Original Posted By: "Dennis Engelkenjohn"
Hi Everyone: I found the neatest tool at Harbor Freight this week, at my local store inSt.Louis, MO. Greatest thing since sliced bread! While nosing around at Harbor Freight this week, I looked under the tablewhere they display their vises and found something called a "vise brake". It hasmagnetic pads that hold it to the jaws of a vise and has an anvil on one visejaw and a V block on the other jaw. You put the piece of metal to be bent betweenthem and line up the mark with the anvil and just turn the vise handleand the vise makes a neat 90 degree bend (or less) in your brackets! No hammering. This high dollar complicated piece of machinery costs $10 for a 4" vise, upto $ 20 for an 8" bender. I was impressed with the bends to say the least. Youcould easily make your own, but for $ 10 it is far less expensive to just buyone. Dennis Engelkenjohn________________________________________________________________________________