43 reactions · 3 comments | Want to know a secret? In springtime, Bend becomes a magical vortex. ☀️ It’s a mystical realm filled with blue skies and T-shirt weather in the same space as snowy ski slopes. A single day might bring perfect paddle boarding sunshine and the world’s most amazing moonlight snowshoe adventure. The keys to success are layers and flexibility. | Visit Bend Oregon | Facebook

The biggest "gotcha" in metal bending? Springback! Here's how we beat it. 😉 You know how a spring always wants to return to its shape? Metal does the same thing after we bend it! This is called springback, and if we didn't account for it, none of our parts would be the right angle. It’s like throwing a basketball—you don’t aim directly at the hoop; you aim slightly above it to account for the arc. That’s exactly what we do. Our machines are programmed to over-bend the metal by a specific amount

Spring in Bend is a wake-up call for the senses. The ponderosas stretch skyward, shaking off winter’s weight. Rivers swell with snowmelt, rushing wild and free. Even the high desert joins in—exploding with wildflowers, painting the earth in color. And you? You feel it too. That pull to wade knee-deep into the Deschutes. That itch to get lost—just for a while—in the shadow of Mount Bachelor. That urge to swap stories over a crackling fire, to raise another round, to laugh a little louder, to let