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Posted by Gunner Asch on May 5, 2008, 12:33 am
Please log in for more thread options On Sun, 4 May 2008 18:22:24 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7
>> 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.
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>> >>> I'd appreciate any ideas on what I'd need, or possibly a website
>> >>> tutorial for this.
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>> >>> Thanks a lot.
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>> >>> 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.
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>> http://bd-4.org/bendingbrake.html
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>> www.zena.net/htdocs/welders/projects.shtml
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>> http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/series/index.html
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>> Its actually pretty hard to find a brake that will do 1/8" steel on
>> the surplus market
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>> Thats well into the press brake capacity.
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>> If its only one or two pieces, most fabrication shops will do it for
>> you for little money
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>> 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.
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>> Gunner
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>> Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional,
>> illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an
>> unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the
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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.
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>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.
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>Thanks.
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>Darren Harris
>Staten Island, New York.
Does it even need to be made of steel? A nice piece of 5/16 lexan or
other plastic can be pretty stiff, and is easily formed with a simple
form and a heat source.
Reading the other posts showed that it wasnt a true 90, but a very
large radius, which means Press Brake and dies, as its very hard to
roll that sort of radius on anything in a hobbists shop
One Could cobble something up, using a solid bar of the proper
diameter, several hydraulic bottle jacks and some I beams
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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> 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.