Thread: Metal forming request

Does anyone have a metal forming hammer and would like to do a couple small jobs?

I dont have a drawing for this but I do have a picture. See below.

This is made of 6061 Aluminum and is 1/8" or 3/32" thick. I know it takes about 5 minutes to be done if one has the correct tools.

thats just rolled, in one axis- so it does not require any sort of hammer. Just cut the sheet out, and roll it. Or hammer it into a curved die with a softblow hammer.

I'm not familiar with these tools. Are the in expensive to purchase? Readily available all over the place?

You could probably do that with a short piece of appropriately sized pipe, a big hammer (preferably dead-blow) and a beater bag. To make the beater bag, take the lower part of a leg from a pair of denim jeans. Sew one end shut, fill partway with sand and sew the other end shut. Or just place the pipe over the metal and beat it into the ground.