Bending 1 8 Steel Flat Bar

I need to make it from 1 8 x 1 1 2 stock but i had some 1 wide on hand.

Bending 1 8 steel flat bar.

Dan i don t know the exact dimensions yet but it ll probably be a 2 x5 flat bar 1 8 or 3 16 thickness i edited the pic. I have some 3 x 125 extruded flat bar 6061 t6. Heating the metal with a soapstone pencil mark a line across the stock to indicate the center of the bend. The first attempt cracked so i figured i would anneal it.

Measured the location of the jaw mounting holes from the vise and copied them to the jaws. And everything in between. A hossfeld will do up to 4 x 1 2 pretty easily with the 4 extension handle. I think dimensions wise your bending brake will work but i don t know if it will be able to put a clean sharp bend in 3 16 bar you think.

I took it to town to a shop that has a brake that can bend 8 foot wide 1 4 steel and they gave it a try. Weld flat bar to the edge of 10mm plate and then rounded and smoothed the edge. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius. A2 flat ground a chromium alloy die steel is known for its good machinability deep hardening high compressive strength and good non deforming property.

I just bent 2 bends each in 96 parts 1 4 x 1 304 flat bar took a couple of hours but only took that long due to the wacky forged ends which required making a special stop. It is used to make shear blades punch plates dies and more. Then i got three different sized jaws that i could mix together for. I needed to bend 2 foot pieces the long way to 30 degrees for my telescope and i couldn t budge it in my very small brake.

In other words if you re bending 1 8 sheet use a tool with a 1 8 radius to form the inside of the bend. You can make simple bends in iron and steel using nothing more than a torch to heat and soften the metal. Light the torch and adjust it to a neutral flame. A2 flat ground tool steel.

The inside diameter is 1 and there is a small radius on the die to soften the bend where it goes flat. Shop for steel flat bar online. Steel flat bar. Bar segments and rings can be bent into tight radii and large sweeps.

If it was steel i would bend it hot but i have to use aluminum here. Clamp the stock in a vise. It is sold in annealed state to be heat treated.