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Posted by Searcher7 on May 4, 2008, 2:10 pm
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I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
thick) mild steel lengthwise.
I'd appreciate any ideas on what I'd need, or possibly a website
tutorial for this.
Thanks a lot.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
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Posted by Don Foreman on May 4, 2008, 3:53 pm
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On Sun, 4 May 2008 11:10:21 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7
>I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
>thick) mild steel lengthwise.
>
>I'd appreciate any ideas on what I'd need, or possibly a website
>tutorial for this.
>
>Thanks a lot.
>
>Darren Harris
>Staten Island, New York.
Unless you're setting up a shop with floorspace for a heavy,
expensive machine, your best tool here would be a telephone and some
cash.
When I have had need for one or a few pieces like this, I've jigged
up flat stock with an open corner and welded the corner. Looks like a
bend, works just fine.
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Posted by Wes on May 4, 2008, 8:06 pm
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>I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
>thick) mild steel lengthwise.
That is a pretty hefty bend. How many of these do you need? What is the
inner radius?
Wes
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Posted by Searcher7 on May 4, 2008, 8:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options > >I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
> >thick) mild steel lengthwise.
>
> That is a pretty hefty bend. =A0How many of these do you need? =A0What is =
the
> inner radius?
>
> Wes
Oops! I forgot to ask about that.
Ok, this would not be a sharp bend, but the curve on the *outside*
would be the same as that of a 2inch ball(max.).
I'm assuming that the radius would be 1 inch and a tiny bit smaller
since the metal would only be 1/8" thick.
Also, how much easier would 72 degrees be?
Thanks a lot.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
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Posted by Stuart Wheaton on May 4, 2008, 10:45 pm
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>>> I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
>>> thick) mild steel lengthwise.
>> That is a pretty hefty bend. How many of these do you need? What is the
>> inner radius?
>>
>> Wes
>
> Oops! I forgot to ask about that.
>
> Ok, this would not be a sharp bend, but the curve on the *outside*
> would be the same as that of a 2inch ball(max.).
>
> I'm assuming that the radius would be 1 inch and a tiny bit smaller
> since the metal would only be 1/8" thick.
>
> Also, how much easier would 72 degrees be?
What you now describe would be a piece of cake for a hossfeld type
bender if it was 4" wide and bending in the small direction, 6" is too
wide for the hossfeld, but you might copy the basic form in a purpose
built bender, if you are bending the 24" way some form of press brake is
about your best shot. Or cut a section out of a piece of 2" x 1/8" wall
tubing and weld it to a pair of plates.
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>thick) mild steel lengthwise.
>
>I'd appreciate any ideas on what I'd need, or possibly a website
>tutorial for this.
>
>Thanks a lot.
>
>Darren Harris
>Staten Island, New York.