blacksmith equipment (for a horse-drawn plow)?
At 11:02 PM 9/16/2003 -0400, Steven Trovato wrote:
>I am wondering... how does one bend steel? Oh, sure, I know about the
>techniques used for sheet metal. Everything from the English wheel to
>sheet metal brakes to hammers and dollies. I'm talking about heavier
>stuff. Suppose one wants to fabricate a plow blade, a heavy equipment
>bucket or who knows what else. I'm sure the biggest factories have giant
>presses and machinery for these operations. The question is, are there
>techniques for doing these operations in the small shop environment? Or
>do I have to limit my imagination to stuff I can build from flat pieces
>welded together?
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