Robinair 18548 User Manual

No. 18548 Tube Bender

Backplate

Handle /

Connecting

Bar

Assembly

Forming

Head

1. Move backplate handle / connecting bar assembly around curved forming head until connecting bar stops on holding bar. Handles should be positioned as shown in Figure 1.

Holding Bar

Figure 1

4. Move backplate handle around forming head until desired

2. Position tubing (sizes 3/16", 1/4", 5/16", or 3/8") in appropriate sized groove on forming head and holding bar. Tubing will start bending at the zero calibration point on forming head.

3. Rotate backplate handle until contact is made with tubing, and the calibration marks align at zero. See Fig. 2.

Design, specifications, and

Figure 2

Backplate

Handle

materials are subject to change without notice.

angle is attained as indicated by the alignment of the calibration marks. See Figure 3.

Figure 3

WARNING: To prevent personal injury, wear eye protection that meets ANSI Z87.1 and OSHA standards.

SPX Corporation 655 Eisenhower Drive Owatonna, MN 55060-0995 Technical Services: 1-800-822-5561 Fax: 1-800-822-7805 Customer Service: 1-800-533-6127 Fax: 1-800-322-2890 Website: www.robinair.com