some of the tricks to the trade.

tools that are extremly useful.

dremel.. ez cut of discs.. 16 bucks for pack of 5 in Aus

tin snips. mine cost 6 bucks... lefty and righty .... VERY good to have both.

hole saws... good set... like 150+

vice. - also 2 bits of right angle steel about 50cm in length each

hammer - steel head hammer and rubber hammer + piece of say inch thick wood.

if you can a bending brake..
no pic sorry .... google it
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ill add... if i think of or are suggested...

some tricks!

bending.
ok..
if you are bending a plate of say steel or alumi. to bend you will need...

1 vice.

1 metal hammer

1 rubber hammer

1 piece of wood

2 pieces of rightangle steel.

step 1

make sure your vice and bench is relativly clean in the vice area.

step 2

open the vice enough to fit the 2 steel angles in the vice as a bending edge and the plate.

step 3

tighten the vice so you are able to move the plate to desired spot... (your line)

step 4

tighten vice so the plate doesnt move.

step 5

put the piece of wood against the metal and start to hit it with the steel hammer. (if this is too hard hit it higher with the rubber mallet.)

step 6

slowly start to bend the plate. when it is at an angle easier to use the wood.. use it..

this will give you a sharper line and not dent ur plate.

step 7

hit as low as possible until desired angle...

/\ or use a bending brake! (easy to make)

the result

and if you do it wrong

step 8

rep DonT-FeaR for this tut :)



more soon....

Nice! The pics help a lot. +rep

yea had to wait to go to my dads before i could take them