Wire Benders

[LedHed]

This picture shows Hagen's wire bender on the left. Next to that is a vintage Herter's that is a precursor to Cabela’s shown on the far right.

The bender, with the vise (a 360º Thompson), base is aluminum, appears to be a Thompson – similar to the Bogg’s bender

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[CrappieHappy]

cool tools.....

 

[Fatman]

Which one's come with clamps??? I don't have a workshop to bolt one on a table, I'd have to have one that has screw on clamps.

Fatman

 

[JSC]

I have one of the Herters as LH has shown and it has clamps ... This same one has been made by more than 2 companies and it appears to be the same mold xcept for the name
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[LedHed]

Fm
The Herter's or the Cabela's are the same and they both clamp.

JSC
Only seen these two makes.

 

[toadfrog]

Had all three of those until my nephew let them get stolen while he was using them. Just looking at them brings tears to my eyes.

 

[Fatman]

Doc

They do come with instructions LOL even the old ones you can get the instructions out on the web - took me a while but I found them.

 

[LedHed]

I have some of the cut sheets for the benders also.

 

[Fatman]

For all those that have benders could you post what types of bends you can make with each one?? I watched the twist tech but doesn't look like I can make all the bends I want to.

 

[JSC]

FM ... I have found that every one of them come up short on doing everything we would like to do with them. I have several different ones (my old Herters is my #1) ...

 

[LedHed]

I've used them for spinners only. Could try making a jig for the form you are trying to bend.