Bending Aluminium Strips
"Would it be possible to put the bends in over a former, cold, without the strip bending?"
I guess I should have said, without the strip breaking, not bending!! |
Bending Aluminium Strips
On May 16, 4:29*am, TrailRat wrote:
"Would it be possible to put the bends in over a former, cold, without the strip bending?" I guess I should have said, without the strip breaking, not bending!! Try the bends on a practice piece first. Aluminum is easy to bend but making neat bends the right size is harder. jsw |
Bending Aluminium Strips
"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message On May 16, 4:29 am, T railRat wrote: "Would it be possible to put the bends in over a former, cold, without the strip bending?" I guess I should have said, without the strip breaking, not bending!! Try the bends on a practice piece first. Aluminum is easy to bend but making neat bends the right size is harder. jsw Heat the bar hot enough to char a pine stick and then quench it in water. You have a few hours to work it till it 'stiffens' again. phil |
Bending Aluminium Strips
On May 16, 9:18*am, "Phil Kangas" wrote:
"Jim Wilkins" wrote in message On May 16, 4:29 am, T railRat wrote: "Would it be possible to put the bends in over a former, cold, without the strip bending?" I guess I should have said, without the strip breaking, not bending!! Try the bends on a practice piece first. Aluminum is easy to bend but making neat bends the right size is harder. jsw Heat the bar hot enough to char a pine stick and then quench it in water. You have a few hours to work it till it 'stiffens' again. phil I bend the hardware store stuff cold, made all my gutter hangers out of it, with open tops to clear the long-handled cleaning scoop. Are you thinking of 2024? jsw |
Bending Aluminium Strips
"Phil Kangas" wrote in message ... "Jim Wilkins" wrote in message On May 16, 4:29 am, T railRat wrote: "Would it be possible to put the bends in over a former, cold, without the strip bending?" I guess I should have said, without the strip breaking, not bending!! Try the bends on a practice piece first. Aluminum is easy to bend but making neat bends the right size is harder. jsw Heat the bar hot enough to char a pine stick and then quench it in water. You have a few hours to work it till it 'stiffens' again. phil You're assuming he's bending 2024. If it's 6061, he has days. If it's 1100 or some other architectural grade bought at a big-box store, he has forever. -- Ed Huntress |
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