Lutherie Side Bending Tool

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

THANK YOU TONY, FOR US WHO DONT WELD MAYBE A THREADED PIPE / FLANGE MIGHT WORK. To change the light bulb, just unscrew the pipe from flange. Great information, Tony

[@MauriceBlok]

That's a nice apparatus Tomy, so smart!

[@HovingtonInstruments]

+Maurice Blok Thanks Maurice, It does the job and it's a lot cheaper than the alternative..

[@pastorboygloden]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your gift with all of us.

[@HovingtonInstruments]

welcome Kevin, glad this can be helpful

[@Road_Rash]

Awesome! More stuff I can make with tools I already have! Way cheaper than buying a ready made one!👌🏿😎👍🏿

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Totally agree and fun to make ! Thanks for stopping by 👍

[@Road_Rash]

With content like this, I'll be referencing your channel regularly as soon as I'm ready to start building my first mandolin! Thank you for the very helpful videos!

[@cluxseltoot]

Thank you Tomy for sharing your way of doing things. This an interesting video as I had never thought about bending material when playing Archtops - it is inspirational to me.

[@HovingtonInstruments]

+cluxseltoot thanks for watching.. glad you got something from the video.

[@gitaramaker101]

Thanks man, I'm learning a lot 😊

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Happy this is useful. Thanks for watching Marlon

Very clever Tomy!

[@HovingtonInstruments]

+Stephan Pöhnlein Thank you Stephan..

[@peteandrews7169]

Thank you, very imformative

[@brunocejas]

Thank you!

[@RKrein]

Very useful video. Thank you very much.

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Glad it’s helpful! Thanks for watching

[@ibrhemahmed170]

[@ruifortes272]

its a great work

[@MoGiMaL]

I made a similar one, it works but the 150watt lightbulb breaks after one use! Too expensive to keep replacing the bulb, I’m now trying a bbq charcoal starter.

[@youtubecommentor4480]

Tommy, how do you prevent the light bulb from breaking due to the intense heat? I read that some luthiers have built similar type bending irons but the bulb keeps breaking?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

I never had any issues with my light bulbs. They last years before I have to replace them.. maybe better quality light bulbs..?🤷‍♂️ I’m not too sure. I never have to run it to the maximum intensity though .. that could be a reason

[@TotalAmateurMusician]

I see your video is already a few years old, but maybe you’ll see this and let me know... Do you turn the dimmer up all the way to max or is there a point somewhere in between where you stop-and how did you determine that point? Thx

[@HovingtonInstruments]

I usually put it to max, but sometimes if I spend too much time at the Jig to test fit it gets a lot hotter, if I notice and burning on the wood ( appears like a brown tint on maple) I dial it down some. Very rare I have to play with it though.

[@allanmunsami1767]

thank you most kindly very helpful

[@HovingtonInstruments]

+allan munsami you’re welcome Allan!

[@jamesalexander5258]

What diameter pipe did you use? I watched the vid twice, maybe i missed it. Thanks for the idea, this one looks better than the others i watched!

[@HovingtonInstruments]

James Alexander the light bulb fits just right in a 3 1/2" OD pipe.. wall looks like schedule 40 ... roughly 1/8" . Thanks for watching..

[@natalietooley653]

Hi! I was thinking of making this myself, but I was wondering how much it cost you for the whole build. Thanks!

[@walterrider9600]

thank you.

[@HovingtonInstruments]

You are welcome!

[@GuysShop]

Cool Tomy! How hot does the light bulb contraption have to get to bend the wood properly?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

It can get really hot, enough to burn the wood. I can get the same spray bottle results I've demonstrated in the video with the electrical one. The trick here is to have the wood thin enough for it to bend. I wouldn't be able to bend 1/4 thick in the guitar shape on this .its a good thing that a guitar side is thinner than 1/8...

[@louis-pierrecharbonneau6333]

Tomy: have you thought of heating the 1.5 inch pipe with a light bulb? Just curious if that would work.

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Interesting question, I would be curious to find a bulb that would fit in there with enough watts to create the required heat. If so, it can totally be done.

[@seasonedtoker]

These bulbs are hard to find these days in Europe. Where should I look for them? Those newer halogen types aren't powerful enough and they die quick. Tnx!

[@HovingtonInstruments]

+seasonedtoker not sure.. maybe online, I got this one at Home Depot.. 3 or 4 years ago..

[@zaraak323i]

@@HovingtonInstruments I was going to ask you about this. It's almost impossible to find incandescent in Australia. Are they still available in North America? I have a step-down transformer that I might be able to use. :D

[@holyspiritofgodinperson6957]

Nice

[@Ateone81]

Would it still work if you used a stainless steel pipe instead of aluminium?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

I would think so. One of the advantage of aluminum is that it gets hot really quick. But Stainless would get hot to.

[@eliotestrada489]

Was thinking do the same with my hit gun. Would work?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

I don't think a heat gun would have the same results, but I never tried it...Thanks for watching..

[@jonq8714]

I imagine you also use this for bending binding right?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Yes, I do for wood binding.. here’s a video about it .. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKXKaHeaopeKj6M

[@jamaicafxdes9176]

How does a light bulb heat that thing up?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

When a light bulb is on it gets really hot and because aluminum conducts heat the pipe gets hot too.

[@jamaicafxdes9176]

+Tomy Hovington but how does the light bulb get that hot?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

+Jeremy Hovington kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpyZYWB6a5abaZY

[@jamaicafxdes9176]

you use the incandescant one right?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

+Jeremy Hovington you got it son!

[@michellek5789]

Omg thank you!!!!!!!

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Your very welcome!!

[@sh.abdulla8202]

Can please give me the link for each and everything you used in the electric circuit inside the box

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Thanks for watching.. Switch box amzn.to/2PBrGLf Dimmer switch amzn.to/2DBc7OF Ceilling box amzn.to/2XDGN9y 200Watt light amzn.to/2KY7AvT Porcelain lamp holder amzn.to/2DtNWBx Wire connector amzn.to/2Dx1Zqj you will also need a flexible cable with plug to plug it in and some Armoured electrical wire for the inside connections. Hope this helps

[@edadpops1709]

Is the dimmer a 1000 watt unit???

[@HovingtonInstruments]

dimmer switch is 600W, light bulb 200W

[@carolinalynch2087]

Great videos Tommy, please adjust your mic!

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Carolina Lynch thanks Carolina, this video is a year to a year and half old.. my newer videos have better sound...

[@hamidrezatajik7902]

Your video is very useful. I’m making oud in Iran. But can not find a plan. May you help me and send me a plan or email me?

[@HovingtonInstruments]

I don’t actually have a plan for this but give all the needed dimensions in this video. Enjoy your oud build

[@willtube61]

And I just spend $220 for an Ibex bender from StewMac... This would have been much cheaper.

[@HovingtonInstruments]

Will Hathaway really sorry to hear that... can you get your money back??

[@willtube61]

I've already used it so probably not. I'll make the next one though. :-)

[@princetonaudio]

Great Video!

[@kearnsguitars2236]

Thank you, extremely helpfull