From a folding rule to a CNC-controlled bending machine with back stop – a story to make you think again
Anyone who measures up profiles with a folding rule every time can produce some real masterpieces. But what can a CNC-controlled bending machine with back stop do more automatically? The master tinsmith in this story wanted to find out the truth. Read on to learn about what he also discovered alongside the advantages and disadvantages.
Young tinsmith during calibration, Spenglerei Schnyder AG
Young tinsmith during centre punching, Spenglerei Schnyder AG
A master tinsmith who had spent all his life measuring profiles by hand with a folding rule had finally had enough. “I love my double metre stick,” he thought to himself. “Every profile is a masterpiece. But the repeat precision and speed sometimes lea
Your author
Category
Keywords
calibration with folding rule, bending machine with backstop, bending machine without backstop