https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sheet-Me...rand=Unbranded&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982 On a whim I purchased the above, have had the "need" for one several times recently so took the plunge. Any tips for a first time user?
yes ... look at it ,,, wait about thirty seconds you will find a job for it to do then another and another by tomorrow you will wonder how you ever got by without one and then you will end up with three
Cheers, was a little worried it may sit gathering dust in the cold light of getting one. I take it from the above they are as simple as they look.
Sounds simple doesn't it I would like a pound for all my failed attempts and ruined sheets through lack of planning, you really do need to stop and think sometimes. I have had to cut metal out of the folder on more than one occasion Bob
you do develop a different way of thinking ,, but if in doubt about the order ,,, fold a corn flakes box first , , cherios may work too ,,, gives you a good practice , or a bit of mig wire will do the same job , or a 5mm wide bit of scrap ,,, any way , you get the idea.
Had to make up half a dozen brackets (or so). 90 degree bends done cold on the flypress. They clip onto 1/4" angle iron and doing a 180 in 8mm (!) required a fair bit of heat, some flypress to get things started and a BFH to finish. Note the tack welding to hide my Mig welding ability plus I want these to fail before the 1/4" angle if too much pressure is applied.
No I haven't - I never thought I had the need to squash flies flat but now I can see they have other uses as well............
@Screwdriver I've just finished painting my revised pan folder (home made) and now you have me looking on flea bay for a fly press
No, I got "lucky" after being on the hunt for years... https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/an-anvil-at-last.58127/
