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Old 02-23-2022, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by donquixote99 View Post
Why are people still using that medieval design for caltrops? Since the dawn of the sheet metal age, all you have to do is stamp out squares and bend them 90° on the diagonal.
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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