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Posted by Bob La Londe on July 18, 2008, 8:13 pm
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>>>> Ok... there are obviously sheet metal brakes out there
>>>> to do this, but the price gets up there pretty quickly.
>>>> I was wondering if it would be practical bend some small
>>>> pieces of aluminum in my hydraulic press by positioning
>>>> them between a couple pieces of steel angle iron or
>>>> perhaps making some "special" angle with a sharp inner
>>>> corner or rounded outer corner to better match the two
>>>> pieces and get a more uniform bend. Not a lot of work
>>>> this way. Just some simple one off stuff.
>>>>
>>>> The second part of my wondering, and hence the cross
>>>> post, is would this result in to much contamination of
>>>> the aluminum for good quality welding?
>>>>
>>>> Bob La Londe
>>>> http://www.YumaBassMan.com
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>>> Not sure what your price limit is, but Northern Tool has a
>>> couple of hydraulic press add-ons the create a press
>>> brake.
>>>
>>> Ken
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>> Speaking of Northern Tool. Are there any other hardware
>> vendors out there with the diverse product lines like they
>> carry?
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> Well, there is Harbor Freight. But much of Northern Tool's
> stuff seems a bit better quality.
>
> Ken
Harbor Freight is a great place to pick up cheap wrenches for torch and
hammer bending to make single use custom wrenches, but... LOL.
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