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Posted by Searcher7 on May 4, 2008, 2:12 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 to about 90 degrees.
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 JR North on May 4, 2008, 2:50 pm
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The only relatively inexpensive (<$500) brakes will only do 16ga max.
A brake to do 1/8" sheet is gonna cost you...plenty.
JR
Dweller in the cellar
On Sun, 4 May 2008 11:12:14 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7
>I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
>thick) mild steel lengthwise to about 90 degrees.
>
>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 John R. Carroll on May 4, 2008, 3:12 pm
Please log in for more thread options JR North wrote:
>> I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
>> thick) mild steel lengthwise to about 90 degrees.
>>
>> 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.
> On Sun, 4 May 2008 11:12:14 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7
>
> The only relatively inexpensive (<$500) brakes will only do 16ga max.
> A brake to do 1/8" sheet is gonna cost you...plenty.
> JR
> Dweller in the cellar
I'll bet Gunner could hook him up with something for a couple hundred
dollars or less.
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John R. Carroll
www.machiningsolution.com
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Posted by Gunner Asch on May 4, 2008, 9:16 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sun, 04 May 2008 19:12:58 GMT, "John R. Carroll"
>JR North wrote:
>>> I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
>>> thick) mild steel lengthwise to about 90 degrees.
>>>
>>> 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.
>> On Sun, 4 May 2008 11:12:14 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7
>>
>> The only relatively inexpensive (<$500) brakes will only do 16ga max.
>> A brake to do 1/8" sheet is gonna cost you...plenty.
>> JR
>> Dweller in the cellar
>
>
>I'll bet Gunner could hook him up with something for a couple hundred
>dollars or less.
http://bd-4.org/bendingbrake.html
www.zena.net/htdocs/welders/projects.shtml
http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/series/index.html
Its actually pretty hard to find a brake that will do 1/8" steel on
the surplus market
Thats well into the press brake capacity.
If its only one or two pieces, most fabrication shops will do it for
you for little money
Its fairly easy to make a beefy version of the above brakes, that will
do 24x 1/8" flat stock. Simply scale up the plans, and put a LONG
lever on it. If something breaks, (pun intended) beef it up again.
Gunner
Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional,
illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an
unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the
proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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Posted by Searcher7 on May 4, 2008, 9:22 pm
Please log in for more thread options > On Sun, 04 May 2008 19:12:58 GMT, "John R. Carroll"
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> >JR North wrote:
> >>> I am looking into a tool that will allow me to bend 6" X 24"(1/8"
> >>> thick) mild steel lengthwise to about 90 degrees.
>
> >>> 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.
> >> On Sun, 4 May 2008 11:12:14 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7
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> >> The only relatively inexpensive (<$500) brakes will only do 16ga max.
> >> A brake to do 1/8" sheet is gonna cost you...plenty.
> >> JR
> >> Dweller in the cellar
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> >I'll bet Gunner could hook him up with something for a couple hundred
> >dollars or less.
>
> http://bd-4.org/bendingbrake.html
>
> www.zena.net/htdocs/welders/projects.shtml
>
> http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/series/index.html
>
> Its actually pretty hard to find a brake that will do 1/8" steel on
> the surplus market
>
> Thats well into the press brake capacity.
>
> If its only one or two pieces, most fabrication shops will do it for
> you for little money
>
> Its fairly easy to make a beefy version of the above brakes, that will
> do 24x 1/8" flat stock. Simply scale up the plans, and put a LONG
> lever on it. If something breaks, (pun intended) beef it up again.
>
> Gunner
>
> Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional,
> illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an
> unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the
> proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean en=
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Due to an ommision I deleted my first post from Google and re-posted,
but I guess certain news readers grabbed it up immediately and now
there are two of these threads.
Anyway, what I am making is a replica of a video game control panel
that was originally made of B.C. plywood covered with veneer. So now
I'm forced to wonder if 1/16" thick steel would be sturdy enough.
Thanks.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
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>thick) mild steel lengthwise to about 90 degrees.
>
>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.