Now I am salivating for that hydraulic press: why did you go and add to my pain!!! 
As for the metal prices, I am getting a 4x8 sheet of 12 gauge steel for $260.75 and a sheet of 10 guage for $338.25. I suspect we are looking at this leaping in price in the coming months. Plus there will be tax.
For Father’s Day you can take a loan out from the boss for your Birthday or Christmas present 
Definitely! Also, add in a set of the gooseneck dies and you can bend an awful lot of complex shapes that the standard fingers won’t let you make because they get in the way.
This topic is not over yet. Don’t count out my stamina for a tool! The boss is just shaking her head. I will have to research the gooseneck dies. Not familiar with that item.
Update: Researched it. Now I need it! You people are not helping at all.
Check the SWAG Offroad website you’ll find them. They are shaped like beckoning fingers. You will need to do some welding to set them up. They come in a few sheets of a half-dozen fingers. You cut through the sprue that holds the individual fingers together and then weld them into 2, 3, 4, etc groups so you get the different overall finger widths you’ll want. The bend in the fingers lets you bend more acutely than the standard flat ones will because you won’t bump into the vertical finger plate as quickly.
@jamesdhatch Totally cool idea (gooseneck dies)…still no good without the press. Baby steps here.
@ChelanJim - I’m just fueling the fire for the desire. 
Fortunately my better half is really good with my man-logic on why I NEED more tools. Usually because it means I’m either fixing something she broke, making something for her, or saving money on DIY repairs/projects around the house.
@jamesdhatch - I had seen those dies when I got their finger brake kit, but it was probably an added expense I couldn’t justify at the time. Now that I’ve had the brake for a while and used it some, there have been several occasions where those gooseneck dies would have been a better solution. I think I’ll have to work those into the budget soon. Thanks!
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