What makes a project really exceptional? Part of it is a, ‘gee, that’s clever’ angle with a little bit of, ‘that’s actually possible.’ One thing the Hack a Day crew really appreciates is awesome ...

If you want to bend metal to make shapes, you might use equipment like a brake. But if you don’t have one, no worries. You can still do a lot with common tools like a vise and torches. [Bwrussell] ...

For 90-degree and acute bends, Smith suggested sequencing bends from the outer most bend line inward toward the center. For open bends (inside angles greater than 90 degrees), he bends from the center ...

Explore techniques like sheet metal bending, pipe bending methods, and press brake operation. Don't miss out on mastering CNC bending and different bending processes such as rotary draw bending, air ...

Quite literally, books have been written on the topic of bending sheetmetal to form useful shapes. We don’t intend to duplicate all that knowledge here, but rather give you, the home fabricator and ...

The cell is engineered to provide high-speed bending guided by an integrated sheet following system. This system offers ...

Despite a bit of slow progress on the Tudor (solely on my part), things are still progressing. Our recent accomplishment with the '33 at Circle City Hot Rods entailed plotting, configuring, and ...

A few issues back, we upgraded a Tri-Five Chevy to a complete coilover suspension from Heidts, with big Wilwood brakes. Everything went on without a hitch, but when we were all done the brake pedal ...