TAPCO PRO 2000 User guide

PRO 2000

OPERATIONS MANUAL

Pro-Filer 2000

Port-O-Bender

Pro-Stand

➤

19"

Tapco Exclusive!

Maximum Throat Depth

for Expanded Capabilities

➤

Pro Cut-Off

Tapco PRO 2000 shown

with optional accessories:

Tapco Side-Winder, Pro-Stand, Pro Cut-Off and Pro-Filer 2000

to maximize your capabilities!

Featuring

• Accessories

• Setup and operating instructions

• How to form the most popular

shapes

• Hints and shortcuts to greater profits with your Tapco

Port-O-Bender

• Tune-up instructions

• Complete parts list

Side-Winder

PRO 2000

Inside Working Pockets

The largest in the industry!

➤

Exclusive, 19" throat depth, largest in the industry for making larger, more complex

Super strong

redesigned die castings.

Exclusive 19" throat depth

allows you to store material inside of bender reducing handling and flipping and speeding up bending.

shapes faster and easier.

Pivot Arms

computer

19"

TAPCO PRO 2000®Port-O-Bender

Maximum Throat Depth • Expanded Capabilities

PRO 2000

enabling you to do your jobs faster, better and more efficiently.

➤

is specifically engineered for optimum use with all Tapco accessories

(See accessories p. 3 & 4 )

PRO 2000 Features

Locking Handle

Part of a strong, positive clamping system.

Hemming Handle

TAPCO Pro-Filer

(optional accessory

see pg. 3)

Hinge Clip

(see page 6)

Bending/Lifting Handle

Faspin

Pivot Links

Opening

Jaw

/4"

Base Hinge

Patented “Moving Pivot” hinge,

the most advanced hinge design in the world, increases leverage and lifting power and eliminates scratching or marring of materials.

(180

hemming capability)

Pro 2000 Port-O-Benders are made under one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 4,493,200, 4,445,356, 4,372,142, 4,766,757, 3,817,075, 4,557,132, 4,240,279, 4,671,094, 3,482,427, 4,494,397, 3,559,444, 5,343,728, 5,353,620, 5,505,069. Other U.S. and Foreign Patents Pending.

TAPCO PRO-STAND

3,161,223, 4,321,817, 4,651,553, 4,489,583,

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Deluxe Heavy Duty Transportable Support for your PRO 2000, PRO-III Port-O-Bender

and E-Z Angle Siding Table Pro-Stand Features

• Durable lightweight anodized aluminum construction.

• Fast and easy height adjustments from 28" to 37".

• Heavy duty wheels handle the roughest of job site

terrains then convert to support pads.

• Detaches quickly from your Port-O-Bender.

• Fits all 8' 6" through 12' 6" Pro Series

Port-O-Benders and

Siding T able

E-Z Angle

Heavy Duty wheels convert to foot pads for solid support on all terrains

TAPCO

Pro-Stand

(optional

accessory

see below)

PRO 2000 Bending Capacities

• Up to .030 soft aluminum

• Up to 28 ga. galvanized steel

• Up to 16 oz. copper sheet & coil

PRO 2000 HD Capacities

SOLID

SUPPORT AND

PORTABILITY

TOO!

(see pg. 8)

(See page 9 for Installation Instructions)

U.S. & Foreign Pats. Pend.

PRO 2000®

SIDE-WINDER

PORT-O-BENDER® ACCESSORIES

™

Coil Holder

Works in tandem with your Port-O-Bender and CUT-OFF to form a complete “trim shop”

SIDE-WINDER Features

• Attaches in seconds to the end of your

Port-O-Bender,

• Allows you to feed coil directly into the jaws of your

Port-O-Bender.

give you factory quality cross cuts. Speeds up production, decreases waste.

• Helps eliminate damage from handling coil stock, especially on windy days.

• Holds up to 24"x50' coil*. Weighs only 25 lbs.

When used with Pro-Stand.

• New improved versatility! Work both sides of your coil. Coil can be drawn out finished side up or down. See photos at right.

standard or heavy duty models.

Uses your

TAPCO PRO-FILER

PRO Series

PRO CUT-OFF

Speeds U

ending!

2000

Automatic Squaring and Measuring Gauge

PRO-FILER 2000 Features

• The

PRO-FILER

measure material fed into your Port-O-Bender, need to mark and snip on your coil.

•

Automates your production. Saves up to 50% of your layout time—the largest block of time that slows you down the most!

• Easy to use as a template and profile maker.

•

PRO-FILER Strips

shapes. Simply form strips to your desired profile then insert them into the your bending.

• Turns rookies into pros in hours instead of years. Makes pros more efficient.

is the first tool ever to automatically square and

store key information for bending

PRO-FILER

and they guide

eliminating the

Keeps

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th side–w

need it!

Saves up

to 50%

your tim

Note: When using the

the

PRO CUT-OFF

to cut off material. Both optional

accessories shown with

PRO 2000 Port-O-Bender

See Pro Cut-Off below.

SIDE-WINDER

must be used

ore

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guesswork in

laying out

shapes

PRO CUT-OFF

Quickly, safely and easily

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makes factory quality cut offs right right on your Port-O-Bender

PRO CUT-OFF Features

• Lightweight aluminum construction built to last.

• Hardened and captured tool steel cutting

knives for safety and durability.

• Pays for itself by reducing scrap and eliminating knifing damage to costly bending hinges.

• Eliminates use of dangerous utility knives and shears.

•

Saves time and labor in scoring and breaking off material.

Also for use with Tapco

PRO CUT-OFF Capacities

• Up to .030 aluminum. All vinyl.

• Up to 28 ga. galvanized steel

• Up to 16 oz. copper

SIDE-WINDER.

Note: Shear point remains constant at 11/2" from your Bending Edge.

y too

table

Using the PRO CUT-OFF

The proper technique is to effortlessly

➛

push your material with a smooth, constant motion from right to left. Do not stop in the mid-

➛

11/2"

dle Make

Pro Cut-Off

or cut with a back and forth motion.

sure hinge clip is engaged.

through the

U.S. & Foreign Pats Pend.

TAPCO ACCESSORIES

A Necessity for Today’s Professional Sider

PRO-FILER 2000

— Reduces layout time

and need to snip mark your coil for measuring.

—Simply feed coil in to your

Bender, the you measure and square in one operation.

Pro-Filer

(See page 3)

helps

SIDE-WINDER

— Saves time by allowing you

to roll out coil directly into the jaws of your Port-O-Bender.

— Decreases coil damage due to

excessive handling especially on windy days.

™

(See page 3)

PRO-STAND

— Solid support and mobility on

the job site.

— Adjustable, folds up and

detaches in seconds.

™

(See page 2)

OTHER MAJOR ITEMS

Ask your distributor for more information

E-Z ANGLE

Siding Table

Slitting & Rib Forming System

PRO CUT-OFF

— Quickly, safely & easily makes

factory quality cut offs right on your Port-O-Bender.

— Saves time and labor in scoring

and cutting off material.

—Also for use with

PORT-O-SLITTER

™

(See page 3)

Side-Winder.

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