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Old 11-24-2012, 08:11 PM
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Default making a curved channel

Kerry
If you lay out a blank that is wide enough for all three legs & the length that you need, use your sweeps to match up to the curved wall. Then make the long sides of your blank to match the sweep.

also use the sweep to mark the bend lines.
Use the tipping wheel to bend up to 45*
Or use pullmax if you have dies to crease the metal
clamp the backbone to a table & finish to 90* with a slapper.


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