Bending Aluminum with 3D-Printed Dies
Robert Cowan Robert Cowan
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 Published On Jul 12, 2020

Have you ever wanted to harness the power of the heavens and bend metal with your MIND? Yeah, me too, but I figured out a good way to bend it with a vise and some 3d printed dies. I make some mistakes, learn along the way, and end up with bent pieces of metal.

Kurt DX6 Vise (absolutely required, affiliate link BTW): https://amzn.to/2ZlR11T

00:00 Intro
01:30 The Design.
01:51 getting my build on
02:06 sweet bandsaw action
03:15 sanding the radius
03:57 drilling
04:39 tapping
05:15 first bends
07:40 plot twist
08:32 why break?
09:38 annealing
10:40 round 2
12:47 finished products
13:09 conclusion

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