I want occasionally to bend a piece of flat bar no more than 6" wide, and
3/8" thick. Sometimes if is a random angle, and sometimes, standard 45 and
90s. Are there dies available that I can put in a bench press with a
hydraulic pump, and make these pieces when I need them? Are any readily
available, or what would it cost for a machinist to make me a set that would
do up to 90 deg? They got that stuff @ HF?

Steve

"Steve B" wrote in message
...
I want occasionally to bend a piece of flat bar no more than 6" wide, and
3/8" thick. Sometimes if is a random angle, and sometimes, standard 45 and
90s. Are there dies available that I can put in a bench press with a
hydraulic pump, and make these pieces when I need them? Are any readily
available, or what would it cost for a machinist to make me a set that
would do up to 90 deg? They got that stuff @ HF?

Steve

Enerpac makes or used to make a press for just that.
Thet show up on ebay from time to time.

Best Regards
Tom.
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Steve B wrote:
I want occasionally to bend a piece of flat bar no more than 6" wide, and
3/8" thick. Sometimes if is a random angle, and sometimes, standard 45 and
90s. Are there dies available that I can put in a bench press with a
hydraulic pump, and make these pieces when I need them? Are any readily
available, or what would it cost for a machinist to make me a set that would
do up to 90 deg? They got that stuff @ HF?

Steve



like these?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g8D65JwhuE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFXZgiXX_mA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ey5DHMYLZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn1GsAJcpok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDgPiH2eyiw




http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...duct_7902_7902

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Steve W.

On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:45:33 -0500, "Steve W."
wrote:

Steve B wrote:
I want occasionally to bend a piece of flat bar no more than 6" wide, and
3/8" thick. Sometimes if is a random angle, and sometimes, standard 45 and
90s. Are there dies available that I can put in a bench press with a
hydraulic pump, and make these pieces when I need them? Are any readily
available, or what would it cost for a machinist to make me a set that would
do up to 90 deg? They got that stuff @ HF?

Steve



like these?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g8D65JwhuE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFXZgiXX_mA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ey5DHMYLZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn1GsAJcpok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDgPiH2eyiw




http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...duct_7902_7902


Some of those are pretty well done! Time for me to build one!

Gunner

The methodology of the left has always been:

1. Lie
2. Repeat the lie as many times as possible
3. Have as many people repeat the lie as often as possible
4. Eventually, the uninformed believe the lie
5. The lie will then be made into some form oflaw
6. Then everyone must conform to the lie

"Steve W." wrote in message
...
Steve B wrote:
I want occasionally to bend a piece of flat bar no more than 6" wide, and
3/8" thick. Sometimes if is a random angle, and sometimes, standard 45
and 90s. Are there dies available that I can put in a bench press with a
hydraulic pump, and make these pieces when I need them? Are any readily
available, or what would it cost for a machinist to make me a set that
would do up to 90 deg? They got that stuff @ HF?

Steve

like these?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g8D65JwhuE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFXZgiXX_mA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ey5DHMYLZg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn1GsAJcpok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDgPiH2eyiw




http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...duct_7902_7902

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Steve W.

TY, TY, TY. I really liked some of the welding sequences, particularly in
the second one. This is exactly what I'm thinking about, as many times,
fabrication can only go do far with stock pieces, or when you need something
to an odd angle. These would be easy to make, and cheap, cheap, cheap.

Steve

On 2/23/2013 11:30 PM, Steve B wrote:
I want occasionally to bend a piece of flat bar no more than 6" wide, and
3/8" thick....

You're going to need one serious jack for that. I have a 20 ton on my
press and I'm sure that it won't handle anything close to 3/8 x 6. You
could check the specs on commercial press brakes to see what can be bent
with different jacks.

Bob

On 2/23/2013 11:30 PM, Steve B wrote:
I want occasionally to bend a piece of flat bar no more than 6" wide, and
3/8" thick....


Here ya go $100.00 and close to you.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/26-INCH-90-D...em19d937 5ff4

Best Regards
Tom.
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http://fija.org/

On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:54:45 -0800, "azotic"
wrote:

On 2/23/2013 11:30 PM, Steve B wrote:
I want occasionally to bend a piece of flat bar no more than 6" wide, and
3/8" thick....


Here ya go $100.00 and close to you.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/26-INCH-90-D...em19d937 5ff4

Best Regards
Tom.

I might have a spare 30 ton bottle jack kicking around.....


The methodology of the left has always been:

1. Lie
2. Repeat the lie as many times as possible
3. Have as many people repeat the lie as often as possible
4. Eventually, the uninformed believe the lie
5. The lie will then be made into some form oflaw
6. Then everyone must conform to the lie