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In article <1159316692.837045.309...@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, --
"super88" <tdebo...@gatecom.com> wrote: Have you considered explosive forming? ONly need one die, plus a
> I'm going to post this message to all groups that I feel may be able to
> help. Bear with me, I'm ignorant, but ambitous. I'm tryng to make
> something similar to a cookie sheet. A little larger radius (2 1/2")on
> the corners and about 1 1/4" deep out of 22 ga. cold rolled steel. I've
> built a "press" using I beams and 25 ton bottle jacks to do the
> job.(Keep in mind if I could afford to job this out, or pruchase a
> press, things would be different.) Anyways, I've managed to make the
> part except for the corners wrinkle badly. I'm in the process of
> casting the female to allow me to use binders. The question is where is
> the best place to bind the blank? In the corners, or along the
> straights? Any help, opinions, suggestions, ideas are appreciated! I'm
> doing this with determination and junk layin around the yard. Buy a 10K
> press, hire a die maker...etc. are not the answers I'm looking for.
> Unless someone is willing to produce this for less than a grand. Thanks
> again!!
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