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Originally Posted by emmsone
Having spent the afternoon investigating, (and thanks access to the plans by the way) the cost of a side bending machine is looking to be higher than I initially thought, mostly because of the temperature controllers.
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A side bender doesn't have to be that elaborate or expensive. Scroll down the second page to see how I bend sides. It's cheap to build, and works fine. I use light bulbs and a clothes iron for heat. I also have a bending iron, and frequently do the waist on the iron and the bouts on the bender. I built this when I couldn't afford a heating blanket and controller, but it works so well that I still haven't bought a blanket, even though now I could easily afford it.
http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/v...37283&start=25
By the way, that's bloodwood, which is very difficult to bend.