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Material Pricing: Due to the nature of the machine and how each type of material must be calibrated precisely, bendable material must be purchased from the UTSOA available stock.

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1. Open "DIWire" from the desktop.
   
2. Drag your first file into the DIWire program window.
3. Select your material type (e.g., 1/8" steel).
4. Change the units to inches or millimeters depending on your model.
5. If bending arcs and smooth curves, increase the resolution to have higher number of line segments than the default 12. This will give you a smoother curve; you may need to test this setting to determine what is appropriate for your model.
6. When you have your settings ready, the machine on, and your material properly loaded, press "BEND."
7. The machine should now feed through on it's own and bend your project. You may need to lightly guide the wire into the feeding wheels if that machine gets caught.
8. When the CNC wire bender is finished, use a pencil or marker to mark the wire right at the end of the notch (where you lined it up to start the process). This is the end of your piece.
9. Cut the wire where you marked.
   
10. If you have more files, continue bending by repeating fabrication steps 2-9.
11. Turn off the CNC wire bender when you are finished by flipping the power switch. Log off & shut down the computer.

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