Anyone have the 5216 machine? How does it do when shearing and braking 16ga? Anyone have any experience. Looking at these would be good because they take up less room than two separate machines but want to make sure it does what it says. Thanks
Why not send Shane a conversation and ask him about the 5216 machine,e may have another video or additional information to help you make a decision. HRP http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/conversations/add?to=BAILEIGH+INC
I think SMH has it right by asking guys that own/use one about it rather than the manufacturer/owner. Im sure if you ask the Hoffman group if they make good products they will say "yes" and we all know about their quality. Now before anyone ***** bunches, I'm in NO WAY comparing Baileigh Inc to Hoffman Group, so save the drama. If it were any other company and the guy posts later "I wasnt impressed with the quality vs what the manufacturer claimed" the thread would have 800 posts saying "what else did you expect them to say? Why didnt you ask on the Hamb from users of it?" Just sayin'
I'd love to hear how it performs, as I have never seen one of those "multi-machines" live up to it's claims. The majority that I have seen, and even badged from different manufacturers, usually had a break in some section of the frame casting. I was not aware that Baileigh sold one.
This is basically just a better-quality version of the one HF currently sells only wider. In fact, other than the width it looks exactly the same as the one I got from HF about 10 years ago. Same end castings, handles, etc. The current HF offering looks much lighter-duty. FWIW, mine has been OK although I did break one of the cast actuating arms. I made new ones out of 1/2" steel plate, no more issues. Most of this stuff comes out of the same Chinese factory, with individual resellers specifying quality/features/tolerances. I guess the main issue with these machines is like any 'multi-purpose' unit, compromises have to be made in operation. The biggest flaw IMO is the press brake. Unlike a conventional brake, these pretty much only bend 90 degree bends accurately. Less angle and the material isn't pressed into the die all the way and you don't get a consistent bend, plus you'll get a different radius at different angles. You're also stuck with the built-in bend radius when bending at 90 degrees unless you want to build custom fingers and even then you'll be limited to about a 1/4" radius. Another issue is the 'material clamp' (which looks identical to mine only wider) on the shear is inadequate to hold the material firmly enough on wide cuts; I use vice-grips on mine when needed as I found the clamp to be nearly useless. For the smaller work I use this for, I'm reasonably happy with mine, it doesn't take up a lot of space, but I just don't see one of these doing the claimed width. For the money this machine costs, I'd go with standard single-operation units instead and figure where to put them.
Yep, that's where mine broke... Built new arms out of steel, no issues since. The Baileigh machine appears to have the same cast arms, I'd ask before I bought.
Yea it's a tough decision. I know they make good stuff. But for 2k I want it to do what it says. I can't find any real life experience with anyone that has one.
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