Yes, I've done a skid plate for my crawler. It was about 2' across and
about 1/4" thick. I've done other bending with it also. If the area is
really big, another person with another Rosebud helps a bunch.
Inch
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Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
09/17/2003 14:54
To: eric@megageek.com, shop-talk@autox.team.net
cc:
Subject: Re: Bending steel
Have you ever done this? How wide a plate could you heat up and bend with
a single torch?
At 12:09 PM 9/17/03 -0400, eric@megageek.com wrote:
>There is a special tip for OX-Ace set ups commonly called a "Rosebud."
>
>This will heat up metal without cutting it. (Note, it uses LOTS of O2)
>
>What you do is hit the metal with this tip until it's red hot along the
>whole joint to be bent. Then, bend.
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