Going from this smashed plated steel part:
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To this, with no sanding or filing,
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Is done by hand, with simple tools.
And this dented aluminum hood :
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Yes, hot working is part of the job - whether hot shrinking, bending, forging, -- or flattening
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old bent steel bracket, sandblasted steel
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"heat and beat" using a spring steel "flatter" (std. blacksmith tool)
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And the bracket is straight
I guess you wanted bending?
Sorry, can't find images of that ....
