How to Bend Angle Iron by Hand or with a Power Hammer

[@mannyfilmsinc]

I was hoping you bend the other way...! great video

[@NjalLaing]

Great to see some cold work done on the Power Hammer. Gets you thinking.... Thanks Roy

[@ilikewaffles3689]

Do you have a video on how you made the power hammer?

[@ChristCenteredIronworks]

We have several videos on the power hammer. This is one of them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5zMYnephZWFrcU . We also have a technical drawing at www.blacksmithpdfs.com

[@mtyson9004]

Cool! Thanks Roy!

[@jamesbrandon8520]

Also harbor freight, Eastwood company and others sell a shrinking and stretching machine that will also do the reverse curve I’m not sure how thick the angle can be but I’m sure it’s not any more than 1/8”

[@pogyforgeworksrobert7763]

So to curve it the other direction would you make the fuller proud at the inside corner.

[@jonathanwilliams4348]

Interesting as usual; great video, God bless you guys!

[@BlackBearForge]

Francis Whitaker used to show a technique where he pre bent the angle in the opposite plain which then brought everything back inline when he made the final bend. He did it all cold with bending forks. Said he learned it from workers in canneries that made the tracks for the cans to roll down. I have tried it and it is hard to get your head wrapped around. Your technique is a bit more straight forward.

[@dicksargent3582]

Roy's technique may be more straight forward but it leaves one edge thinner and hammer textured which is something you may not always want.Knowing both techniques is probably the best answer to problem solving.

[@manga12]

differential pressure, this like differental heat treating that used in japanese cutlery and swords is what causes the famed curve one side has a greater pressure to harden in the water over the other when quenched and the clay side much more slowly cools, so to with single bevel broadheads, oneside cuts and the other has a bit more drag so it walks as it goes though and creates a drillbit effect.

[@johndilsaver8409]

I'd like to see that.

[@manga12]

what the bending or the drillbit effect of a single bevel broadhead?

[@andywright2606]

Nice job Roy and a well presented video mate. Just a short question for you. Clearly the leg that is bending is spreading and being thinned on the outside edge, so high tight a bend can you make with this method before the material will start to split ? If you wanted to make a circle how small (large) might the circle end up? Cheers to you and your family Andy

[@stevebear100]

Holy crap, this guy sounds just like Wayne from Letterkenny!

[@lukecope4212]

Curious to know how much all the materials cost for the power hammer, if it's fairly affordable I'd be highly interested in purchasing these plans from you.

[@rossijohn1408]

Does anyone know anyone that can bend an angle inwards?

[@gilbertsolis2140]

I also would like to know I make Gaurds at my work and it would be good to weld mesh on both sides.

[@markjoey1852]

At 1:32 of the video you stated "Hammer the Inside Edge"....On a piece of L-Metal/Angle Iron....there is NO "inside edge"....ONLY 2 Outer edges

[@paulbriggs3072]

Excellent! I have a question-If I have 24 inch long wrought iron strap hinges, and they need to be bent up more than 45 degrees near the hinge end to be offset, can this be done by cold hammering? Others like this are sold pre-bent so that recessed doors can be opened and still clear projecting brick or stone. However these are all cheapo-looking factory made mild steel and this is for an historic appearance. Those sold that are historic looking however, are not offset but merely straight. Thank-you. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3: 23-24

[@20mcarroll02]

Neet!