[TheForge] Speaking of sheet metal...

[Jerry Frost]

Phlip:

I don't recall if you got a, "you don't need a brake 
for this," reply. If not, let me know I used to make 
pretty precise bends without a brake or doing a lot of 
hammering.

Frosty
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saint Phlip" <phlip at 99main.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:27 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Speaking of sheet metal...


>I need to bend some sheet metal myself, but not only 
>do I not have a
> brake, I wouldn't know how to use one if I did ;-)
>
> What I need to do is to bend the bottom of a box out 
> of sheet. Was
> thinking of cutting out the corners (except for tabs 
> to lightly hold
> the thing together at the corners) then clamping the 
> metal between a
> couple of heavy metal bars, then hammering away. Need 
> a fairly crisp
> bend, about 90 degrees. Will this work? Anybody have 
> any other ideas?
>
> -- 
> Saint Phlip
>
> Heat it up
> Hit it hard
> Repent as necessary.
>
> Has anyone seen my temper?
> I seem to have misplaced it at Stalag XXXV....
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