Hold and Fold
4" Photo Etch Bending Tool

The Small Shop

Reviewed by Andrew Judson

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Argh! Photo etched parts!

All those tiny little metal bits. How am I ever going to make sharp, precise bends in parts that small without damaging or losing them?

I am sure that I am not the only modeller who feels this way about photo-etched parts. In fact, to tell you the truth, I have never fully used a photo-etched fret until now. I have plenty of sets sitting and waiting to use, but I have not been game to really throw myself into photo-etch until now.

Why now? Because I recently received the Hold and Fold photo-etch bending tool.

The Hold and Fold is an amazing appliance. It makes precise folding of photo-etched parts a very simple matter. No matter how intricate the part or what shape you have to fold, even complex three dimensional objects, the Hold and Fold will easily handle the job.

Better yet, it is extremely simple to use. The tool is unclamped, raising the folding heads, the part to be folded is slipped under the appropriate folding "finger", the tool is reclamped then the part is folded using the straight-edged folding aid supplied with the set.

The folding head may also be reversed to present the full-length straight folding edge, permitting a 4" object to be folded in one go. The optional "extra reach" tool offers even more shapes to be folded.

If you, like me, have a strong need for photo-etched detail parts but always wanted a better way to fold the parts, this tool is for you - it is a top piece of kit!

Highly Recommended.

Thanks to The Small Shop for the review sample

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This Page Created on 07 April, 2003
Last updated 24 August, 2003

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