After getting the rough shape of this leading edge designer bulge I decided to re-mark the edges and run the shape through the bead roller...
...I could have gone commando and gone straight for the bead roller but as it is just a hand wound machine I struggle to control it - one of these days I'll modify it with a motor but for now I prefer to have a decent guide to help me position the rollers
(Ignore the round hole for now - I'll explain later - that's considered to be a problem bit at the moment!)
Next I decided to use the vice mounted bending jaws to set the first bend
These jaws are really handy and can be used rather effectively if you are careful. Way way cheaper than a sheet metal folder (!)
The downside to these jaws is that they are limited by the depth of the vice. As you can see in the next picture the jaws just don't reach the next fold I want to make because the bottom of the sheet is resting on the vice's screw thread
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More to come later on in the week when hopefully I've got a solution to the pesky circle bit...