Bending Jig for electronic components

Found this jig made from wood on my trip to Japan twenty years ago in the alleys of an electronics market in Shibuya, Tokyo. I thought why not share with you the little tool that has served me well for years.

Model

133 x 17.5 mm Bending jig for electronic components

Ideal for bending the connecting wires of resistors, diodes, chokes, capacitors, electrolytic capacitors etc. to prepare the components perfectly for soldering into a PCB.

5 grid sizes suitable:

• 7.5 mm
• 10.0 mm
• 12.5 mm
• 15.0 mm
• 17.5 mm

Printing

You can use any non-flexible filament as a printing material, such as PLA, PET-G, ABS, etc. In the print files you will find a Prusa Slicer project and the STL file. The model is aligned so that you can print them directly and you don't need any supports. A 0.4 mm nozzle and a layer height of 0.20 mm with printer default settings with 15% infill, etc. are sufficient for printing.

Assembly

There is nothing to assemble.

Usage