Adjustable Bending Fork

Adjustable bending fork

A traditional bending fork looks like this:

or even like this:

One problem with these forks is that you need several sizes of forks to accommodate different sizes of stock and different bending requirements. The two-piece adjustable bending fork shown below is not a new idea, but it is a mighty useful one.

Simply weld a 2" piece of 3/8" or 1/2" rod near the bent edge and a bit off-center, on each of two 6" long pieces of angle iron. Both parts of the fork are the same.

Clamp them in a vise at whatever separation you need for the task at hand.

Here is a top-down view of a 3/8" diameter rod being bent using the adjustable bending fork.

Steve McGrew

Incandescent Ironworks Ltd.

www.incandescent-iron.com

May 11, 2013