Chinese bending iron

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David Georgeson
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Chinese bending iron

Post by David Georgeson » Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:53 pm

Hi I recently acquired a Chinese made bending iron which has quit working .Does anyone know where I could get it looked at preferably in far north Queensland 😁

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Re: Chinese bending iron

Post by kiwigeo » Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:37 pm

Any appliance service shop or electrician should be able to check it out. There's not much to these irons apart from an element and a thermostat. You can get spare elements for most of these irons from Stewmac or on Ebay....bit it may be cheaper buying a whole new iron if it's a Chinese cheapie. https://luthiersupplies.com.au/replacem ... nding-iron
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Wed Feb 17, 2021 12:53 pm
Hi I recently acquired a Chinese made bending iron which has quit working .Does anyone know where I could get it looked at preferably in far north Queensland 😁
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Re: Chinese bending iron

Post by nkforster » Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:43 pm

I'd suggest buying a decent one. Not an Ibex, they're wobbly in weeks.

The best you can get is made in England:

https://luthiers-bench.com/products/ben ... 9642213575

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