397.

0
15 5/8"

53.3 192.2 72.8 78.7

2 3/32" 7 9/16" 2 7/8" 3 3/32"

Place A Slight Radius At All Edges Of Form, Both Interior

And Exterior. A 1/16" or 1.5 mm Radius Should Be
Adequate.

1 1/4"
31.8

3 3/32"
78.7
2 15/32"
62.8
20.0
25/32"
Form Screws + Glue As Shown - Drill Down Through Top: 20.0
2 1/2" (63.5mm) x #6 Screws To Connect Plywood Layers 25/32"
Together. Drill Pilot Holes 1-1/2" (38mm) Deep For Screws.
1/4" x 1" Aluminum Retainer Bar. Drill Countersink Screws 1/8" (3mm) Deep) 1/4" x 1" Aluminum Retainer Bar. Drill
1/4" Holes In Bar To Accept Carriage 25.4 25.4 1/4" Holes In Bar To Accept Carriage
Bolts. 1" 1" Bolts.

1/4" x 20 Free-Spinning Knobs, Which 1/4" x 20 Free-Spinning Knobs, Which

19/32"

19/32"
Allow For Hinged Access. Allow For Hinged Access.

15.0

15.0
Sound Hole Access. This Hole Is Also Used To Place A
1/4" x 20 Carriage Bolts. Countersink Head Hold-Down Clamp Across The Sound Hole To Secure The 1/4" x 20 Carriage Bolts. Countersink Head
In Underside Of Form To Allow For The Form Guitar Top Flat To The Form Floor. In Underside Of Form To Allow For The Form
To Set Flat On Bench top

1 1/32"

1 1/32"
To Set Flat On Bench top

26.1

26.1
43.1 43.1
1 11/16" 1 11/16"

11 25/32"
11 25/32"

4 11/32"

5 9/16"
141.6

299.1
299.1

110.0

3 1/4"

3 1/4"
82.3

82.3
1 1/32"

1 1/32"
26.1

26.1
Chamfer Corners Of Aluminum Bar And This Is The Bandsaw Cut Line You Would Use Chamfer Corners Of Aluminum Bar And
Round-Over Edges. To Trim Your Bend Sides To Size. Simply Round-Over Edges.
Remove The End Block Support And Run The
Whole Inside Form With The Side Clamped Into

19/32"

19/32"
15.0

15.0
Place, Through The Band Saw.
101.6
4" This Is The Bandsaw Cut Line You Would Use
Ukulele Insert Overall Width To Trim Your Bend Sides To Size. Simply
Remove The End Block Support And Run The
Whole Inside Form With The Side Clamped Into
6.4 12.7 63.5 12.7 6.4 Place, Through The Band Saw.
1/4" 1/2" 2 1/2" 1/2" 1/4"
1-5/8" Screws Extend From Form Floor
1/2" (12.7mm) Dia. Aluminum Rod Spreaders And Into The Plywood Sandwich On Each
2 15/32"

For Form. Number Varies. Refer to Bender Half Of The Form. Remove Screws On
62.8

Insert Drawing Plan View For More Information. Hinged Side To Open Up Form. Fully
Chamfer Edges of Rod For Easy Insertion. Countersink Heads Into Form Floor Under-
Side.
Drill 1/2" (12.7mm) Dia. Holes At Inside of Plywood
Holes Shall Be 1/2" (12.7mm) Deep. Outside of Hole

3 3/32"
12.7

78.7
1/2"

Shall Be Tangent With Outside of Form.

3/4" (19mm) Cabinet Grade Plywood Form Insert

Sides. (2) Required.
85.6
3 3/8"
1 1/4"
31.8

Form Screws + Glue As Shown - Drill Down Through Top:

Varies

5/16" (8mm) Dia. x 3-1/2" (89mm) Long Carriage 2 1/2" (63.5mm) x #6 Screws To Connect Plywood Layers
Bolts. (2) Required. Together. Drill Pilot Holes 1-1/2" (38mm) Deep For Screws.
Countersink Screws 1/8" (3mm) Deep)
6.4 12.7 3/4" (19mm) Diameter Recess Hole For Bolt Assembly
12.7 6.4 1/4" 1/2"
1/2" 1/4" Depth of Hole - Approx 1/2" (12.7mm). Place A Slight Radius At All Edges Of Form, Both Interior
Bolt & Washer At Outside of Form.
And Exterior. A 1/16" or 1.5 mm Radius Should Be These Pins Are Optional As Well. They Are Spaced At 25 mm
Adequate. Or About 1" Around the Outside Of The Form. They Come In
Handy To Glue The Back And Top To The Ukulele Sides. I

Ukulele Inside Form Prefer To Use Screws That Have Smooth Shanks So No
19.0

19.0
3/4"

3/4"

Threads Show On The Portion That Stick Out Of The Form.

This Will Cause Less Problems With Hooking On The Screw
Threads.

- Top View Note: In Order For The Hinged Access To Work Properly The (4)
Layers Of Plywood That Makeup The Plywood Form "Sandwich:

12-Fret Tenor Shape

Should Be Glued Together. Each Half Of The Sandwich, In Turn
Should Be Secured To The Form Floor With 1-1/2" Screws Extended
Bolt & Washer Required At Each Face of Through The Form Floor Into The Sandwich. Note That These Screws
Form Interior. Use These Bolts to Make Need To Be Removed From The Hinged Half When You Open Up The
Final Width Adjustments. (2) Nuts & (2) Form. The Screws Should Be Inserted Upon Insertion Of The Ukulele
Washers Required At Each of (2) Bolts. Sides While Performing Any Operation.

Heated Bender Form Note For Detailed Construction Instructions

Insert Detail Refer To Our Book "Guitar & Ukulele Construction

Handbook

GenOne Luthier Supply

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