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PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:41 am 
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Re the fox bender, can any of you advise if the aluminum/steel bar that sits below the waist caul is beneficial to the bending process. In the many variations of the bender out there it seems to have been dropped. As I am remodelling my bender I would be interested to hear the pro's and con's

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The bar holds the pattern in relation to the waist cawl . That is all it does.

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I actually stopped using mine years ago. Instead, I mark the side at the waist location and keep it visible in the center of the waist caul travel slot.

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As John said, it helps to line up at the waist, enabling you to get a matching grain pattern at the butt joint etc.

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I leave the bar in place, but all it does is maintain the form alignment for me. I removed the bar springs years ago. I mark the "package" & keep the mark in the window... Like JJ said.
It's one of those "To each, his own" things.
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