brian whatcott wrote:

> At 05:55 5/17/98 +0000, you wrote:
> >
>
> >My procedure has been to clamp the piece between the bending blocks on a
> >vice.  Then smack at the aluminum with a ball pein hammer.  After
> >looking at the piece it is now apparent that this is not correct....
> >Kevin
> >
>
> You are just one step away from the bends you want.
> To be gentle with this soft material, you need to pat it with a
> soft-face mallet.
> There are several options:
> on the traditional side, a wooden or leather face mallet
> on the modern side, a platic face mallet (with those yellow
>  plastic end buttons)
> or a dead-blow plastic faced hammer.
>
> Brian Whatcott   Altus OK
>

Thanks for the tips!

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