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I tried something similar, sand (well actually it was wallpaper paste powder but the principle was the same) It didnt work for me. However I didnt approach the bending process very intelligently. Pretty sure if i did it again i could gt a much better finish.
I paid £3.60 for the steel (not stainless obvs) inc postage on ebay. I only bought 60cm first off to see if i could get the general shape. Im going to order some more tonight to make the stays. The whole thing with the held together with P-clips so I cant see it holding much weight
Nice work.
I was thinking of buying some stainless tubing and building a (small) rack for the front of my Day One. Wasn't sure how bending the tubing would go. Could try filling the tubes with water and freezing before bending to lessen the kinking.