Heatherington] which uses a hot wire forming tool to make precise bends. The tool is simple to use plus it’s cheap and easy to build. It’s a great choice if you don’t have a heat gun ...

Wire drawing dies are tools with highly-polished, specially-shaped holes through which wire is drawn to reduce its diameter. They have a metal case and a nib made of: Drawing parameters include ...

All the parts are 3D-printed, with two NEMA 17 steppers taking care of both wire feed and moving the bending head. It appears that the head has multiple slots for tools of different shapes.

The basic end forming methods are segmented tool sizing, ram forming, rotary forming, roll forming, and spinning. When selecting a tube end form tool it is important to consider what the formed tube ...