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Aluminum flat bar bender?
Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. |
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"John Doe" wrote in message et... Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. Yes. You are welcome. |
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Bill Marrs wrote:
"John Doe" wrote in message et... Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. Yes. You are welcome. He needs to call the "Vise Squad"! ;-) -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
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John Doe wrote:
Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. A simple vice? Like eating too much chocolate, or sleeping in late on the weekends? ;-) -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
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Aluminum flat bar bender?
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:18:46 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote: John Doe wrote: Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. A simple vice? Like eating too much chocolate, or sleeping in late on the weekends? ;-) A 44yr old in shape divorce and her roommate who couldnt sleep because the noise was making her horney? Thats a simple vice, right? Gunner, walking gingerly this weekend....VBG |
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Aluminum flat bar bender?
After a Computer crash and the demise of civilization, it was learned
Gunner Asch wrote on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:49:10 -0700 in rec.crafts.metalworking : A simple vice? Like eating too much chocolate, or sleeping in late on the weekends? ;-) A 44yr old in shape divorcee and her roommate who couldnt sleep because the noise was making her horney? Thats a simple vice, right? Gunner, walking gingerly this weekend....VBG Ooh, sounds like Gunner needs to exercise more regularly. Keep things which are to be flexible, flexible. tschus pyotr -- pyotr filipivich "Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. " Lucius Annaeus Seneca, circa 45 AD (A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands.) |
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On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:40:46 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote: After a Computer crash and the demise of civilization, it was learned Gunner Asch wrote on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:49:10 -0700 in rec.crafts.metalworking : A simple vice? Like eating too much chocolate, or sleeping in late on the weekends? ;-) A 44yr old in shape divorcee and her roommate who couldnt sleep because the noise was making her horney? Thats a simple vice, right? Gunner, walking gingerly this weekend....VBG Ooh, sounds like Gunner needs to exercise more regularly. Keep things which are to be flexible, flexible. tschus pyotr Sigh...and the things that are to be stiff...sfiff. Practice practice practice. Though Im afraid Im going to have to quit smokeing really soon...I started running out of wind much sooner than I should have. Even with a gal sitting on my face.....shrug Gunner |
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After a Computer crash and the demise of civilization, it was learned
Gunner Asch wrote on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:59:21 -0700 in rec.crafts.metalworking : On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:40:46 -0700, pyotr filipivich wrote: After a Computer crash and the demise of civilization, it was learned Gunner Asch wrote on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:49:10 -0700 in rec.crafts.metalworking : A simple vice? Like eating too much chocolate, or sleeping in late on the weekends? ;-) A 44yr old in shape divorcee and her roommate who couldnt sleep because the noise was making her horney? Thats a simple vice, right? Gunner, walking gingerly this weekend....VBG Ooh, sounds like Gunner needs to exercise more regularly. Keep things which are to be flexible, flexible. tschus pyotr Sigh...and the things that are to be stiff...sfiff. Practice practice practice. Though Im afraid Im going to have to quit smokeing really soon...I started running out of wind much sooner than I should have. Even with a gal sitting on my face.....shrug See, what did we tell yo?. Those things are bad for your social life. Like the Sunday School teacher told me "You don't have to smoke and drink to have a good time." Dang, now I'm wondering if I had stayed on the swim team in school, would the ability to hold my breathe have proven of good use later on? Hmm, the things we'll never know. -- pyotr filipivich Typos, Grammos and da kind are the result Emmanations of Penumbra Fortesque Consulting: Teaching Pigs to Sing since 1986. |
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After a Computer crash and the demise of civilization, it was learned
Gunner Asch wrote on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:59:21 -0700 in rec.crafts.metalworking : On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:40:46 -0700, pyotr filipivich wrote: After a Computer crash and the demise of civilization, it was learned Gunner Asch wrote on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:49:10 -0700 in rec.crafts.metalworking : A simple vice? Like eating too much chocolate, or sleeping in late on the weekends? ;-) A 44yr old in shape divorcee and her roommate who couldnt sleep because the noise was making her horney? Thats a simple vice, right? Gunner, walking gingerly this weekend....VBG Ooh, sounds like Gunner needs to exercise more regularly. Keep things which are to be flexible, flexible. tschus pyotr Sigh...and the things that are to be stiff...sfiff. Practice practice practice. Though Im afraid Im going to have to quit smokeing really soon...I started running out of wind much sooner than I should have. Even with a gal sitting on my face.....shrug I've got a recording of a song by Tex Ritter (IIRC) "For men who know tobacco, it's women two to one!" Amen and FM. pyotr -- pyotr filipivich "Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. " Lucius Annaeus Seneca, circa 45 AD (A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands.) |
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Aluminum flat bar bender?
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:58:11 GMT, John Doe
wrote: Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. ======== You will get better advice if you can tell us how big the aluminum stock and the type/size/tollerance of the bend/twist, if you can have clamp marks, etc. Unka' George [George McDuffee] ============ Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), U.S. president. Letter, 17 March 1814. |
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"John Doe" wrote in message et... Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. REAL men bend it with their bare hands. Steve |
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:50:16 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm,
"SteveB" quickly quoth: "John Doe" wrote in message . net... Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. REAL men bend it with their bare hands. Teeth and finners, pard. -- Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act with cheerfulness. -- Joseph Addison, The Spectator, July 12, 1711 |
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Aluminum flat bar bender?
"SteveB" wrote:
"John Doe" wrote in message et... Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Thank you. REAL men bend it with their bare hands. And what do you use? Steve |
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:58:11 GMT, John Doe
wrote: Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Yes, there are many ways to use bending fixtures on bar stock to bend it at any radius you desire - if you Google around someplace like Harbor Freight Tools you'll find several. But if you don't heat treat and anneal the aluminum bar stock to "dead soft" condition first before you try bending it I can guarantee failure, because Aluminum will fatigue and crack at the bend. Sometimes with a sharp bend you have to anneal it, bend part way, anneal it again, then finish the bend. With Aluminum there is very little difference between the heat needed to anneal and to melt. You'll end up with some "Oopsies" and a puddle of Aluminum on the floor where you lingered with the torch just a little bit too long... Which is why it's usually a whole lot easier and faster to cut your bar stock with a miter joint, and TIG or MIG (Spool-gun) weld the pieces together at the angle you want, than to try bending it. Especially doing it on a production basis. -- Bruce -- |
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"Bruce L. Bergman" wrote in message news On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:58:11 GMT, John Doe wrote: With Aluminum there is very little difference between the heat needed to anneal and to melt. You'll end up with some "Oopsies" and a puddle of Aluminum on the floor where you lingered with the torch just a little bit too long... Just in case the entire world doesn't know this trick: When annealing aluminum with a OA torch, turn off the oxygen and smoke the metal with the acetylene flame. Turn oxy back on, gently heat until the carbon burns off. It should be annealed at that point, at least well enough for bending/forming. Keep the torch moving, especially on this stock. Bill |
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:41:59 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
wrote: On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:58:11 GMT, John Doe wrote: Is there an easy way to bend aluminum flat bar? Like a device, either store-bought or homemade? Something other than a simple vice. Yes, there are many ways to use bending fixtures on bar stock to bend it at any radius you desire - if you Google around someplace like Harbor Freight Tools you'll find several. But if you don't heat treat and anneal the aluminum bar stock to "dead soft" condition first before you try bending it I can guarantee failure, No. As long as you control the bend radius, any of the wrought alloys are bendable without annealing. The minimum radius depends on the specific alloy, temper, and thickness. because Aluminum will fatigue and crack at the bend. Fatigue is a result of cyclical stress, not a single event. Sometimes with a sharp bend you have to anneal it, bend part way, anneal it again, then finish the bend. There may be some exotic aluminum alloy that strain hardens that quickly, but I've never run into it. With Aluminum there is very little difference between the heat needed to anneal and to melt. You'll end up with some "Oopsies" and a puddle of Aluminum on the floor where you lingered with the torch just a little bit too long... If it is necessary to anneal, the temp should be around 650F; the melting point of common aluminum alloys is in the range 900-1100F. See the post by Bill Marrs for one trick for annealing. (As he implies, we're not talking about a true anneal, but reducing the temper enough to make relatively sharp bends.) -- Ned Simmons |
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