prawnabie
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| posted on 5/12/09 at 08:50 PM |
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Bending tube cheaply
Hi Guys
I have some 1" 1.2mm wall mild steel pipe I need to bend. Its not for anything car related or mission critical lol, just for a frame for a seat
to attach to
I can cut a weld at angles I suppose but bending it would be easier - does anybody have any locost ideas.
None of the bends are more than 60 degrees
Thanks
Shaun
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Staple balls
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| posted on 5/12/09 at 08:59 PM |
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use 22mm tube and a plumber's pipe bender?
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gazza285
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| posted on 5/12/09 at 09:06 PM |
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I'm afraid that the tube is so thin that without the correct formers you are going to kink it. Try hard packing it full of dry sand and heating
it up first.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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Gary 7
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| posted on 5/12/09 at 09:06 PM |
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Came across this may be worth a look.
http://www.rorty-design.com/content/sand_bending.htm
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Tatey
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| posted on 5/12/09 at 09:26 PM |
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Do you have any electrician or plumber mates? I managed to get my mate to lend a conduit bender from work yesterday and it works a treat for bending
19mm 16swg tube.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 5/12/09 at 09:31 PM |
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gas axe , without the axe bit .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 5/12/09 at 11:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary 7
Came across this may be worth a look.
http://www.rorty-design.com/content/sand_bending.htm
I do miss Rorty he used to post on here, he as some really good practical tips.
Dan
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clairetoo
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| posted on 6/12/09 at 08:24 AM |
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I've got a plumbers pipe bender - and a 1" former (somewhere...............)
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 6/12/09 at 08:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
quote:
Originally posted by Gary 7
Came across this may be worth a look.
http://www.rorty-design.com/content/sand_bending.htm
I do miss Rorty he used to post on here, he as some really good practical tips.
Dan
"Sand bending is not a practicable method of bending chassis tubes"
Rorty helped me out a load when he was around as well. Very nice guy, and produced shed loads of drawings etc FOC for general consumption.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 8/12/09 at 08:38 PM |
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i have a 1" die for my Pro-tool if i can help
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prawnabie
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| posted on 8/12/09 at 08:40 PM |
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Thanks for the replies, I think I have worked out a design that will work without bends, just need to work on my fishmouths!
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gazza285
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| posted on 8/12/09 at 08:55 PM |
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Can't beat a bit of filing.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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