[How do I?] Bending 5/15" solid rod

[DavidR8]

I posted this in the POTD thread but thought I'd post my results here also.
I made a simple wood form which worked great.
@Alcap

 

[francist]

You can expand on that concept a hair by adding a dog or latch point after a portion of the curve. In use you slip the leading end into the latch, do your first pull to bend, but then instead of removing the rod you just advance it in the latch and do your next pull, rinse, repeat. Here’s one I made moons ago for bending frames for Christmas wreaths. Slightly overkill on the construction but you see the idea. I could clamp the whole thing in a bench vise and in five or six pills would bend the entire circle.

 

[DavidR8]

You can expand on that concept a hair by adding a dog or latch point after a portion of the curve. In use you slip the leading end into the latch, do your first pull to bend, but then instead of removing the rod you just advance it in the latch and do your next pull, rinse, repeat. Here’s one I made moons ago for bending frames for Christmas wreaths. Slightly overkill on the construction but you see the idea. I could clamp the whole thing in a bench vise and in five or six pills would bend the entire circle.

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That's brilliant, thanks Frank!