Hand Bending Aluminum Sheet
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Hand bending aluminum sheet. Only 14 left in stock order soon. Shaping small pieces with an arbor press. Things you ll need 2 wooden or metal form blocks block of hardwood and heavy duty hammer or mallet optional calculator or online bend calculator marker protractor rubber plastic or rawhide mallet ruler or tape measure sheet metal vise. From a bending perspective it s always best to bend these parts in an annealed state and then temper them to the correct condition.
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