Bending

[wakeboard]

I was wondering if there is a machieni can build or somehow bend aluminum in liek 90 degree and 45 degree angles......

Basically i am looking to create a bender.

Thanks guy,
Wakeboard

[HuFlungDung]

Hi Wakeboard,

Yes there are machines available. If you want to bend sheet metal, the machine is called a brake.

For heavier sections, a hydraulic press would commonly be used. This requires a male/female die combination to create an accurate shape. Lots of guys build their own hydraulic press frames, using an inexpensive hydraulic jack to create the needed force.

[BIG AL]

Take a look in the ENCO 2004 Master catalog page 487. If that doesn't inspire the DIY in you, nothing will. Gee I think I just found another winter project ( Ya think it can be NC'ed ?).

[wakeboard]

Ok I am gonna be building a hydraulic press then.....are there any good sites or places you can direct me to?

What is this ENCO? Anyone have a link?

Thanks,
wakeboard

[Hobbiest]

WWW.use-enco.com. They have all sorts of great stuff. Really all you need to do to build a press, is build a rectangle out of extremely stout metal. I-beam would be the most substantial and stout. Build a bracket that sandwiches one side of the ibeam. Sorry, build two of these. a pieace of I-beam goes in between them, and...oh hell, let me draw it up. I'll be back.

[Hobbiest]

Damn! Still can't seem to get a file that is less that 700000 bytes. Anybody got any tips? Well...send me your email address, and I'll email you the drawing.

[wakeboard]

oh sweet hobbiest thanks!

dassanis@yahoo.com

[Mr.Chips]

Hobbiest,
Someone in CNCZone gave me this software tip. Use http://www.irfanview.com/ to change file size and other things, it's a free download.
Hager