Steven,
Here is a list of links on blacksmithing. This is how you bend steel.
Small shops have been doing it this way for hundreds of years.
http://www.e-ztown.com/blacksmithing.htm
Dave Russell
Steven Trovato wrote:
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> I am wondering... how does one bend steel? Oh, sure, I know about the
> techniques used for sheet metal. Everything from the English wheel to
> sheet metal brakes to hammers and dollies. I'm talking about heavier
> stuff. Suppose one wants to fabricate a plow blade, a heavy equipment
> bucket or who knows what else. I'm sure the biggest factories have
> giant presses and machinery for these operations. The question is, are
> there techniques for doing these operations in the small shop
> environment? Or do I have to limit my imagination to stuff I can build
> from flat pieces welded together?
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