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--- tools:metal_hand_brake:clearance [2024/02/13 07:55] – created system
+++ tools:metal_hand_brake:clearance [2024/03/21 07:59] (current) – smartin015
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-====== Hand Brake Clearance (STUB) ======
+====== Hand Brake Clearance (DRAFT) ======
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 TODO
+===== Notes =====
+  * Make sure electrical stuff is clear - sometimes it gets hung over the brake
+  * Handles on sides are for raising/lowering the fingers - the right one tends to slip, be careful
+  * Red counterweight on left side helps balance the front lever action
+  * Clamp fingers down onto piece using the levers, then lift the front handles to bend.
+  * Careful when taking fingers off - they can chip and break
+  * Why switch fingers? If you are making bends in different axes, would have space to keep the bent parts clear of fingers
+  * Switching fingers
+  * Place triangular piece of wood under the fingers to prevent them from falling
+  * Place hand under finger to prevent the finger getting damaged
+  * loosen with 6mm allen key
+  * When inserting, push up to the top
+  * Upgrades
+  * Safety wired allen key onto the machine for changing the fingers
+  * Triangular piece of wood to hold the fingers when changing them
+  * Machine a shaft collar / stop thingy for the stop rod on the brake
+  * (cosmetic) Sand blast and powder coat the counterweight rod
+  * Replace handlebars (cracked / bent close to the machine)
+  * Wooden caddy for brake fingers when not installed in the machine - an inverted crib so they stay secure and slide to a safe place
+  * Maintenance
+  * Ensure pins are in place on handle, plus some ways oil to lube the mechanism
+  * Ask Cord - label the 2x4s at the finger brake with what they're for