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08-04-2007, 09:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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|  Poor man's metal brake
OK, also lack of space man's metal brake.  Works pretty good, I was bending 1/8" thick by 3/4" wide steel the other day. The trick is, when you bend, try to make sure your bending straight, so that after it's bent it's not going askew. |
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08-04-2007, 01:40 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: dallas, Oregon
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yep im lost..
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08-04-2007, 01:41 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester
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I just use my vice and a BFH. It does the trick.  |
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08-04-2007, 01:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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Yeah, but I don't always like the hammered or vice'd look.  |
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08-04-2007, 01:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester
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I hear ya. I'll have to try your method sometime. |
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08-04-2007, 06:42 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: st. louis
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08-17-2007, 09:53 AM
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| Pixel Pusher Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kansas City
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This should be the ticket... http://www.wttool.com/product-exec/p...ble_Vise_Brake If that doesn't work... then this surely will... http://www.wttool.com/product-exec/p...rake_Slip_Roll  |
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08-17-2007, 11:08 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Where it's wet
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I've always wanted a couple of those wide vice grips too. | |
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08-17-2007, 10:36 PM
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| Pixel Pusher Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kansas City
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Tried out the vise brake tonight. Works pretty well. Not a "perfect" tight bend , but very nice and precise with maybe a 1/16th radius on some 18ga steel. I'll give it a shot tomorrow on some aluminum. I can upload some pics if needed.... |
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08-17-2007, 10:39 PM
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08-18-2007, 08:42 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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Home Depot dosn't carry them, I don't drive so I got mine off Ebay. Both shipped was about $37.
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