Originally Posted by
obrentharris
My guess is that the price of the tooling for stamping or forging the cantle and nose pieces is going to make the price of a bender seem like pocket change.
Brent
Yep. There are times when I wish I had some real forming equipment, but no way I'd spring for it just as a hobbyist. Price punch presses, tool & die needs, etc. Huge tooling costs. One could hand form, but it'd be
a lot of work.
-Former NC turret punch press and press brake operator. Amada/Cincinnati.