is the info:
They are $30 each, NOS still in the box, old but never used. State preference of 660 or 1,000 watts when ordering. Add $4.95 for priority postage carefully wrapped to insure they arrive in one piece.

Thanks again for the lead.
Bill

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