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Step 4Bend tongs and cut grabbing fingers
Cut the middle of the banding loop and bend the angles as shown by hand. Cut off excess.
Make a 3/8" cut in the middle of each grabbing finger.
Bend each grabbing finger slightly (1 up, 1 down) --< >--
Do the opposite to the other side so they intermesh.
Put a piece of tape on the fingers before you cut them if you don't want them to be sharp. They don't grab as well, but they're safer.
Screw a short sheet metal screw 2-3 inches below the bottom of the rectangle to secure the rubber band onto. Install rubber band(s) over banding and back onto screw. They'll spring back pretty good just from tension of the banding, but the rubber band return spring really helps.
Tweak bends as needed to make everything work. Not enough return tension, add a rubber band. not springy enough, bend banding as needed. Not grabbing good, bend the fingers as needed.
Review the Word file in step 1 for more tips.
Make a 3/8" cut in the middle of each grabbing finger.
Bend each grabbing finger slightly (1 up, 1 down) --< >--
Do the opposite to the other side so they intermesh.
Put a piece of tape on the fingers before you cut them if you don't want them to be sharp. They don't grab as well, but they're safer.
Screw a short sheet metal screw 2-3 inches below the bottom of the rectangle to secure the rubber band onto. Install rubber band(s) over banding and back onto screw. They'll spring back pretty good just from tension of the banding, but the rubber band return spring really helps.
Tweak bends as needed to make everything work. Not enough return tension, add a rubber band. not springy enough, bend banding as needed. Not grabbing good, bend the fingers as needed.
Review the Word file in step 1 for more tips.
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