how the hell do you people get the fancy precise bends out of these fuckers that are constantly trying to turn and move when trying to bend them?
Couple of different ways...For over the top, pull the long tail quite hard with a set of duckbills and make the first corner over the top. Trim the short leg and use a broad punch and a hammer to make the fold down the nut. It can also be done with duckbills with some practice. Sung the top with the punch and trim.
For around the nuts, hold the bolt head with a wrench. Pull one leg hard with the duckbills and pull around the nut, or use the wrench to turn the bolt while holding the duckbills. Occasionally, you have to use a flat blade screwdriver to spread the legs and fold them around the nut.
There are other methods that people use, but mainly it's because of practice that one develops their own methods for different installation locations.
Btw, in bubinga's photo above, the legs were hammered down with a punch after initial bending. If you bring the photo up to full size, you can see the distortion.
