On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 10:10:17 AM UTC-5,
wrote:
Greetings.

I am making a lamp for my living room. I will use a 45 pound plate for
the base and some 1/2" rebar for the lamp itself. Base will be on one
wall and light bulb will be about 7' away. I need to bend an 11' piece
of rebar into a perfect arc. It would be 180 degrees of a circle. I am
thinking to make a fixture out of plywood. Fixture would be similar to
what an electrician would use to bend conduit. I don't intend on heating
rebar. Just bend on fixture. Other way would be to create a fixture
using a complete sheet of plywood. I think that is overkill.

Any thoughts?

thanks
Bob

Thank you Carl. My friend has some of the large spools you mention. I
think that may be best way to go. If this prototype works well I will make
18 of them using a 20' length for my driveway. Did your greenhouse produce
food for your family?

No, the greenhouse gave my Mom someplace besides the den to put all 50-100
of her potted flowers when a freeze was forecast. Dad and I felt all the
construction labor was well worth it so we only had to bring the plants in
once a winter instead of each time it got cold, then put them back out so we
could use the den :-). One or two 100 watt light bulbs gave plenty of heat
to keep the plants happy at night.

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Regards,
Carl Ijames