Bending aluminium plate/ bar

[Elliot Howells]

Hi, has anyone any experience with this ?

I'd really like to setup a hydraulic press to make my own undercrackers but don't want to waste money on a dead end if it's not the way to do it.

Any advice very gratefully received, Ell.

[Alan Cantwell 1131]

Heat, soap, vice, big mallet, all I’ve ever used, used to use duralumin, but can’t find any now

[IAN TURNEY-WHITE]

Elliot , maybe you could consider to beg , borrow or buy a hydraulic pipe bender which could be relatively easily modified to bend undercarriages ? Has been done .
Best regards Ian Turney-White

[Elliot Howells]

Thanks guys, I've now tried the candle smoke method - much like the soap method, which works great.

As a heating engineer, I could justify a hydraulic pipe bender, but not this close to christmas!

Really appreciate the input.

Ell.