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  1. #1
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    Default H&F benchtop panbrake

    Just looking thru the H&F sale catalogue and see a 600 x 1mm benchtop panbrake. I'm after something of a similar size for .7 and .5mm stainless steel about 330mm wide. Does anyone have one of these already and can make positive comments about it?

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    Default Make your own

    Burraboy

    Search back through this forum and you will find an absolute truckload of info and plans about a DIY 600mm panbrake model a bloke called Simso has made.

    You need access to a mill and a lathe though. I am guessing you might come in at under $150.Theres no question it would do the job as it is a 600mm wide job. .

    How would that compare with the H&F price.
    Grahame

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    I have H&F's next size up pan brake and it gets the job done. I reckon H&F's lower end gear is generally consistent with all the comments you hear about the USA's Grizzly/Harbor Freight tools - will handle hobby duties but wont hold up to use at the claimed max capacity or production environments.

    Regarding the DIY option - its one of those situations where if you already have the tools to make it, and time, then it's worth it, otherwise the H&F machine is only $395 and 2 minutes to hand the cash over.

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    No mill and the lathe is a clunker, so the 2 min handover looks good. It's just a matter of whether it will stand up to the material and the application. I might turn up with an offcut of stainless and see if they will let me try it out. It's a fair drive though, so any opinions are welcome.
    Thanks.

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    I reckon that's a good idea. AFAIK the floor stock are demo machines so shouldn't be an issue.

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