Bending Gauge Tool

[flanagan0718]

why not just use perf/vero cut
just give hole for space
ex
normal 1/4W, give 2 hole, bend
1/8W, give 1 hole, bend

OOT
for me, the art is doing perfboard with bend shape leg resistor. Hahaha

I thought about doing this last night. I have tons of vero scraps kicking around.


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[davent]

I have a couple different sizes to cover components up to a 2w resister size so be sure you're ordering the right.
dave

[Haberdasher]

I have one of those red ones pictured on the previous page.  Even the skinniest space makes 1/4w resistor bends too wide for 99% of the pedal projects you find, so for my purposes it's utterly useless most of the time.
I made my own by notching out a popsicle stick, and so it was the correct width.  But the body of the resistor doesn't drop down into the center of the stick, so it will never bend the neat shoulders the red one can do.  I ended up tossing it because it's less of a hassle to just bend them by hand.

[madbean]

I bends. If it don't fits, I bends again. No plastic gizmo req'd.

[EBK]

I bends. If it don't fits, I bends again. No plastic gizmo req'd.

[clip of person using all their strength to try to bend resistor leads]

[Commercial voice]: You bend, and you bend, but still it doesn't fit!

[cut to clip of hands trying repeatedly to a jam badly pretzel-shaped resistor into a PCB]

[cut to wide shot of person throwing bent resistor in disgust and wiping sweat from forehead]

[Commercial voice]: There's got to be a better way!

[person looks at camera and nods with an exhausted look on face]

[Commercial voice]:  Now there is!

[davent]

For my usual pcb spacing resistor leads get bent over at the body.  The bend-spacers are great for doing vero or my eyelet boards for tube projects.

dave