diff --git a/src/bend_extrude.scad b/src/bend_extrude.scad
index e10a956e..70a83b73 100644
--- a/src/bend_extrude.scad
+++ b/src/bend_extrude.scad
@@ -18,28 +18,32 @@ module bend_extrude(size, thickness, angle, frags = 24) {
     r = half_frag_width / sin(half_frag_angle);
     s =  (r - thickness) / r;
     
+    transX = [x, 0, 0];
+    mirrorX = [1, 0, 0];
+    sq_size = [frag_width, y];
     module get_frag(i) {
         offsetX = i * frag_width;
         linear_extrude(thickness, scale = [s, 1]) 
         translate([-offsetX - half_frag_width, 0, 0]) 
         intersection() {
-            translate([x, 0, 0]) 
-            mirror([1, 0, 0]) 
+            translate(transX) 
+            mirror(mirrorX) 
                 children();
             translate([offsetX, 0, 0]) 
-                square([frag_width, y]);
+                square(sq_size);
         }
     }
 
-    offsetY = -r * cos(half_frag_angle) ;
+    offsetY = [0, -r * cos(half_frag_angle), 0];
+    rotXn90 = [-90, 0, 0];
 
     rotate(angle - 90)
     mirror([0, 1, 0])
     mirror([0, 0, 1])
     for(i = [0 : frags - 1]) {
         rotate(i * frag_angle + half_frag_angle) 
-        translate([0, offsetY, 0])
-        rotate([-90, 0, 0]) 
+        translate(offsetY)
+        rotate(rotXn90) 
         get_frag(i) 
             children();  
     }