Double Bass Matthew's bending iron in action

[Matthew Tucker]

I'm bending 4mm x 25mm linings here

http://www.youtube.com/v/ebu_TbRIKaI

and here's my setup:

 

[ctregan]

Ouch! Matthew, where are your oven mitts?
Do you have an energy efficiency rating for that rib bending iron?

It looks like a great tool, good job.

 

[Ken McKay]

I kinda like that bender Matthew. What you got inside there?

 

[Darren Molnar]

Is it true you could light a small village with the power that thing runs on?

can I have it when you're done?

 

[Jake deVilliers]

Nice demo Matthew, and a cool bender.

Is that an oven element in there?

 

[Matthew Tucker]

yeah its like an oven element. Its from an industrial air drier actually. It had its own stainless steel mounting plate which made it easy to mount. Oven elements are harder to mount, but much easier to find.

Here it is with the front cover removed

It has two temperature settings; Hot or Cold.

When set to hot you could run a LARGE village from the power it uses ...

 

[ctregan]

The bass is looking fine Matthew, are you going to recreate the dark brown finnish too? It will take a deft touch, but it would defiantly be a great look!