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Originally Posted by BigElCat
Your "bend" is actually called a 'brake'. The tool that makes the brake is also called a brake.
I get the feeling you haven't stuck a 1" sheet metal square into a brake diagonally.
And then you'd have one half of a Caltrop that would require a jig to weld to the other half.
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I use a brake every day. I fail to see a problem forming a 1" square diagonally. I do much more difficult things on a daily basis. However. if the purpose is to puncture tires I would use a bigger square. The only way they will be very effective is if they have a flat side down. The sin of a 45 degree angle with a 1" side would give .707", which would be just over 5/8" max to puncture with 16ga metal. I would think you would want at least a 1" tall point which would require a 1.5" square, minimum.
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Last edited by mpholland; 02-24-2022 at 07:46 PM.
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