USE/CARE OF HANDTOOLS & MEASURING TOOLS - OD1621 - LESSON 2/TASK 1
11.
Benders and Pullers
a. Purpose.
(1) Benders.
Benders are designed to facilitate bending brass or
copper pipe and tubing.
(2) Pullers. Pullers are designed to facilitate pulling operations,
such as removing bearings, gears, wheels, pulleys, sheaves, bushings,
cylinder sleeves, shafts, and other close-fitting parts.
b. Types of Senders and Pullers.
(1) Benders. Benders (figure 65) issued by the Army Ordnance Supply
System are of the spring type sized to fit pipe and tubing ranging from 1/4
to 1 inch in diameter.
FIGURE 65.
HAND PIPE AND TUBE BENDERS.
(2) Pullers.
(a) Universal Gear Pullers. Universal gear pullers (figure 66 on
the following page) are usually of yoke and screw construction with two
jaws. The jaws have from 0 to 14 inches diameter capacity, having a reach
from 3 to 16 inches.
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