Built a metal brake

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fatjay

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My father was after something to bend license plates at a 90 degree for roves of birdhouses while he's cooped up. He was trying to make something out of wood, but I said I'll put something together for him. This is what I ended up with. Close the top piece and put a pair of vice grips. Eventually I'm going to drill a hole, weld a bolt coming up, and have a wing nut to tighten it down.

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Simple, yet effective. My favorite kind of design. Nice work!
 
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Cool.....easier to move than mine....1115111500.jpg
 
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Update: He's folded a dozen license plates and is now looking for other things to fold. Any suggestions?
 
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Update: He's folded a dozen license plates and is now looking for other things to fold. Any suggestions?

Money.....:)
 
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Space, remember in the movie Dune when they used the spice to fold space? yeaahh buddy
 
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Came out pretty well. There's a dozen more like it, all different design's.

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