bending tool?

pdul · 23rd December 2011, 07:48 PM

Can somebody please help me with the english name for the plastic gismo we use to bend the leads on for instance resistors over?
I want to search for it on Fleabay but it is difficult without knowing the name

Thank you in advance

wboyd · 23rd December 2011, 08:01 PM

If you are talking about the little piece of plastic with holes in it used to bend the leads of resistors and other misc parts then I think you are looking for a "Lead Forming Tool" atleast that is what I have always called it...

Wayne

pdul · 23rd December 2011, 08:05 PM

Thank you very much. from the lack of reactions here, I am probably not the only one who doesn`t know

thaumaturge · 23rd December 2011, 08:06 PM

Dah, lead former.

dangus · 24th December 2011, 11:26 AM

When I misplaced mine, I made a substitute out of scrap PC board stock. Cut a wedge shape, then two strips. Solder 'em together, and file notches.

pdul · 24th December 2011, 02:34 PM

It might be a good idea since all the hits on Ebay for some reason only ships to USA.
Maybe it is a threat to national security (rocket science) who knows?

mickeymoose · 24th December 2011, 02:58 PM

Lead Bending Tool DIYAutoTune.com

sofaspud · 24th December 2011, 04:29 PM

I just grip the lead at the appropriate place with needle-nosed pliers and bend by hand.

Lavcat · 24th December 2011, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofaspud

I just grip the lead at the appropriate place with needle-nosed pliers and bend by hand.

I'd say round-nosed.

cliffyk · 25th December 2011, 12:02 AM

What are commonly called "needle-nose" are actually chain-nose.

Chain-nose:

Needle-nose (longer, closes completely, and most often has serrated gripping jaws like the chain-nose):

Round-nose has tapered round jaws that may or may not close completely:

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23rd December 2011, 07:48 PM	#1
pdul diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Copenhagen	bending tool? Can somebody please help me with the english name for the plastic gismo we use to bend the leads on for instance resistors over? I want to search for it on Fleabay but it is difficult without knowing the name Thank you in advance

23rd December 2011, 08:01 PM	#2
wboyd diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Louisville, KY	If you are talking about the little piece of plastic with holes in it used to bend the leads of resistors and other misc parts then I think you are looking for a "Lead Forming Tool" atleast that is what I have always called it... Wayne __________________ "I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it"

24th December 2011, 04:29 PM	#8
sofaspud diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Antonio	I just grip the lead at the appropriate place with needle-nosed pliers and bend by hand. __________________ It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from enquiry. - Thomas Paine

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23rd December 2011, 08:05 PM	#3
pdul diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Copenhagen	Thank you very much. from the lack of reactions here, I am probably not the only one who doesn`t know

23rd December 2011, 08:06 PM	#4
thaumaturge diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Utah	Dah, lead former.

24th December 2011, 11:26 AM	#5
dangus diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Vancouver Island	When I misplaced mine, I made a substitute out of scrap PC board stock. Cut a wedge shape, then two strips. Solder 'em together, and file notches.

24th December 2011, 02:34 PM	#6
pdul diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Copenhagen	It might be a good idea since all the hits on Ebay for some reason only ships to USA. Maybe it is a threat to national security (rocket science) who knows?

24th December 2011, 02:58 PM	#7
mickeymoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2008	Lead Bending Tool DIYAutoTune.com

25th December 2011, 12:02 AM	#10
cliffyk diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2009	What are commonly called "needle-nose" are actually chain-nose. Chain-nose: Needle-nose (longer, closes completely, and most often has serrated gripping jaws like the chain-nose): Round-nose has tapered round jaws that may or may not close completely: =============================================== Ran and kept stocked a tool-crib for 6 years, WAY back when...

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