Shield Arc
Super Member
I would be interested in some up close photos of that press jig for bending the coupons. Looks like something I could fab up rather cheaply for my 30 ton shop press. Have been searching the web for a design to use that utilizes scrap pile materials in lieu of buying metal.
Theres really not much to it. Some 6-inch C-channel, two 5/8-inch bolts and nuts, four 5/8-inch flat washers, Some flatbar welded to the ends of the 6-inch C-channel. The two 1 1/2-inch dies from the compact bender worked perfect! That way I didn't have to drill holes through the 1 1/2-inch cold rolled I have.