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Model #MH-6 Row Cover HoopBender
Manufactured by Lost Creek Greenhouse Systems
www.lostcreek.net [email protected] 903-569-8541
Copyrighted 2010, LCGS, Reproduction except for personal use not allowed.
Our MH Series Quick Hoop Row Cover Benders carries on our tradition of effective, low cost bending tools
through pure simplicity. Famous Gardening writer Eliot Coleman in his own words,
Loy , The t oo l a r r i v ed yest e r da y and i t i s beau t i f u l . A F r ench ph i l o s ophe r once comm en t ed , You know w hen
you v e ach i e ved per f ec t i o n i n desi g n , no t w hen you have no t h i n g mo r e t o add , bu t w hen you have no t h i n g
m o re t o t a k e awa y The best i d ea l s and t h e bes t desi g n s a r e t he s imp l e s t you r e you r bender m eet s t ha t
st a n d a r d i n e v er y w a y .
These instructions outline using our #MH-6 Row Cover Bender for producing 6 ft wide hoops from 1/2 and
EMT ( e l ec t r i c a l m e t a l t u b i n g ) tubing available at all hardware stores. A lever bar is included to assist in bending
the last foot or so of the tubing. We have removed all special parts from these benders, by using tubing only in
its entire construction and achieving yet another impossible goal (IT WORKS EVEN BETTER THAN BEFORE).
Our regular single holding strap has been replaced by simple short sections of tubing welded at each end of the
bender, one is larger than the other. The result is lower production cost which we pass on directly to you. One is
for bending emt tubing and the other larger one is for bending emt tubing. To change between bending
1/2 and simply remove bender and flip it over and re bolt it to your work table.
Aswithallourquickhoopbendingtools,theMH6
rowcoverhoopbendercanbeboltedsolidtoany
stableworksurface,usingtheboltsorlagscrews
suppliedwithyourbender.Simplyusethedesired
boltstoattachthebenderthroughthetwoholes
predrilledinthebender.
Regularmounting,
bolted
solid
to
any
work
surface,usetwobolts.
boltor
lagscrew
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Smallerstrap
For
bending
emt
tubing
LargerStrap
for
bending
emt
tubing
Output
end
of
bender
Direction
of
bending
Flipbenderendforend for
bendingemttubing
Operatorsendofbender
Cross
tube
brace
Newweldedholdingstraps
madeofregulartubing.
Largetubeholdingstrapis
forbendingemttubing.
Thesmallerweldedholding
straplocatedontheother
endisforbendingemt
tubing.Setupatrightis
readytobend1/2'tubing
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Beginbendingthe6fthoop
byinserting
the
emt
tubing
about2throughtheholding
strap/tube,thenpull/bend
thetubingaroundthebender
towardsoperators endof
thebender,stoppingthe
bendingstrokebeforethe
tubingtouchestheholding
strap/tubeattheotherendof
bender(operatorsend)
Beginwith
2thru
holding
strap/tube
Operators
endof
bender
Cross
tube
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Alwaysendeachbending
stroke(pull)before
reachingtheholding
strap/tubeat
the
oppositeend(operators
end)ofthebender
Aftereachbendingstroke
Onlypushabout8to10
inchesthroughstrap.Always
leavingseveralinchesof
benttubingonthe
operatorssideoftheholding
strap/tube.This
may
seem
likeasmallamount,butthe
bendingprocessisquitefast
afteryoudoafew.
Continuebendingand
thenpushinganother 8
to10inchesthroughthe
strapeachtime.Asyou
nearthe otherendofthe
tubing.Placetheend(end
withtechscrews)ofthe
leverbarovertheendof
theun benttubingand
positionthejunctionof
theleverbar/tubingsoit
willcontactthebenderas
showninphotoatleft.
Pull/bendtubingaround
bendertowardsoperators
endofbender.STOP
bendingstroke/motion
beforereaching
the
holding
strap/tubeonthis
operatorsendofthe
bender.
Iveplaceda2x6boardhere,tohelpme
keepthebentportionofthetubinglevel
withthebenderasIpushitthruthestrap
andbendmore.Ifasecondpersonis
availabletohelpholditlevel,thatwill
workalso.
Thetwoholding
strap/tubes.
Smallonefor
bending,
largeonefor
Thetwo
holding
strap/tubes
Positionthe
lever
bar
on
theendoftubing,pull
tubingaroundbender
untilleverbartouchesthe
benderhere,butbefore
theleverbartouchesthe
rearholdingstrap/tube
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Yourefinished
Removehoopandbendanother
Note;
Sometubingmaybemadefromhardermetalalloyandthereforeitmayspringback
moreafterbending.Usuallythereisonlyasmalldifferencebetweendifferent
manufactures.Hoopsthatarealittletoowideoralittletoonarrowcanbecompressed
inwardofpulledoutwardtogetyourdesiredwidth.
Ifatanytimeyouneedassistancepleasecontactmeat9035698541oremailat
ThankYou,LoyRobinson