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<blockquote data-quote="hempy" data-source="post: 6329888" data-attributes="member: 571956"><p>I bought some cheaper regular steel threaded rod to get right before bending the stainless. The first one I bent came out pretty well, although my method of bending was pretty crude... beating it with a rubber mallet while in a vice next to a big socket. The second I put in and tried to bend broke, I tried again a few inches up and it broke again. So, I went and got more rods, and picked up some pipes to slide over the rod whie bending.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6809.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6810.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I then decided to make a bending jig for it, and just bend with the pipe. I routed holes for the bits to sit in, and the whole thing is bolted together using the broken threaded rods. I put that whole thing in the vice and bent it, resulting in a much nicer looking radius, and no marring from the hammering or the vice.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6812.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6813.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6816.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6817.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I think I will be able to use just the washers on the rod without welding, which would be expensive and may screw up the finish. I used 5/16" fender washers and threaded them, so they hold when bolted from behind. The washers will be flush with the surface on the speakers and wall plates.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6803.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I think I will still rebend the top bar, as the one bent with the jig has much smoother bends, and I'd like them to match when starting with the stainless steel.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6818.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6819.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6820.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hempy, post: 6329888, member: 571956"] I bought some cheaper regular steel threaded rod to get right before bending the stainless. The first one I bent came out pretty well, although my method of bending was pretty crude... beating it with a rubber mallet while in a vice next to a big socket. The second I put in and tried to bend broke, I tried again a few inches up and it broke again. So, I went and got more rods, and picked up some pipes to slide over the rod whie bending. [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6809.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6810.jpg[/IMG] I then decided to make a bending jig for it, and just bend with the pipe. I routed holes for the bits to sit in, and the whole thing is bolted together using the broken threaded rods. I put that whole thing in the vice and bent it, resulting in a much nicer looking radius, and no marring from the hammering or the vice. [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6812.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6813.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6816.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6817.jpg[/IMG] I think I will be able to use just the washers on the rod without welding, which would be expensive and may screw up the finish. I used 5/16" fender washers and threaded them, so they hold when bolted from behind. The washers will be flush with the surface on the speakers and wall plates. [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6803.jpg[/IMG] I think I will still rebend the top bar, as the one bent with the jig has much smoother bends, and I'd like them to match when starting with the stainless steel. [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6818.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6819.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/hempness/IMG_6820.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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