User Manual Q&AAnswer
Mar 03, 2025 - 08:31 PM
To adjust the bending device to bend a curve with the required radius, follow these steps:
1. Manufacture a template with the correct radius or use a drawing of the curve in the original size.
2. Bend a testing piece stepwise to determine how the bending device must be adjusted. Measure the exact adjustment of the bending device by counting the number of turns of the adjusting spindle.
3. Once the adjustment of the bending device is found, bend the curves with exactly this adjustment in one go.
Bending the test piece:
- Turn the spindle fully upward until the end stop (anticlockwise).
- Determine the curve type you want to bend (vertical curve with the engagement slot inside, vertical curve with the engagement slot outside, or horizontal curve).
- Put the rail into the appropriate bending groove for the desired bending direction.
- Adjust the spindle so that the rail will be lightly bent in the desired direction. Count the number of turns of the spindle and write them down.
- Bend the rail by turning the crank handle.
- Check the curved rail by comparing it with a template or sample.
- If the desired curve is not yet reached, tighten the spindle (turn clockwise) on the device and repeat the bending process. Count the number of turns of the spindle and write them down.
- Repeat the bending process until the desired radius is reached and the rail matches the template. Count the number of turns of the spindle and write them down.
Manufacturing curves:
- All subsequent parts that need to be bent to the same radius can now be bent with the same setting.
- If the rail does not go into the bending device, turn the spindle anticlockwise to loosen the setting slightly. Count the number of reverse turns of the spindle.
- Once the rail is inserted into the bending device, tighten the spindle again to its original setting and bend the rail by turning the crank handle.
- After bending a horizontal curve, remove the plastic insert from the rail's engagement slot to make it ready for further processing.
Note: On each end of the bent rail, a short piece of the rail will remain straight. Its length depends on the distance of the rollers of the bending device. This straight piece can be stuck into the rail connector to ensure a trouble-free contact with the rest of the conductor rail.
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