iiyama
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 04:10 PM |
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25mm Ali tube
Need to put a small set in some 25mm ali tube I have. Anyone know anywhere around Southampton/Pompey are athat will do this for a beer?
Cheers,
Ian
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 04:13 PM |
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Ian
You should be able to do this yourself with a bending beam.
You will find pictures of mine in my archive. Really easy to make and will bend one inch steel tube without kinking so aluminium will be a doddle.
atb
John
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iiyama
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 04:20 PM |
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Ali is like copper when being bent, needs to be fully supported, Steel dosent becuase it has a much thicker wall and different properties.
If only it was that simple Id have done it! If I bent it as you suggest, it would kink!
Thanks for the reply though! 
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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scottc
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 04:27 PM |
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fill it with sand?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 04:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scottc
fill it with sand?
Indeed....
Steve
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iiyama
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 04:37 PM |
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<<<<< I'm with stupid!!!!
Thanks for the help guys!!
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Peteff
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 04:47 PM |
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A 22mm plumbers bending spring should give you enough support.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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blakep82
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 05:15 PM |
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pipe bending spring from any good plumbers merchant. 25mm only a few quid
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iiyama
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 05:18 PM |
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Am aware of 15/22/28. Didnt know there was a 25??
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blakep82
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 05:29 PM |
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oh yeah, sorry, i got one for my 25mm steel tube, remembering it was a nice snug fit inside the tune, but forgetting of the tube wall thickness, and
that the id will be smaller that 25mm...
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 08:41 AM |
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quote: If only it was that simple Id have done it! If I bent it as you suggest, it would kink!
Hi Ian
It really is that simple. You are quite right, tube as opposed to pipe does need support all round otherwise, it will kink. The beauty of the bending
beam is that it really does give support all round and you can bend with an infinite number of radii.
Unfortunately, I do not have any 25mm round tube in stock but I do have a short length of square 1.5mm wall and I have just bent this very easily. I
hope the attached picture will show it. I cannot post multiple pictures but I'll put a few more in my archive.
I hope you manage it alright.
atb
John
 
Rescued attachment bending beam 003_edited.jpg
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John Bonnett
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 08:42 AM |
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Sorry Ian I forgot to reduce the file size. Hope this works now.jpg)
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iiyama
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 07:36 PM |
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Cheers all, much appreciated!
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