Correct Placement Of Jaw On A Sheet Metal Shrinker Stretcher

The shrinker contracts sheet metal for inside curves.

Correct placement of jaw on a sheet metal shrinker stretcher.

Be careful to locate larger shrinker jaw opposite small shrinker jaw. One of the most common questions lazze gets is why doesn t my sheetmetal shrinker stretcher work like the one in your video in this video lazze shares why. Quick change tooling designs our jaw designs help save you time. Clean all as described previously.

Why choose metal shrinker stretchers from baileigh. Easy for operation with foot pedals or handles. Metz shrinker stretcher tool set. Shrinker stretchers these hand tools make smooth radius curves in sheet metal without cutting welding heating or hammering.

The stretcher expands sheet metal for outside curves. We have a shrinker stretcher to fit your projects. 4 x mounting holes. The shrinking action creates small tucks in the edge and this tucking process can also be accomplished manually by placing the edge between parallel metal fingers and then simply twisting it.

When replacing the v blocks shrinker or pressure blocks stretcher chamfered corners face front. 2 mounting holes on each base. Reproduce almost anything requiring the combination of a curve and an angle. Block shrinker or pressure block stretcher.

Metal shrinker stretcher tool. Brand used by most nasacr race car fabricators and the top of the line eckold brand for the serious craftsmen. The optional stand for 21489 eastwood elite deep jaw shrinker stretcher adds significant leverage over the standard 17 handle. 11 oil jaws lightly when not in use for extended periods.

The shrinker stretcher can easily be mounted in a vise or on top of a work bench. Models to suit almost any shop our sheet metal stretchers range from an entry level model all the way up to a powerful hydraulic machine. The shrinker contracts sheet metal for inside curves. Both jaws can form curves to a radius as small.

Commercial shrinker stretchers clamp the edge between pairs of jaws that are then drawn together to shrink it or pulled apart to stretch it. For example it takes seconds to. We carry 2 different styles of shrinker stretchers. The stretcher expands sheet metal for outside curves.