tutorial, making an exhaust hangar bracket from scratch

RedFish said

I can see the bend without a circle drawn to point it out. A compound bend doesn't scare me. To cold forge parts takes a little practice so you know which bends to start first, how far to take them, how to support them.
I aint saying I would make something like a brake backing plate with a hammer.
I still insist this bracket looks too easy.
But anyway.. You've got it going on. Make them to sell.

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Well, now that i have made mine, i can send you the rusty old piece o **** i copied it from if you want to take a try at making this out of one piece. Unless you have a set of dies to form this part and access to a large press i am betting you are not going to make this part out of one piece of steel, and get it to the dimensions and angles the original is this includes the compound bend.

If you want to give it a whirl, feel free to pm me with your address and i will send it to you.

Cheers
Matt:-)