How to Bend Tubing: Here, I show a quick and dirty method to bend aluminum tubing. I am documenting how I built a new bow rail for my sailboat.
To get the rest of the planks to insert into the channels at the front and back of the trailer you now have to bend or bow the middle of the planks up. This shortens the length of the plank and allows you to insert both ends of the plank into the channels. There are probably sever...
There are a lot of options for the type of mild steel or other you can use to build a roll cage. Many people often compare Cold Drawn Seamless (CDS) or Drawn Over Mandrel (DOM) to other grades of mild steel. However, it is not the correct thing to do as CDS/DOM are methods of ...