Bryan;
I've never heard of anything but blasting it in water. The energy
coupling in air is very inefficient.
Here is a good reference:
http://www.people.ku.edu/~aerotoad/Explosive_Forming.htm
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Savage [mailto:b.a.savage@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 12:19 PM
To: Albaugh, Neil
Cc: john robinson; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: fun
Explosive hydro forming takes less TNT.
Bryan
Albaugh, Neil wrote:
> John;
>
> TNT also works but the dies need to be a bit more robust. Don't
laugh--
> explosive forming has been around for a long time.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of john robinson
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:49 AM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: fun
>
> Howdy,
> for answers to metal shaping questions, go to www.metalmeet.com
largest
> gathering of metalshapers in the world. I was at the latest metal meet
> down
> in Oblong IL. last month, WOW! is all I gotta say, guys making panels
> for
> 37 willys, 1910 maxwells, gas tanks, steel baseball hats, roses, how
to
>
> lead body panels, english wheel demos and training, power hammers,
> planishers, stretchers/ shrinkers, how to weld tig, mig, gas weld
> aluminium, paintless dent removal, 9 days for 100$....great time,
great
> bunch of guys.....highly recommended.....
> another way is to carve out forms bolt together and use a high
pressure
> grease gun to push the dome out....water pressure works too, and if it
> blows is a little less messy,, ( ask me how I know).....
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