{"id":3674,"date":"2018-09-27T20:47:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T19:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3674"},"modified":"2018-09-27T20:47:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T19:47:31","slug":"bending-tender-flares-a-short-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3674","title":{"rendered":"Bending Tender Flares, a short tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-redactor=\"1\">As promised on my J6 Build thread after bending the curves in the tender flares I took a series of photos using a piece of scrap to demonstrate how easy it is using a variation of a method described to me by someone on RMweb years ago.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">He used the thick rubber heel design for replacing worn ones on shoes I use one of the rubber safe jaws of my Proxxon Vice.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">First of all I just use the one soft jaw. You will note that the soft jaw has a thick triangular section that fits in the V groove of the hard vice jaw.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3681\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=3681\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3681\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3681\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3681\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0223.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0223-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0223-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0223-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bending Tender Flares<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">Opposite that to form the longitudinal curve I use one of the lengths of rod that came with my Metalsmith drilling table.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3682\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=3682\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3682\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3682\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0224.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0224-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0224-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0224-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bending Tender Flares<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">Next I fit the strip to have the flare bent in it into the vice between the soft jaw and the rod using the opposite V groove to hold the rod in position and ensure that the bend is going into the thickest part of the rubber soft jaw.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3683\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=3683\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3683\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0225.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0225-300x210.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0225-768x537.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0225-429x300.jpg 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bending Tender Flares<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">Once you are happy with the position tighten the jaws to create the bend<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">In this photo you can just see where it&#8217;s pushing against the thicker bit of rubber in the V groove<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3684\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=3684\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3684\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3684\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3684\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0226.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0226-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0226-768x545.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0226-423x300.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bending Tender Flares<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\"><\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">Finally a couple of shots of the finished bend.<\/div>\n<div data-redactor=\"1\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3685\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=3685\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3685\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3685\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0227.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0227-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0227-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0227-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bending Tender Flares<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3686\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=3686\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3686\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3686\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3686\" src=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0228.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0228-300x174.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0228-768x445.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.railway-models-and-art.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_0228-500x290.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bending Tender Flares<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As promised on my J6 Build thread after bending the curves in the tender flares I took a series of photos using a piece of scrap to 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