The force being added to compensate for a long bend is greater than the linear tonnage per foot value, but it’s only enough ...
The parts would have been perfect for fabrication in a press brake except for the 4 ... This worked perfectly to guide the brake’s tooling, but [tony] ran into trouble with more complicated ...
Rather than rush out and buy tooling, he decided to 3D print his own instead! The press brake tools were printed ... We’ve even seen 3D printed punch-and-die sets, too. Video after the break.