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On 27 Sep 2006 09:20:17 -0700, "super88" <tdebo...@gatecom.com> wrote: How's that for a hillbilly approach <g> The shape of the blank sheet is important; If you cut corners (pun If you do the draw in steps, you could try annealing the critical -- -JN-
>Thanks Dan. It sounds as if you need to control the sheet at the corners only. You
>I did do this with the first few, but didn't like the hardening caused
>by the weld. It can (has) be done that way. But it's only 1" deep,
>there must be a hillbilly way of doing this.
don't need a pre-loaded binder as such, but some means to keep the
corners from wrinkling. A piece of flat steel bolted diagonally
across each corner might just do the trick.
intended) the corners will draw/form more easily. Remember, you'll need
*less* material in the corners than on the sides.
parts (the corners) between the draws. The sheet will work harden when
cold forming. Heating to cherry red will normalize the material.