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Old 01-18-2004, 12:32 PM
 
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Bending

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.

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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.
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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 ?).
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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?

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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.
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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.
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oh sweet hobbiest thanks!

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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.
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