How to Bend Metal

Well, while the turkey was cooking, I snuck outside for an hour and a half…I post these photos to try to give some examples of how to bend metals.

There are lots of different techniques to use and I am certainly not a professional body man nor a metal expert, but I do have fun working the metal and I think sometimes the best thing to do is just to do it.

The need…

Clamp the metal to cut it with an electric shear.

You can also use the break to hammer form the metal.

Some times the clamps will not reach where you want them to go so just tack it and use a hammer to flatten out the seams.

OK this is just because I can…I am filling up a gap.

Don’t let inexperience stop you from learning this stuff. I have taught myself all I know and I have built up my tools over my lifetime a couple at a time.