tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862702191196446794.post1758524327677065282..comments2024-03-24T08:34:33.560-05:00Comments on Minneapolis & Northland Railroad Company Modeling: Ladders - photo etchedLester Breuerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18303283710934844416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862702191196446794.post-67690429469058012252021-08-30T20:27:37.905-05:002021-08-30T20:27:37.905-05:00Cool tool. Thanks for the tip. That UMM-USA websit...Cool tool. Thanks for the tip. That UMM-USA website looks like it has plenty of useful tools to check out.Greg Amerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11503398036541206442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862702191196446794.post-63593403312907000572020-03-27T15:19:31.892-05:002020-03-27T15:19:31.892-05:00I bought the UMM bender on your recommendation. Un...I bought the UMM bender on your recommendation. Unfortunately it comes with no instructions and I could not find a video about using it on YouTube. Fortunately your paragraph describing its use enabled me to figure it out. DUH moment. As long as I can get the etch straight before I bend it will work.Ken Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06814695054763011068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862702191196446794.post-15740104320407825862020-03-24T18:00:38.098-05:002020-03-24T18:00:38.098-05:00First I need to say I it did not give poor results...First I need to say I it did not give poor results. Rather, it did not give me consistent results as the UMM USA bender does. Both benders did produce expected results as seen when looking at the ladders from both benders in the applied to car photos. And, yes the bar does have a bevel ending in a fine edge on one side of the bar used to make the bend.Lester Breuerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303283710934844416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862702191196446794.post-13621595889843942222020-03-24T16:57:03.343-05:002020-03-24T16:57:03.343-05:00Whoops, sorry Lester, I just looked again and real...Whoops, sorry Lester, I just looked again and realised it must be that big slab in front of the bender....I ignored it at first because it was not at all what I expected. Does it have a sharpened edge? I cannot tell from the photo.The Nelson and Westport Coal and Railway Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02008688325394521319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862702191196446794.post-57950787540230358002020-03-24T16:53:34.143-05:002020-03-24T16:53:34.143-05:00Lester, can you possibly post a picture of the bar...Lester, can you possibly post a picture of the bar you mentioned using with the Smallshop bender, please? I am trying to understand why it gave you a poor result - I've never heard of using a bar with any bender, only a single-edged razor blade which is easy to slide under the workpiece and lift up. Regards, Paul.The Nelson and Westport Coal and Railway Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02008688325394521319noreply@blogger.com