Metal stock bender twister adaptor

In an apparatus for bending metal of the type including

• a) pedestal support means for supporting the apparatus;
• b) forming die means for providing the bent metal shape;
• c) roller die means pivotably mounted upon the pedestal means for bending metal around the forming die means;
• and
• d) compound lever means mounted on the pedestal for rotating the roller die means around the forming die means having means for adjusting the compound lever pivot point;
• the improvement which comprises:
• e) adaptor means, attached to the top of the pedestal support means, for alternately attaching the bending metal apparatus and attaching twisting apparatus, the adaptor means having a vertically oriented hollow cylinder extending therethrough which is offset from the pedestal means;
• f) twister lever means pivotably mounted on the top of the adaptor means cylinder for twisting stock extending perpendicularly therethrough in an essentially horizontal plane, the lever means having a vertically oriented hole therethrough centered on the cylinder arranged to grip the cross-section of stock extending therethrough;
• g) a manually attachable clamp means for gripping the pedestal means having a vertically oriented opening therethrough arranged to grip the cross-section of stock extending therethrough;
• and
• h) a manually adjustable bottom locator means attached to said clamp means for supporting the lower end of stock extending through the clamp means.