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How to make a rod bending jig
I've got some 3/8" un-deformed reinforcement rod to bend in a 7"
radius bending in 180 degrees until the rod is running parallel to itself. I only need 6 of them as part of a sculpture I am doing. I thought I would get a 7" diameter piece of pipe maybe with a flange and weld a post along the pipe, heat the rod, insert the rod between the post and pipe and bend until the desired bend is achieved. The bends need to be reasonably duplicated. I haven't gone to the junk yard yet, so I don't know what my chances of finding the right piece of pipe are going to be right now. The recycle center (aka junk yard) where I go has a lot car and truck wheel parts, rotors, pipes, rails, and other classic steel junk. Is there is better way to do this? Maybe a better choice of assembly parts to build the jig? -Mike |
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